Welcome to

Rotary information

• Rotary history and guiding

principles• Our club• District 6040, and Rotary

International• Responsibilities of a Rotarian• Finding your place in our club’s

fellowship and service

Rotary Wheel

The Hub - The Club

Our beginning

• 1905, Paul Harris organizes first meeting, which then “rotates” among members’ offices.

• 1907, Rotary club of Chicago provides a public toilet outside City Hall, Rotary’s first community service project.

Rotary’s structure

• Local Clubs – President

• District 6040 –

District Governorwww.rotary6040.org

• Rotary International –

President and

Board of Directorswww.rotary.org

Rotary’s Guiding Principles

Rotary Motto

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

Object of Rotary

• First: developing friendships for service• Second: high ethical standards in business and

professions• Third: applying service in each Rotarian’s life,

business, and community • Fourth: advancing international understanding,

goodwill, and peace

The Four - Way Test

The Four- Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Five Avenues of Service

Club Service

Vocational Service

Community Service

International Service

Youth Service

Rotary Foundation

The Rotary FoundationEvery Rotarian supports

• Polio eradication

• Humanitarian andeducational projects

• Grants

The Key is You

Responsibilities of a Rotarian

• Attendance/engagement

• Service

• Developing other members

• Don’t just attend Rotary meetings, become a Rotarian by participating and contributing!

Mentoring

Welcome to the Family of

56 Rotary Clubs of

District 6040www.Rotary6040.org

Welcome to the Family of Rotary

• Albany• Andrew County• Bethany• Blue Springs• Brookfield• Cameron• Chillicothe• East Clay County• Eastern Independence• Excelsior Springs• Gallatin• Gladstone• Higginsville• Huntsville

• Independence• Kansas City• KC International Airport• Kansas City Plaza• Kansas City South• Kearney• Kirksville• Kirksville North Star• Kirksville 1000 Hills• Knox County• Lathrop• Lawson• Lee’s Summit• Lee’s Summit Downtown

Welcome to the Family of Rotary

• Lee’s Summit Sunrise• Lexington• Liberty• Macon County• Marceline• Maryville• Milan• Moberly• North Kansas City• Odessa• Parkville• Platte City• Plattsburg• Princeton

the clubs of our

• Raytown• Richmond• Rock Port• St. Joseph• St. Joseph East• St. Joseph Southside• Schuyler County• Scotland County• Smithville• South Platte• Tarkio• Trenton• Unionville• Weston

District 6040