New Member Orientation

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New Member Orientation
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Orientation Attendees

• Introductions
• Name
• Classification
• Proposer

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Orientation Materials
New Member Folder including

• Rotary Basics
• This Is Rotary
• The ABCs of Rotary
• You Your Rotary Foundation
• How to Propose a New Member
• New Member Checklist

• Personal Facts Sheet for the Club Database
• List of Club Officers, Directors, and Committee
  Assignments
• Copy of the Club Bylaws
• Paul Harris Fellow Information

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Objectives of Orientation

• Appreciation
• Understanding
• Responsibilities

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What is Rotary?

• Rotary is an organization of business and
  professional men and women united worldwide who
  provide humanitarian service, encourage high
  ethical standards in all vocations, and help
  build goodwill and peace in the world.

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Rotary is

• The worlds first service club
• The Rotary Motto
• Service above Self

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In the beginning

• The first Rotary club was organized in Chicago in
  1905, by Paul P. Harris.

• The club, with four members, met in rotation at
  the offices of the members - thus the name Rotary.

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Object of Rotary

• The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster
  the ideal of service as a basis of worthy
  enterprise and, in particular...

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Object of Rotary

• FIRST
• to encourage and foster
• The development of acquaintance as an opportunity
  for service

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Object of Rotary

• Second
• to encourage and foster
• High ethical standards in business and
  professions the recognition of the worthiness
  of all useful occupations and the dignifying by
  each Rotarian of his or her occupations as an
  opportunity to serve society

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Object of Rotary

• Third
• to encourage and foster
• The application of the ideal of service by every
  Rotarian to his or her occupation as an
  opportunity to serve society

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Object of Rotary

• Fourth
• to encourage and foster
• The advancement of international understanding,
  goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
  business and professional men and women, united
  in the ideal of service.

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5 avenues of service

• Club service
• Vocational Service
• Community Service
• International Service
• New Generations Service

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The Four Way Test

• Is it the truth ?
• Is it fair to all concerned ?
• Will it build goodwill and better friendships
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• Will it be beneficial to all concerned ?

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Rotary International

• ANNUAL THEME
• 2010-2011
• Building Communities,
• Bridging Continents

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Rotary International
Monthly Themes

• August Membership
• September New Generations
• October Vocational Service Month
• November The Rotary Foundation
• December Family
• January Rotary Awareness
• February World Understanding
• March Literacy
• April Magazine
• June Rotary Fellowships

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Rotary InternationalHQ Evanston, Illinois

• 1. 2 million Members
• District 7020
• 2,700 Members in 80 Clubs
• Zone 34
• 18 Districts in GA,
• FL and North Caribbean

• 30,000 Clubs
• 530 Districts
• 34 Zones

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Rotary Clubof __________

• is part of
• Area __________
• District 7020
• Zone 34

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Rotary Club of __________

• Origins
• Chartered ?
• ? charter members

• 2010-2011
• ? Members
• President _______
• Meeting at _______-on _______ at ______ (am/pm)

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Club Committees

• Club Administration
• Membership
• Service Projects
• Public Relations
• Rotary Foundation

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Club Committees

• Club Administration
• involves activities to make the club function
  successfully

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Our Club Administration Programs

• Communications
• Weekly Bulletin
• Club Directory
• New Member Orientation
• Web site
• E-mail
• Fellowship
• Dinner with friends
• Special event gatherings

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Club Committees

• Membership

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Membership

• There are two types of membership in a Rotary
  club
• Active Honorary

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IMPORTANT NEXT STEPS

• Official Induction Into Club
• Be assigned a Mentor
• Sign-up for Committees
• Add Name to Club Directory
• Prepare Meeting Badge
• Pay Dues

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The Privileges in Rotary

• The privilege of FRIENDSHIP WITH LEADERS
• in your community
• in neighboring cities and towns
• throughout Jamaica
• around the world

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The Privileges in Rotary

• The privilege of GIVING SERVICE to
  your community.
• The privilege of DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL
  GOODWILL and understanding.
• The privilege of helping BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL
  STANDARDS within your vocation
• through the common bond of Rotary.

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Your Obligations in Rotary

• Participation
• To be a Rotarian you must give of your time and
  talents
• in community work
• in fellowship and social functions
• in club and district activities.

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MEMBERRESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend or make-up at least 50 of regular Rotary
  Club meetings in each half of the year. Attend
  at least 30 of your clubs meeting in each half
  year.(strive for 100)
• Membership Growth (Identify and foster)
• Participation in Club Programs
• Participation in Club Projects and Activities
• Participation in Club Committees
• Payment of Dues
• Support the Rotary Foundation

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Club Committees

• Service projects
• pursues activities to improve the quality of life
  in our community

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Club Committees

• Public Relations

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Club Committees

• The Rotary Foundation
• Doing good in the world

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Our Rotary Foundation Programs

• Ambassadorial scholarships
• Partnering with other Rotary Club Projects
• Group Study Exchange
• Youth Exchange
• Polio Partners and Polio Plus

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The Rotary Foundation

• Source of Funds
• Paul Harris Fellowships
• Sustaining Members
• Benefactors

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The Rotary Foundation

• Rotary Foundation Doing Good in the World
• - Paul Harris Fellowship
• - Sustaining Members
• - Benefactors

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Your Club Leadership

• ______________- President
• ______________- Secretary
• ______________- VP
• ______________- Treasurer
• Directors __________

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District 7020 Officers

• Governor 2010-2011
• Diana White (USVI)
• District Governor Elect (2011-2012)
• Guy Theodore (Haiti)
• District Governor Nominee (2012-2013)
• Vance Lewis (BVI)

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Rotary Clubof ________

• Source of Funds
• Club Fundraisers -
• Dues ______/Annum
• Weekly fines
• Fundraising events
• Meals

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District 7020 Conferences

• 2011 St. Thomas, USVI
• April 11 16
• 2012 St. Marc, Haiti
• 2013 Tortola, BVI

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The Rotary Club of _______Rotaract / Interact/
EarlyAct Clubs

• Our club sponsors
• ? Rotaract Club
• ? Interact Clubs
• ? Early Act Clubs

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Rotary Communication

• Club Bulletin
• District Newsletter
• The Rotarian Magazine
• Websites
• - www.7020.org
• - Rotary International (www.rotary.org)

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Rotary Club of _________

• Being a Rotarian is
• Service Above Self
• Adhering to the four way test
• HAVING FUN!!!