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Title: NEW MEMBERSHIP


1
NEW MEMBERSHIP
  • Rotary Club of Windward

2
Rotary Is
  • Organization of business and professional persons
  • Provide humanitarian service
  • Encourage high ethical standards in all vocations
  • Help build goodwill and peace in the world
  • 1.2 million members 32,943 clubs in 200
    countries
  • Oldest and largest service organization in the
    world
  • The Rotary Foundation provides 100 million for
  • International Scholarships
  • Cultural Exchanges
  • Humanitarian Projects
  • Rotary is PolioPlus worldwide eradication of
    Polio
  • Make Dreams Real 2008-2009 Theme

3
Historical Highlights
  • 1905 First Rotary Club formed in Chicago by
    Paul Harris
  • 1910 First Rotary Convention and first club
    outside of US in Winnipeg, Canada
  • 1911 First European clubs formed in Dublin,
    Belfast, and London
  • 1917 Endowment Fund established (forerunner of
    The Rotary Foundation)?
  • 1919 - Rotary enters S. America and Asia
  • 1921 - Rotary goes down under in Australia and
    S. Africa
  • 1933 The 4-Way Test formulated
  • 1947 Founder Paul Harris dies, first RI
    foundation scholarship awarded
  • 1985 Rotary announces PolioPlus program
  • 1989 Council on Legislation opens Rotary to
    women
  • 1997 Rotary expands to Antarctica
  • 2002 Rotary expands to Afghanistan

4
The Object of Rotary - Service
  • FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an
    opportunity for service
  • SECOND. High ethical standards in business and
    professions the recognition of the worthiness of
    all useful occupations and the dignifying of
    each Rotarians occupation as an opportunity to
    serve society
  • THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in
    each Rotarians personal, business, and community
    life
  • FOURTH. The advancement of international
    understanding, goodwill, and peace through a
    world fellowship of business and professional
    persons united in the ideal of service.
  • THE 4-WAY TEST
  • Is it the TRUTH?
  • Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

5
Service
  • Club Service Focuses on strengthening
    fellowship and ensuring effective functioning of
    the club.
  • Update the Website
  • Create Club Bulletin
  • Public Relations
  • Community Service Covers the projects and
    activities of the club. The goal is to improve
    your community.
  • NFCC
  • AIDs Awareness
  • CART
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • YMCA Proejcts
  • Drake House
  • Literacy
  • School Partnerships
  • International Service Encompasses actions taken
    to expand Rotarys humanitarian reach around the
    globe and to promote world understanding and
    peace.
  • GRSP
  • Polio Plus
  • International Projects
  • Vocational Service Encourages Rotarians to serve
    others through their vocations
  • Teacher of the Week/Year

6
The Benefits of Joining
  • Service Opportunities
  • International Awareness
  • Friendship
  • Good Citizenship
  • Family Foundations
  • Entertainment
  • Ethical Environment
  • Leadership Development
  • Diversity in Membership
  • Professional Networking

7
The Rotary Foundation
  • The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable
    Rotarians to advance world understanding,
    goodwill, and peace through the improvement of
    health, the support of education, and alleviation
    of poverty. In 200607 Contributions totaled 133
    million and 100 million was spent in support of
    humanitarian and educational programs.
  • FUNDS There are 2 types of funds available
    through the Foundation.
  • Annual Program Provides grants and awards
    through Foundation programs.
  • Permanent endowment from which only the
    earnings are spent. Ensures long term viability
    of the foundation.

8
Rotary Club of Windward
  • Chartered in 2002
  • 22 Active Members
  • Meet every Monday at 1200 noon
  • Windward Marriott, 5750 Windward Parkway,
    Alpharetta, GA 30005
  • Support many local community projects
  • Habitat for Humanity funding and volunteers
  • North Fulton Community Charities
  • Drake House
  • YMCA
  • Social and Fellowship Events
  • Holiday party
  • Family of Rotary Events
  • Support International Projects
  • GRSP
  • Polio Plus
  • Rotary Foundation

9
Your Commitment
  • Attendance Goal to attend 60 of the clubs
    weekly meetings. Option to make-up at other local
    Rotary clubs. Cant miss four consecutive
    meetings in a row.
  • Participation As a new member agree to work
    with their sponsor/mentor to complete the new
    member worksheet within the first six months of
    membership and pick one committee to work on.
  • Recruitment and Retention of members
  • Financial
  • 75 initiation fee
  • 315 quarterly dues which includes 25 for the
  • Paul Harris Foundation and 25 for the
  • Will Watt Foundation.

10
Welcome and Good Luck!
Rotary lets you give something back, in the
knowledge that you belong to the largest family
of givers. Deanna Ann Duguid, Indonesia
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