THIS IS ROTARY
Rotary Information
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IN 2005 ROTARY CELEBRATED 100
YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WORLD.
FOUNDED BY PAUL HARRIS WITH
ONLY FOUR MEMBERS, IT HAS
BECOME AN
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATION
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The Purpose of This ROTARY
Information Meeting Is:
1. To give you - a new member - a bird’s eye view of
Rotary.
2. To let you know what you may expect of your
membership.
3. To let you know what the Brevard Rotary club will
expect of you as a member.
4. To answer any questions that you might have
about Rotary in general and our club in
particular.
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ROTARY
IS AN
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
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The world is divided into territories
within which a group of clubs are
associated. These territories are
known as Rotary Districts.
There are, as of July, 2009, 529
districts in the Rotary world in 186
countries and geographic
territories. Our club is in District
7670 which is composed of 44 clubs
with a total membership of over 2000
Rotarians.
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Rotary International is governed by a
president and board of directors elected
from all over the world. Annually each
district elects a District Governor – but
each club is an autonomous group.
The first Rotary club was organized in
Chicago in 1905 by Paul P. Harris. This
club met in rotation at the offices of the
members - thus the name Rotary. There
are now 33,000 Rotary clubs with a total
Rotary membership of 1.2 million men
and women
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OBJECT OF ROTARY
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideals of
service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to
encourage and foster:
1st
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity
for service.
2nd
High ethical standards in business and professions;
the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations;
and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his/her occupation as
an opportunity to serve society;
3rd
The application of the ideal of service by every
Rotarian to his/her personal, business, and community life;
4th
The advancement of international understanding,
good will, and peace through a world fellowship of business
and professional men and women united in the ideal of
service.
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We implement the
Objects of
Rotary
through the four
Avenues of
Service
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1st AVENUE OF SERVICE
CLUB SERVICE
Those things that a
Rotarian does to help
make successful the
running of the local club.
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2nd AVENUE OF SERVICE
VOCATIONAL
SERVICE
The promoting of the “ideal
of service” throughout the
business and professional world.
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3rd AVENUE OF SERVICE
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
Urges every Rotarian to
participate in all activities
which make the community
a better place in which to live.
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4th AVENUE OF SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL
SERVICE
Encourage and foster the
advancement of
understanding and good will
among peoples of the world.
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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 GOOD WILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4.
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
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And in
OUR CLUB
FUN WILL BE
HAD BY ALL!
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Your
Privileges
in Rotary
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THE PRIVILEGE OF
FRIENDSHIP WITH LEADERS
.... in our community
.... in neighboring cities
.... all over the U. S. A.
.... in all parts of the world
THE PRIVILEGE OF GIVING
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
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THE PRIVILEGE OF DEVELOPING
INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL AND
UNDERSTANDING
THE PRIVILEGE OF HELPING
BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL
STANDARDS WITHIN
YOUR VOCATION
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Through the
common bond of
ROTARY
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Your obligation in
ROTARY
1.Participation
2. Attendance
3. Financial
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1. PARTICIPATION:
To be a Rotarian you must give
of your time, talents and tithe.
..in community work
..in social functions
..in Club and District activities.
Plan NOW to attend the next midyear or Annual District Conference
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2. 100% ATTENDANCE is urged
and honored in Rotary.
This goal can be easily achieved by attending each weekly
meeting of our club, monthly board meeting, a committee
meeting,
OR, by making up at another Rotary club (anywhere in the world)
within 14 days in advance or 14 days after a missed meeting of
our club, and on-line @ E-Club 1,
OR, by attending an INTERACT or ROTARACT club meeting.
OR, by attending a District Institute, Assembly or
Conference, or a Rotary International Convention.
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Attend 100%
of our meetings!
Stay for 100%
of each meeting!
If you must leave for business or personal
reasons, RI rules require that you attend at least
50% of the meeting in order to be credited with
attendance.
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Your Financial Obligation:
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
INITIATION FEE .....……............ $
50.00
ANNUAL DUES @ $45.00/QTR.. $ 180.00
MEALS PER MEETING.....…….…
$ 13.00
FINES.......………..............$0.50 TO $2.00
Boney Dollars………………………..$1.00 UP
SOCIAL EVENTS ABOUT $20 PER PERSON
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OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS
The club host three annual road races as fundraisers
each year, and other fundraisers as the Board of
Directors approves. The three road races are as follows”
Memorial Day Weekend
5K/10K White Squirrel Race
July 4th Independence Day
5K/10K Firecracker Run
Halloweenfest in October
5K Flight of the Vampire FUN Race
Full Member Participation is the Goal!
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Membership
There are four TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP in a
Rotary club:
1. ACTIVE
2. ACTIVE EXCUSED (Rule of 85)
3. HONORARY
4. COMMUNITY SERVICE
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How YOU were chosen to be a member of Rotary:
1. A member of this Rotary club sponsored your membership.
2. Our Classification Committee verified your occupation and
agreed:
....that you hold an important position in your firm,
....that you are an outstanding leader in your vocation,
....that the classification being loaned to you is not over
represented in our club.
3. Our Membership Committee verified your personal reputation
both in business and in the community.
4. Our Board of Directors approved your application for Rotary
membership.
5. Our entire membership also approved you as a new Rotarian.
6. You have attended an Orientation Class—as you are now doing.
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We support the
Rotary Foundation
which enables outstanding
students to study for one year
in a country other
than their ownon Rotary grants.
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In Addition the Rotary Foundation does MUCH
MORE
in countries all over the world by providing:
Clean water & better sanitation
Better health conditions
Wheelchairs for the infirm
Polio Vaccine for children
Artificial limbs for the crippled
Medical Clinics support
And on and on…..
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You will be encouraged to become a
PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
By
Becoming a Sustaining Member of the Rotary Foundation
For as little as $0.28 per day ($25 per Qtr.) you can begin
your financial journey to becoming a
PAUL HARRIS FELLOW.
The foundation is one of the very few that guarantees
that 100% of your contribution will go to the GREAT
GOOD that Rotary International does in the world.
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The Club established a 501(c)3 Tax
Exempt Foundation in 2000 for the
purpose of providing a conduit for all
contributions from fund raising and
other contributions.
The foundation was named in honor of
JOHN SCARLETT
a long time member of the club.
The John Scarlett Memorial Foundation
DBA as The Brevard Rotary Club
Foundation is a North Carolina
Corporation.
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You are encouraged to consider becoming a
Sustaining Member of the
JOHN SCARLETT MEMORIAL
FOUNDATION
You may make contributions @ $25 per quarter,
or at any time that suits you. Under the By-Laws
of the Foundation funds contributed directly to
the corpus cannot be utilized until the balance
reaches $100,000. At that time the interest will
be available for community projects as
determined by the Foundation as requested by
the Board of Directors of the Brevard Rotary
Club. All funds raised by the BRC are not
included in the corpus unless specifically
designated by the Board of the BRC.
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AN EASY WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
JOHN SCARLETTE FUND TAX EXEMPT IS
AT YOUR AND YOUR SPOUSE/S
BIRTHDAY, AND ANNIVERSARY.
The club always acknowledges these events
in each Rotarians life. The amount of your
contribution is, of course, voluntary.
However, to increase the size of the
foundation’s balance, it is suggested that the
contribution be equal to your and your
spouse’s age, or the number of years of your
marriage.
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Our President, with the approval of our
Board of Directors, make committee
appointments based on the Four Avenues
of Rotary:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Club Service
Community Service
Vocational Service
International Serice
(You are encouraged to serve as a Director or Officer of
the club if asked by the nominating committee.)
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You will be assigned to one of
our committees by our
President
You will be welcomed by each member
of our club; but remember, you must
make an effort to meet and know us.
Remember that in Rotary “NO” is not the
correct answer if asked to serve and to
participate in Rotary projects or fund
raisers.
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A Sampling of Recent Club
Projects:
1.Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
2. Rotary Centennial Project - Library
3. Blue Ridge Comm. Coll. Scholarships
4.Career Day (10th Graders)
5. Literacy Program
6. Dictionaries to ALL 3rd Graders
7. Group Exchange Program
8. HONOR AIR PROGRAM
9. Boys & Girls Club
10. Free Medical Clinic
11. Many other local request.
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Rotary Publications
Rotary International publishes THE ROTARIAN, a
magazine you will receive each month. It is well worth
reading.
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It contains news of Rotary around the world.
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It also contains interesting articles by outstanding writers on a variety of important
subjects.
Our Rotary club furnishes you with:
1.
THE BLADE, our club bulletin, which reports weekly
the news of our members and club activities.
2.
A Web Site @ www.brevardrotary.org, which has
multiple pages with information about the club, a Member
Directory, Rotary International, our District, RYLA and
READ, as well as information on the three annual Road
Races.
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Remember:
No Organization
is Greater than its
Individual Members
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YOU ARE ROTARY
>>> Participate in the Friendship
>>> Participate in the Service
>>> Participate for the Knowledge
>>> Participate for International
Understanding
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Welcome
to
ROTARY
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