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WELCOME TO ROTARY 101

WELCOME TO ROTARY 101. INSTRUCTOR: MARK JOHNSON SPRINGFIELD ROTARY CLUB. RULES for all Sessions. Cell phones OFF Stay on Track Participate Raise Your Hand Have Fun Parking Lot. What do you want to get from this session???. USEFULL MATERIALS. Rotary Basics (595-EN)

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WELCOME TO ROTARY 101

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  1. WELCOME TO ROTARY 101 INSTRUCTOR: MARK JOHNSON SPRINGFIELD ROTARY CLUB

  2. RULES for all Sessions • Cell phones OFF • Stay on Track • Participate • Raise Your Hand • Have Fun • Parking Lot

  3. What do you want to get from this session???

  4. USEFULL MATERIALS • Rotary Basics (595-EN) • ABC’s of Rotary (363-EN) • Club President’s Manual (222-EN) • Club Leadership Plan (245-EN) • Manual of Procedures (035-EN)

  5. Other Online Resources • http://www.rghf.org/ • http://www.rotary.org/EN/ABOUTUS/HISTORY/RIHISTORY/Pages/ridefault.aspx • http://www.pnwrotarypets.org • http://www.rotary.org

  6. Learning Objectives • Cite Key facts about the History of Rotary • Name the Guiding Principles and values of the Rotary organization • Recognize how the Club Leadership Plan connects the pillars of an effective Club, the five avenues of service and club structure • Describe the organizational relationship between clubs, Districts, Rotary International and TRF

  7. Rotary Jeopardy!

  8. Categories • History • Rotary Today • The Rotary Foundation • Guiding Principles of Rotary • Bonus Round

  9. History

  10. What is Rotary? The first organization of service clubs in the world!

  11. When was the Rotary club of Chicago formed? February 23,1905

  12. Who was the first President of the Rotary Club of Chicago? Silvester Schiele

  13. Where was the first International Rotary Club? Winnipeg, Canada

  14. Where was the first European Rotary Club? London, England! (Chartered in 1912)

  15. Who was the founder of Rotary? Paul P. Harris

  16. Where was the first non-English speaking club? Havana, Cuba! Established in 1916

  17. 1922 is an important year for Rotary International, why? • Rotary International becomes the official name • It is the year Rotary was formed • Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs • The four-way test was created Correct answer = A

  18. What does RGHF stand for? Rotary Global History Fellowship

  19. Rotary Today

  20. How many members are in Rotary today? 1.23 Million!

  21. How many clubs are in Rotary today? • 50,120 • 45,987 • 34,404 • 20,897 Correct answer = C

  22. Where can you find Rotary membership numbers? In the Rotarian magazine under “Rotary at a glance”

  23. What is the age range for members in a Rotaract club? • 17-45 • 18-30 • 20-35 • 25-40 Correct answer = B

  24. What is the age range for members in an Interact club? • 12-18 • 20-30 • 23-40 • 50-80 Correct answer=A

  25. How many Rotaract clubs are in the world? More than 9,500!

  26. Where will the next Rotary International Convention be held? Lisbon, Portugal! When will it be held? June 23-26, 2013

  27. What is “Service above Self”? Official Rotary motto (Adopted at the 1950 Convention)

  28. The Rotary Foundation

  29. What is the Rotary Foundation? The Philanthropicheartof Rotary

  30. Are The Rotary Foundation and Rotary International the same organization? No - TRF is a separate organization governed by 15 trustees

  31. What is EREY? The Rotary initiative to encourage EveryRotarian EveryYear to make a donation to The Rotary Foundation

  32. When I make a donation, do I need to say where the money should go? YES! Where can they be directed? To the Annual Fund, the Permanent Fund or the Polio Plus Fund

  33. Guiding Principles of Rotary

  34. Rotary Mission The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

  35. 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, to encourage and foster: • 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 Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; • THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's 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.

  36. Avenues of Service For years, Rotary’s commitment to Service Above Self has been channeled through the Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity.  • Club Service • Vocational Service • Community Service • International Service • New Generations Service

  37. 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?

  38. What is the Classification Principle and How did it come about? • Identification of the business or profession of Rotarians • Paul Harris only wanted one person from each occupation so that the focus would be on fellowship not shop talk

  39. Bonus Round Acronyms

  40. PDG Past District Governor

  41. RINO Rotarian in Name Only

  42. RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

  43. WCS World Community Service

  44. RIDE Rotary International Director Elect

  45. Structure of Rotary Clubs • Pillars of effective Rotary Clubs: • The Five Avenues of Service: • Club Service • Vocational Service • Community Service • International Service • New Generations Service

  46. Why is it important to know the Object of Rotary and the Five Avenues of Service? • Best Practices indicate that effective Clubs adhere these elements • If a club lacks in any one of the five areas, the other areas will be weakened

  47. What is the Club Leadership Plan? •The Club Leadership Plan is the recommended administrative structure for Rotary clubs. • It provides a framework for: • Continuity in Projects • Consensus for decision making • A supply of well trained leaders • Succession planning for club leaders

  48. Structure of Rotary International 33000 Clubs 1.23 million Rotarians Manual of Procedures 534 Districts (DG) 200 countries Secretariat (General Secretary) (650 member staff) Evanston Il. 7 Int’l Offices Rotary Int’l Foundation 15 Trustees Rotary int’l (Pres) President-elect and 17 directors Council on Legislation

  49. The Most Important Thing to Know About RI Structure Rotary starts from the bottom up. Everything happens at the club level, and the purpose of Districts and the Secretariat is to support the clubs. Rotarians are members of their Club, not a member of Rotary International.

  50. What is the Rotary Foundation (TRF)? The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty

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