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THE
DUTIES
AND
OBLIGATIONS
OF
MEMBERSHIP
IN THE
ROTARY CLUB
OF
DOWNTOWN
DISTRICT 6920
Table of
Contents:
Background
The
Purpose of This Orientation Meeting Is....... Page
1
Rotary - A Little History......................................
Page 2
Rotary Is.............................................................
Page 3
The
Individual Rotary Club..................................
Page 4
A
Brief History of The Downtown
Rotary Club.................................................
Page 5
Rotary - The Objective.......................................
Page 6
The
Object of Rotary..........................................
Page 7
The
Cornerstone of Rotary.................................
Page 8
How
You Were Proposed As A
Member of Rotary........................................
Page 9
Organization and
Activities
Downtown
Our Organizational Structure......................
Page 10
The
Downtown
Our Commitment to Service....................... Page
11
An
Overview of Current Club
Areas of Service..........................................
Page 12
Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris Fellow
Paul Harris Sustaining Member.................. Page
13-14
Georgia Rotary Student Program/
Will Watt Fellow..........................................
Page 15
Your Commitment to
Rotary
Your
Obligation to Rotary Can Be
Categorized in
Procedures When Dues Are in Arrears............. Page
18
Miscellaneous
Rotary Publications............................................
Page 19
The
Privileges of Rotary.....................................
Page 20
Welcome to Rotary............................................
Page 21
THE PURPOSE OF
THIS
ORIENTATION MEETING
IS:
1.
TO GIVE YOU AS A PROPOSED MEMBER AN OVERVIEW OF
ROTARY.
2.
TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT FROM
ROTARY.
3.
TO LET YOU SEE WHAT DOWNTOWN
A.
PARTICIPATION
B.
ATTENDANCE
C.
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
4.
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT ROTARY IN GENERAL AND
DOWNTOWN
ROTARY - A LITTLE
HISTORY
Rotary was founded in
Initially, Paul
Harris' idea was to promote fellowship among business acquaintances, but
soon the purpose evolved into a higher calling, that of service to
others. This club met in a
rotation at the offices of the members, therefore the name ROTARY was
adopted. The membership of
that first club was diverse, which continues to be one of our dominant
themes.
In 1911 Rotary became
international, establishing clubs in
There are now more
than 31,000 Rotary Clubs around the globe with a total Rotary membership
of more than a million, two hundred thousand men and women.
ROTARY
IS:
INTERNATIONAL
There are currently
529 districts in Rotary in 166 countries.
Rotary International
is governed by a president and a board of directors elected from all over
the world at meetings held each year. Annually, each district elects a
district governor, but each club remains an autonomous
group.
The Downtown Macon
Rotary Club is a part of Rotary International, and as such, supports the
many projects of the worldwide organization.
DISTRICT
6920
Rotary is divided into
territories within which a group of clubs are associated. These territories are known as
Rotary Districts. The
Downtown Macon Rotary Club is a member of District 6920, which is
comprised of 63 clubs with a total membership of over 4,100
Rotarians.
THE INDIVIDUAL
ROTARY CLUB
Each Rotary Club is
similar, yet clearly distinctive because of the emphasis on the local
community.
Active membership is
based on having a few representatives of each business or profession
within the community. This is
to produce an inclusive, not exclusive, membership to recognize all useful
local occupations and to make the Club a cross-section of the local
community.
This "classification
principle" is to provide a fellowship for service, based on diversity of
interest. The classification
principle also prevents the predominance in the Club of any one
group.
Each local Rotary is
intended to be a Club, a group knit together in bonds of personal
friendship and service. Thus,
regular attendance at weekly meetings is one of the conditions of
membership. Attendance is one
of the statutory conditions of membership. Unexcused absence from four (4)
consecutive meetings may be considered just cause for termination of your
membership by the board of directors. A member who goes to a club
meeting but does not remain present for at least sixty (60) percent of the
time is deemed to be absent.
A member is required to attend at least 30 percent of the meetings
at his home club.
A
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
DOWNTOWN
The Rotary Club of
Downtown Macon was chartered
The 24 charter members
of the club originally met on Wednesday at the City Auditorium. The club currently meets in the
Macon Centerplex - Monument Room or Room 306.
The Downtown Macon
Rotarians give strong support to the Rotary Foundation with over 19 Paul
Harris Fellows. Of current
members, 15 are Paul Harris Fellows.
In addition, approximately 20 members make quarterly contributions
to the Georgia Rotary Student Program.
There is an emphasis
on fellowship in the club with several social functions held each
year. The Christmas luncheon
is held annually at the Woodruff House.
The Rotary Club of
Downtown Macon has celebrated more than nine years of "Service Above Self"
and looks forward to continued service and fellowship in this new
21st Century.
ROTARY - THE
OBJECTIVE
The objective 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 by each Rotarian
of their occupation as an opportunity to serve
society.
THIRD
The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his or
her personal, business, and community life.
FOURTH 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.
THE
OBJECT OF ROTARY
As
Implemented through the
Four
Avenues of Service
CLUB
SERVICE
Enables the club to
run successfully.
VOCATIONAL
SERVICE
Promotes the "ideal of
service" throughout the business and professional
world.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
Urges every Rotarian
to participate in all activities which make his community a better place
in which to live.
INTERNATIONAL
SERVICE
Encourages and fosters
the advancement of understanding and good will among peoples of the
world. We support the Rotary
Foundation program which enables outstanding students to study for one
year in a country other than their own, on Rotary
grants.
THE
CORNERSTONE OF ROTARY
THE
Of the things we
think, say or do
Is it THE
TRUTH?
second...
Is it FAIR TO
ALL concerned?
third...
Will it BUILD GOOD
WILL
and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
fourth...
Will it be
BENEFICIAL TO
ALL
CONCERNED?
HOW
YOU WERE PROPOSED AS A
MEMBER OF ROTARY
1.
A member of this Rotary
Club sponsored your application.
2.
Our Classification Committee verified your occupation and agreed
that: You hold an important
position in your firm and you are an outstanding leader in your
vocation.
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.
DOWNTOWN
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