This is Rotary

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This is Rotary
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Rotary is an International Organization

• There are 530 districts in over 204 countries
  throughout the world.
• There are over 1.2 million members and over
  33,000 clubs worldwide.
• Our club, Milford is in District 7980 comprising
  61 clubs with over 2,700 members.
• The district covers 4 counties New Haven,
  Fairfield, Middlesex and New London.

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• Rotary International is governed by a president
  and a board of directors elected from all over
  the world.

• Annually each district elects a District Governor
• Milford has had 5 members elected as District
  Governor.

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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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Women in Rotary

• Originally, an all male organization, Rotary
  opened membership to women in 1984. Today 17
  clubs in our District have women Presidents, and
  Milford has had 4 women Presidents in the last 12
  years.

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Service Above Self

• The members quickly recognized that fellowship
  alone would not keep the group together there
  needed to be a purpose.
• The first service project was to build public
  restrooms in downtown Chicago, IL, USA.
• Rotary became the worlds first service
  club.

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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 specifically

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Object of Rotary

• First The development of acquaintance as an
  opportunity for service.

• Second High ethical standards in business and
  professions and the opportunity to serve society
  through each Rotarians occupation.

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Object of Rotary

• Third The opportunity for service by every
  Rotarian in his or her personal, business and
  community life.

• Fourth Advancing international understanding,
  good will, and peace through the fellowship of
  business and professional people united in the
  ideal of service.

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We implement the Object of Rotary through the
Four Avenues of Service
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• Club Service -
• - Doing things to help build camaraderie and
  ensure the club runs successfully.
• Vocational Service -
• - Promoting the ideal of service throughout
  the business
• and professional world to our youth.
• 3. Community Service -
• - Participating in all activities that make the
  community a better place in which to live.
• 4. International Service -
• - Supporting projects that encourage and foster
  the advancement of understanding and good will
  among people of the world.

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THE FOUR-WAY TESTof 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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Rotary Club ofMilford
Chartered February 13, 1924.
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Board of Directors

• The 2008-09 Officers of the Rotary Club of
  Milford are

President Dave Hulme President-elect Chris
Cody Vice-President Blake Conant Secretary Tra
cy OBrien Treasurer Rich Weir and the
following Directors Frosty Smith, Aldo Rascati,
Bob Bogert, Doug Ardrey, Bill Parry, Terry Munk,
Christine Dellarocco, Kevin Cody and Bob
Macklin A new board is elected to take office on
July 1st of each year. All positions in Rotary
are a one-year term.
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The Rotary Club of Milford

• Once a year, we identify possible projects
• Committee prioritizes list to match club
  goals
• Board of Directors approves projects
• Milford club members carry out the projects.

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Our Fundraisers include

• Lobster Bake
• Golf Outing
• Oyster Festival
• Outdoor Movie Night
• Dancing with Milford Stars
• Gas Raffle

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Lobster Bake
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Golf Outing
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Oyster Festival
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Outdoor Movie Night
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The Rotary Club of MilfordProjects - Literacy
Dictionaries Annually, our club purchases and
distributes dictionaries to each third grade
student in the Milford Elementary Schools.
Books for Babies We provide funds to purchase
books for every baby born at Milford Hospital.
Milford Memories Audio and video history of
early residents and historic places.
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The Rotary Club of MilfordProjects - Scholarships

• Wasson Scholarship to a police officer seeking
  higher education
• College scholarships to High School students

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The Rotary Club of MilfordProjects - Amber Alert

• A child identification program linked with the
  State Police to provide vital information in the
  event a child is lost or abducted.

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The Rotary Club of MilfordProjects For those
in need

• Toys for Tots Beth-El Shelter

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The Rotary Club of Milford Interact Club

• Our club sponsors the Interact Club at
• Foran High School
• A High School service club affiliated with Rotary
  International.

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The Rotary Club of MilfordProjects
International

• Youth Exchange
• Group Study Exchange
• Ambassadorial Scholars
• The fight against Polio
• Haiti Project
• Philippines emergency medical center
• Africa water project

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The Rotary Foundation

• World Peace through Understanding

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The Rotary Foundation

• The Foundation enables Rotarians to
• advance world understanding,
• goodwill and peace.
• The Foundation sponsors programs
• that improve health, supports
• education, and alleviates poverty.
• The Milford Rotary Club is a District
• leader in Foundation giving.

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Why participate in Rotary?

• The opportunity to SERVE your community
• To DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL and
  understanding
• To BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL STANDARDS within your
  vocation and
• The opportunity to be part of a group that
  changes and saves lives locally and in the world
  and has fun doing it.

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• Attendance
• Attendance at the weekly meetings is a benefit of
  Rotary. A minimum of 50 is expected.
• You can easily maintain your attendance levels by
  making up at another Rotary club meeting,
  participating in club service projects, and
  activities.

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Your Annual Financial Obligations

• Initiation Fee 52 one time fee
• Annual Dues 200 /year
• Meals 14 /week
• TRF Support 100 /year
• Fundraisers 150/yr (approx.)

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Your Obligations of Membership

• 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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Milford Rotary

• Milford Rotary is an award-winning club with
  special distinction as a two time recipient of
  District 7980s Charles W. Pettengill Award for
  the years covering 1982-84 and 2003-06. This
  award recognizes the outstanding club in the
  District.

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Where do you go from here?

• Attend a lunch meeting as our guest
• Talk to a current member to find out if this is
  the right place for you

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• Welcome to the
• Rotary Club
• of
• Milford