BACK to BASICS

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BACK to BASICS

• Membership in the
• Second Century
• of Rotary

Service Above Self
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Wake-up Call

• Dave Hossler PDG
• RI Director 2004-06
• 1986-87
• 2,500,000
• 5148
• 2004-05
• 5,500,000
• 5157

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Why Rotary?

• Organized in 1905
• in Chicago by Paul Harris for
• Professional Networking
• Today
• Rotary International is in
• 168 Countries with
• 1,219,532 Members in
• 31,936 Clubs

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Why Rotary?

• First Community Service project
• was a public toilet in Chicago.
• Today community service and betterment projects
  worldwide with an emphasis
• on helping people help themselves.

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Why Rotary?

• Whats in it for ME?
• Service, Not Self
• Service Above Self
• SERVICE AND SELF
• Who Profits Most Serves Best

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Why Rotary?

• Opportunity to Serve
• Professional Networking
• Personal Growth
• Friendship
• Cultural Diversity
• Good Citizenship
• World Understanding
• Entertainment
• Family Foundation
• Ethical Environment

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Opportunity to Serve

• Community and International
• Worldwide polio eradication
• Health-care needs
• Hunger
• Poverty
• Illiteracy
• Disaster relief
• Water systems
• Rotary offers members the opportunity to solve
  needs and
• experience fulfillment from giving back to the
  community.

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Professional Networking

• Founding principal was a forum for professional,
  business and community leaders.
• Rotarians represent all business, professional,
  occupational and vocational areas.
• Rotary is not a leads or referral club, although
  business can follow from membership thru
  participation in projects and programs.
• Rotary is the oldest, most prestigious service
  club organization in the world.

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Personal Growth

• Professional Development
• Leadership
• Public speaking
• Communication
• Organization
• Planning
• Team-building
• Fund-raising
• Teaching
• A few of the skills that are enhanced by
  membership.

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Friendship

• Fellowship was a primary reason Rotary was
  started.
• It remains of greater need and value today.
• Rotarians have friends wherever they go
  worldwide.
• 31,936 Clubs
• 1,219,532 Members
• 166 Countries
• Rotary builds community and enduring friendships.

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Cultural Diversity

• Rotary is an association of local Clubs in many
  countries.
• Clubs are open to men and women of every ethnic
  and racial group, political view, language and
  religious belief.
• Rotary contains a cross-section of current and
  developing world leaders.
• Rotarians practice and promote appreciation of
  the uniqueness of individuals.

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Good Citizenship

• Weekly Club programs keep members informed about
  the local community, nation and world.
• Expansive network of Clubs with local and
  international projects offer extensive
  opportunities for service and interchange.
• Members suggest and help develop new and
• ongoing local and international projects.

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World Understanding

• Members gain an understanding of global
  humanitarian issues.
• Members have significant impact through service
  projects and exchange program of Rotary
  International and its Foundation.
• The promotion of peace is one of Rotarys highest
  objectives.

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Entertainment

• Every Club and District hosts parties and
  activities offering both breaks and enhancement
  of personal and business life.
• Conferences,
• Conventions,
• Assemblies
• provide entertainment as well as Rotary
  information, education, service and fun.

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Family Foundations

• Rotary sponsors some of the worlds largest youth
  and educational exchanges and scholarship
  programs.
• Local Clubs provide training opportunities and
  mentoring for future leaders.
• Members and their families are involved in a wide
  range of social and service activities.

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Ethical Environment

• Rotary 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?
• Encouraging high ethical standards and respect
• for all worthy occupations has been a hallmark
• of Rotary from its earliest days.

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Local Community Service

• Food Banks
• Dictionary Project
• Student Mentoring
• Road Clean-up
• Park Projects
• Health Centers
• Thanksgiving Baskets
• School Clothing Banks
• Fund Raising Events for Local Charities
• and many, many more

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International Projects

• Student Exchange
• Wells and Water Systems
• Polio Immunizations
• Shoe Boxes
• School Houses
• Medical Equipment
• Sports Equipment
• Disaster Relief
• Matching Grants
• and many, many more

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Investment

• Amount of quarterly dues.
• Amount of Rotary Foundation
• Amount for special, social events and
• fund raising projects

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Investment

• Meeting attendance
• Participation in Club projects and events
• Choose committee assignment(s)
• Learn about Rotary
• Share Rotary

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Next Step

• Explain Clubs membership procedure

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Elevator Speech

• Members benefit from
• professional networking
• while engaged in
• service projects and programs
• that enrich both
• local and international communities.

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Recap

• Service Above Self
• Service and Self
• Service by Sharing
• Just Ask

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• JUST ASK!

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How to get this Presentation

• Online at www.d5500.org to download. Go to
  District News then Membership Tips.
• Contact Jay McCall at jmccall415_at_msn.com for a
  presentation or to request a disc to use at an
  open house and to have on a laptop for personal
  recruiting.