Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan Orientation Program

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Rotary Club of Flushing MichiganOrientation
Program

• District 6330
• Area 7
• www.flushingmirotary.org

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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary

• 1.2 million members in 200 countries
• 34 Zones We are in Zone 24
• 531 Districts We are in District 6330
• Currently over 34,000 clubs worldwide
• District 6330 includes 19 Michigan clubs and 41
  Canadian clubs in Ontario
• Rotary year is July-June

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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary

• Rotary International (RI)
• President Ron D. Burton, USA, Oklahoma
  (2013-2014)
• Zone 24 16 districts, 883 clubs
• Canada, Eastern Russia, St. Pierre Miquelon,
  USA Alaska, Maine, Michigan, New York,
  Washington
• District 6330 Canada/US (8 Areas)
• District Governor Don Moore, Walkerton, Ontario
  Canada

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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary

• Area 7 Genesee/Lapeer County Clubs
• Robert Jewell, Assistant District Governor, Flint
  Club
• Club 28634 Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan
• President Lisa Demankowski (2013-2014)
• Lisad_at_njb-architects.com

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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary
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Things You Should Know About Our Club

• Chartered in April, 1992
• Weekly meetings
• Meetings promote fellowship, learning and embody
  the Rotary tradition
• 60 minimum attendance requirement
• Make ups at other clubs or Flushing Rotary
  Committees
• Dues (Includes - RI membership and magazine
  district dues and weekly breakfast)
• Quarterly dues 135
• Voluntary Annual Foundation gift of 25 included
  in July dues statement, can voluntarily sign up
  for additional 25/quarter to become a Sustaining
  Member 100 annually

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Flushing Rotary Club

• Additionally 2.00/week for 50/50 drawing of
  which 50 of proceeds go to the Club operation
  budget.
• Happy Bucks Voluntary contributions from
  members that go to the Rotary International
  Foundation.

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The Four-Way Test

• Followed by Rotarians world-wide in their
  business and professional lives, The Four-Way
  Test, was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J.
  Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he
  was asked to take charge of a company that was
  facing bankruptcy. It has been translated into
  hundreds of languages. It asks the following four
  questions
• "Of the things we think, say or do
• Is it the TRUTH?
• Is it FAIR to all concerned?
• Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

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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 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.

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Four Avenues of Service

• Based on the Object of Rotary, the Four Avenues
  of Service are Rotary's philosophical cornerstone
  and the foundation on which club activity is
  based
• Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship
  and ensuring the effective functioning of the
  club.
• Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve
  others through their vocations and to practice
  high ethical standards.
• Community Service covers the projects and
  activities the club undertakes to improve life in
  its community.
• International Service encompasses actions taken
  to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the
  globe and to promote world understanding and
  peace.

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Getting Started with the Club and Website

• Log onto website home page http//www.flushingmi
  rotary.org
• Initial username and password
• First initial, last name all lower case
• (e.g., jdoe)
• Password speakeasy
• Username and password can be edited after initial
  log in

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Opportunities to Learn About Rotary

• Weekly meetings
• Join a Club Committee dates/times vary
• Attend Board meetings
• 1st Tuesday each month 7 AM _at_ Elbow Room
• District Assembly
• Spring of each year
• District Conference
• May or June of each year
• Location varies based on the home club of the
  current District Governor
• Rotary International Website www.rotary.org

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Opportunities for Fellowship

• Club Assembly meetings each month
• Euchre Card Parties
• Spring, Fall Theme Parties
• Holiday Party
• Fundraisers and Community Projects
• Partner breakfast (bring your partner or spouse
  to breakfast)

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Rotary Recognition

• Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition
• Personal contribution achievement - Donate 1,000
  to Rotary Foundations Annual Fund
• Club recognition -Two members are recognized as
  PHF each year for exemplary club, community and
  international service contributions
• Sustaining Member
• 100 or more/year given to Rotary Foundation
  Annual Fund
• Foundation Benefactor
• Members bequeathing 1000 or more to Rotary
  Foundation Permanent Fund
• Tommy Award
• Annual rotating award of the Emerald Beads,
  named for charter member Tom McNally, in
  recognition of club/community service. Selected
  by prior Tommy Award recipients.

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Opportunities to Serve

• Club Service
• Fellowship plan or host a social event
• Recruit a new member
• Identify a speaker for a weekly meeting
• Volunteer for one of our many service projects
• Write a story for the Flushing Life magazine
• Sell Duckie tickets or be a Sponsor this is the
  Clubs major fundraising event held each year

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Opportunities to Serve

• Community Service
• Scarecrow contest committee promote, assemble,
  judge scarecrows
• Smores at Candlewalk provide help with pre
  work, work one of the 2 nights of Candlewalk in
  early December
• Rotary Readers volunteer to read to a classroom
  of students at Springview elementary
• Student of the Month monthly recognition given
  to a student and their parents from Flushing High
  School
• Summerfest Parade Rotarians walk in the Parade
  distributing t-shirts promoting the Duckie Race
• Duckie Race The main annual fundraiser of the
  Rotary Club of Flushing in June.
• Scholarship selection committee Rotary Club of
  Flushing annually selects 2-3 deserving students
  to receive 1,000 scholarships from this endowed
  fund
• Riverview Park project the Club supported a
  10,000 design for a makeover of the Riverview
  Park. The first project , completed in 2013, was
  replacement of the bench seats with stadium
  seats. Estimated at 170,000 for seating project.

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Opportunities to Service

• Vocational Service
•  Ethics panel participate in the annual ethics
  discussion with students from Flushign High
  School
• Seminar for Tomorrows Leaders the club sponosrs
  local youth to attend this special leadership
  training opportunity
• Service Above Self Award once a year the Club
  recognizes a non-Rotarian in our community for
  their outstanding service
• International Service
•  Group Study Exchange young adults from another
  country visit our District needing host families.
  Club members help with providing access to
  professional learning opportunities
• Rotary International Special Programs Polio Plus
  is an example of an initiative every club was
  asked to support
• World Community Service the Club supports
  financially the Preventable Blindness project in
  Mexico

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Opportunities to Network (and make up meetings!)

• Burton Thursdays 1215 pm
• IMA Brookwood Golf Course Clubhouse 
• 6045 Davison Road, Burton MI, 48509
• Clio Tuesdays at 715 AM
• Rogers Lodge
• 219 Rogers Lodge Dr. , Clio, MI 48420
• Fenton Tuesdays 715 AM
• Spring Meadows Country Club
• 1129 Ripley Road, Linden MI, 48451
• Grand Blanc - Tuesdays at 715 AM
• Sophia's Kitchen Restaurant
• 11395 S. Saginaw St.
• Grand Blanc, MI  48439

• Genesee Valley Tuesdays 1215 PM
• Redwood Lodge
• 5304 Gateway Centre Dr. , Flint
• Lapeer Tuesdays 1210 PM
• Lapeer County Center Building
• 425 County Center St, Lapeer, MI 48446
• Columbiaville Tuesdays 630 PM
• Rotary Bldg.
• 4643 First Street, Columbiaville, MI 48420
• Greater Flint Sunrise Wednesday 7 AM
• Sarvis Food Center
• 1231 E Kearsley Street,
• (Flint Cultural Center) Flint MI, 48503
• Flint Downtown Fridays 12 Noon
• Sarvis Food Center

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Contributions and Accomplishments of Flushing
Rotary

• Built and installed benches for rest areas,
  installed signage and plantings on Flushing
  River/Nature Trail
• Received 2007 RI Zone 22 and District 6330
  Literacy Awards for multiple literacy projects
  coordinated in Genesee County
• Participate with events held during Flushing
  Summerfest, Harvest Fest and Candlewalk

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Contributions and Accomplishments of Flushing
Rotary

• Special Recognition in 2004 as Service Club of
  the Year from Flushing Chamber of Commerce
• Club has received numerous RI Presidential
  Citations since 2000
• Annual giving/sustaining member per capita among
  highest in District 6330

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Rotary Club of Flushing

• A hard working club, invested in our community,
  region, district and world, with a reputation for
  getting things done, but also having fun!