ROTARY 101

Rotary Club of Embu

Club Training
ROTARY 101-OBJECTIVES
• Engage you and provide answers
and a better understanding of
Rotary at the Member, Club,
District, Zone and International
levels.
• Elevate your awareness of how
you can learn more about
Rotary on your own
• Motivate and inspire you to have
fun and get involved at the
Club, District and International
levels

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ROTARY 101 – WHAT IS ROTARY

• Why did you Join Rotary?

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ROTARY 101 – WHAT IS ROTARY
• Old Definition
• Rotary is an organization of business and professional
persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian
service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and
build goodwill and peace in the world
• New Definition
• Rotary is a global network of neighbors,
friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who
see a world where people unite and take
action to create lasting change – across the
globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
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ROTARY 101- OUR MISSION

We provide service to others,

promote integrity, and advance
world understanding, goodwill, and
peace through our fellowship of
business, professional, and
community leaders.

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ROTARY 101- OUR VISION

Together, we see a world where

people unite and take action to
create lasting change — across the
globe, in our communities, and in
ourselves.

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ROTARY 101- HISTORY of ROTARY
• Paul Harris
• Born in Racine, Wisconsin
• First meeting 4 members on 23
February 1905 in Chicago
• Club #1
• First service club in the world
• How many members now?
• How many clubs now?
• When were women invited to
join?
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ROTARY 101- Rotary Emblem

• A Wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since the earliest days.

• In 1922 it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the
exclusive emblem of Rotarians.

• Thus in 1923 the wheel with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the Rotary
International Association.

• This has since been updated to the yellow wheel shown above
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ROTARY 101-ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• Starts with Members

at Club Level
• Clubs are supported
by District (9212)
• Districts are supported
by a Zone (20A)
• Rotary International
provides Guidance
and support to all

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ROTARY
ROTARY 101-ORGANIZATIONAL
101-ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL EXISTS & PROVIDES…..
Motto
• Service Above Self
Guiding Principles
• 4-Way Test
• Object of Rotary
• Peace through
understanding
• 5 Avenues of
Service
• 6 Areas of Focus

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ROTARY 101- ANNUAL THEMES
 ROTARY 101- HOW TO JOIN A ROTARY CLUB
The bylaws of Rotary outline the procedure for a prospective
member to be proposed for Rotary Club Membership
The Sponsor should
1. Invite prospective member to several meetings
2. Accompany the prospective new member to one or more
orientation/informational meetings
3. Introduce the new member to the club members
4. Invite the new member to accompany the sponsor to neighbouring
clubs for the first make up to observe the spirit of fellowship
5. Serve as a special friend to assure the new member becomes an
active Rotarian

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 ROTARY 101- OBLIGATIONS OF A ROTARIAN
What you get out of the Rotary Club is what you put into it.
Membership expectations are designed to help members more fully participate and
enjoy their Rotary experience
• Attend Weekly Meetings Regularly
– As a fellowship and service organization, Rotarians count on one another to contribute their
time to weekly meetings, committee work and service events. As a Rotarian attendance is a
must.
• Participate in service projects and club Committee work
– To be a rotarian you must give your time and talents in community work, in social functions, in
club and district activities. Each Rotarian is expected to serve on at least one committee.
• Provide Financial Support
– Rotary club members are expected to have the following financial obligations
• A one Time membership fee
• Semi annual Dues (Rotary International + District + Country + Sunshine)

– Members are also encouraged to contribute to the Rotary Foundation and their own club fund
raising initiatives.
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 ROTARY 101-OUR VALUES & BELIEFS
Motto
“Service Above Self”
Guiding Principles
• 4-Way Test
• Object of Rotary
• Peace through
understanding
• 5 Avenues of Service
• 6 Areas of Focus

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ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
ROTARY 101-CLUB MEETINGS
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
• Rotary clubs hold regular meetings where
their members gather to socialize and to
discuss their current projects, other
Rotary matters, and professional topics.

• While most clubs meet in person, some

clubs meet primarily online or have a
combination of in-person and online
meetings.

• Rotary is both apolitical and

nonreligious, and Rotary clubs are
encouraged to create an inclusive
environment for all club members at their
meetings.
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
ROTARY 101- DIVERSITY
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST • As an international
organization, Rotary values its
diversity around the world and
within each club.
• Each club strives to reflect the
diversity of its community by
including members from a
mix of professions, genders,
ages, and ethnicities.
• Having members with
different backgrounds and
viewpoints gives your club a
broader understanding of the
community and its problems,
and better equips it to find
solutions.
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
ROTARY 101-THE FOUR-WAY TEST-OUR VALUES & BELIEFS
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
• Early Rotary members emphasized the importance of acting
responsibly and ethically and using our professions as an opportunity to
serve.

• Honoring our commitments, however bold, is an ideal characteristic of

a Rotarian.

• In 1932, The Four-Way Test was developed by Herbert Taylor, a

Rotary Club of Chicago member and 1954-55 RI President, to guide his
attempt to save a faltering aluminum company.

• Rotary later adopted it, and it underscores Rotary’s value of integrity.

The Four-Way Test has long served as an ethical guide for members to
live by in their personal and professional relationships.
ROTARY101-4-WAY TEST
ROTARY 101-THE FOUR-WAY TEST-OUR VALUES & BELIEFS
ROTARY101-4-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?
ROTARY 101- THE OBJECT OF ROTARY-VALUES & BELIEFS
“to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis
of worthy enterprise”
First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity
for service.
Second: High ethical standards in business and
profession. The recognition of the worthiness of all useful
occupations. The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation
as an opportunity to serve society.
Third: The application of the ideal of service in one’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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OUR IMPACT
ROTARY 101- 5 AVENUES of SERVICE-HOW WE EXPRESS

• Club Service

• Community Service

• Vocational Service

• International Service

• Youth Service
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ROTARY’S 6 AREAS OF FOCUS
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution

Disease Prevention and Treatment

Water and Sanitation

Maternal and Child Health

Basic Education and Literacy

Economic and Community Development

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ROTARY 101- Polio Plus
• Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30
years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer
than ever.

• As a founding partner of the 

Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio
cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate
children in the Philippines in 1979.

• We've helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122

countries. So far, Rotary has contributed more than $1.8
billion toward eradicating the disease worldwide.

• Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan, Nigeria,

and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep
other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped
today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as
200,000 children each year.
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DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS
ROTARY 101- Programs

• Rotaract
• Interact
• Rotary Peace Fellowships
• Rotary Community Corps
• Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (RYLA)
• Rotary Youth Exchange
• New Generation Service
Exchange
• Grants
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ROTARY 101- INFORM | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

Tools to assist you in elevating your

awareness and knowledge of Rotary:
• Read the “ABC’s of Rotary”
• Explore your home Club’s history
• Visit D9212 Website
• Visit Rotary.org/My Rotary (sign
up)/Rotary Club Central

STRENGTHENING ROTARY |
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
GROW LEADERS
LEARN NEW SKILLS
CONNECT ACROSS CONTINENTS
BUILD LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS
ROTARY 101- INFORM | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

We hope to motivate you to have

fun and get involved at your Club,
District and International Level:

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ROTARY 101- INFORM | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

• Join an Avenue of Service Committee

• Visit other Rotary Clubs
• Invite a guest to a Club meeting
• Attend a District Conference
• Attend a District Foundation Dinner
• Attend a District/Area Visioning Session
• Volunteer for an International project
• Attend a RI Convention
• Explore Rotary Fellowships and action groups
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ROTARY 101- INFORM | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

QUESTION:
What is the first thing that you
are going to do to strengthen,
improve and grow your Rotary
Club and Rotary?

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ROTARY 101- INFORM | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

THANK YOU
&
PLEASE BE A
ROTARY
CHAMPION