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Welcome To Rotary
  • Fireside Chat
  •  2008
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Beginnings . . .
  • Founded February 23, 1905 in Chicago


  • Paul Harris


  • “Rotate” - Rotary
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Rapid Expansion
  • Originally formed for friendship


  • Quickly evolved to service


  • International in 1911 with Winnipeg, Canada


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Mission
  • Service
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Motto
  • “Service
  • Above Self”
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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;


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Object of Rotary
  • 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;
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Object of Rotary
  • THIRD.  The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business and community life;
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Object of Rotary
  • 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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Principles of Rotary
  • Fellowship
  • Service
  • Active Involvement
  • Diversity
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The Four Way Test
  • Herbert J. Taylor - 1932


  • 24 word Code of Ethics


  • Adopted by Rotary in 1943



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The Four 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?
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Avenues of Service
  • Club Service
  • Vocational Service
  • Community Service
  • International Service
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The Rotary Foundation
  • Promotes world understanding and peace


  • Humanitarian programs


  • Educational programs


  • Cultural exchange programs
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Paul Harris Fellowship
  • $1,000 contribution to the Rotary Foundation
  • Paul Harris Society - $1,000 annually
  • Sustaining member
  • Benefactor
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Paul Harris Fellowship
  • 1999 – 686,260 PHF


  • 2006  - 1,011,551 PHF


  • Our club -  58 PHF
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Health, Hunger, & Humanity
  • Need for Identity


  • Fund raising


  • 3H Project?
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         The Faces of Polio
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First 3H Project
  • Philippine children


  • 6,000,000 children immunized


  • Cost?
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First 3H Project
  • ZERO!!!
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Polio Plus
  • 1985 Initiative


  • Goal:  Eliminate Polio by 2005


  • $2 Billion - $700 Million from Rotary



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Polio Plus
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • $100 million challenge grant
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Foundation Programs
  • Group Study Exchange
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Foundation Programs
  • Group Study Exchange


  • Ambassadorial Scholarships
    • Completed 2 years of college
    • Not a Rotarian, or related to a Rotarian
    • 47,000 scholarships - $500,000,000

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Youth Programs
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
  •                  (RYLA)


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Youth Programs
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
  •                  (RYLA)
  • Rotaract  (college – 18-30)
  • Interact  (high school – 14-18)
  • Rotary Youth Exchange


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Organization
  • RI Board of Directors (19 members)
  • 200 Countries
  • 529 Districts
  • 32,000 clubs
  • 1,200,000 members
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Club History
  • Chartered October 17, 1946


  • 32 business and professional men


  • Dr. Ben Saltzman



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Club History
  • Sponsored by Rotary Club of Cotter


  • Ed Pinkston
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Club Projects
  • Mountain Home Hickory Park
  • Scholarships
  • Soccer Field
  • Trailer for Foodbank of North Arkansas
  • Highway Clean-up
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Club Projects
  • Youth Leadership Program


  • “Choices”
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Club Organization
  • Board of Directors


  • Avenues of Service Chairmen


  • Committee Chairmen
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Club Organization
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Club Service
  • Program
  • Club Bulletin
  • Sergeant at Arms
  • Public Relations
  • Attendance





  • Member development
  • Rotary Information
  • Pancake Day





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Club Service
  • Classifications
    • Provides diversity
    • Represents the community we serve
    • Maximum of 10% of members in same classification
  • Membership
    • Active member
    • Honorary member
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Community Service
  • Interact Club
  • RYLA Camp
  • Dictionary Project
  • Scholarships
  • Highway Clean-up


  • “Choices”
  • Interact Club



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Vocational Service
  • New inductee personal biography


  • Four-Way Test Speech Contest
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International Service
  • Rotary Foundation Development
  • World Community Service (MSN, Inc.)
  • Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
  • Polio Plus
  • Heifer International
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Club Finances
  • Annual dues - $150


  • “News of the Day” fines


  • Annual pancake day
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Typical Income
  • Pancake Day $28,000


  • Dues $15,000


  • Fines   $4,000


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Typical Expenses
  • Rotary International $  7,650
  • District 6110 $  3,900
  • Scholarships     $18,000
  • Youth Leadership      $  3,000
  • “Choices”                  $   2,500
  • Other $   5,000
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Club Protocol
  • Attendance
  • Make-up
  • Program content
  • Speaker courtesy


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Club Protocol
  • Invitation only
  • Proposing a new member
    • Criteria
    • Invitation
    • Proposal
    • Announcement
    • Inform the prospective new member of proposal
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Questions
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The Rotary Emblem
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Welcome To Rotary