1. This is Rotary

2. Rotary International
• As of December 2012
• 1.2 + million Rotarians
• 34,404 + Clubs
• 600 + Districts
• 200 + Countries
• 2013 International Convention – Lisbon
• 2014 International Convention – Sydney

3. Our District 6290
• District 6290 covers
western Lower
Peninsula, Eastern UP,
and small part of
Ontario, Canada.
• District 6290 is
comprised of 62 clubs
with 3155 + members.
Additional clubs are
being formed.

4. • Rotary International is
governed by a president
and board of directors
elected from all over the
world.
2012-2013 District
6290 Governor
Lody Zwarensteyn
•
2012-2013 RI President
Sakuji Tanaka, Japan
Annually, each District
nominates a District
Governor
- but each Rotary club is
an autonomous group.

5. 2012-13 Rotary Theme
• Each Rotary
International
President selects a
theme for the year.
• This year’s Theme-
• ‘Peace Through
Service’

6. In the Beginning…
Rotary Founder
Paul Harris
The first Rotary club was organized in
Chicago in 1905, by Paul Harris and three
business friends
The original purpose was fellowship
The club met in rotation at the members’
offices - thus the name Rotary.

7. Service Above Self
• Rotary was quick to recognize that fellowship
alone would not keep a group together —
there needed to be a purpose.
• The first service project was a public
washroom in downtown Chicago.
• Rotary became the world’s first “service
club”.

8. The 4-Way Test
A simple, yet profound
method for Rotarians to
test the things we think,
say, or do

9. The 4-Way Test
• Is it the TRUTH?
• Is it FAIR to all concerned?
• Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

10. The Rotary Club of
Suttons Bay –
Leelanau County
Chartered on Jan 29, 1946
District 6290, Club # 2821

11. We Implement the Object of
Rotary Through the Four
Avenues of Service

12. Four Avenues of Service
• Club Service
• Community Service
• International Service
• Vocational Service

13. Club Service
• Membership
• Public Relations
• Weekly E-mail Bulletin
• Fellowship
• Programs
• Greeters / Money Desk

14. Club Service
• Operations /
Facilities
• Invocation
• Annual Roster
• Club Website

15. Club Service
• Nominations
• Owen Bahle Awards
Dinner
• Club Historian
• Fireside Chats

16. Four Avenues of Service
Community Service
Urges every Rotarian to participate in all
activities which make the community a
better place in which to live

17. Community Service
Youth Support
• Boy Scouts / Girl
Scouts
• Inland Seas
• 4-H
• Life Leadership Conf.
• Youth Exchange
• Junior Achievement

18. Community Service
Past and Present
• Adopt–a-Highway
• Friendship Center
• Children’s Center
• Leelanau Conservancy
• Cherry Initiative
• Suttons Bay Schools
• Hurricane Katrina relief
• Winter coats for the needy
• Food Pantry

19. Community Service
Community Service
Rotary International
100th Anniversary
During our 2004-2005 year our club
Undertook a major community service
project to Commemorate RI’s100th
anniversary. The club donated a signature
outdoor pedestal clock to the Village of
Suttons Bay

20. Community Service
Current Fund Raisers
• 4th of July Brat sale
• Italian Dinner
• Owen Bahle Tribute
• 50-50 Raffle
• Happy Bucks
• Birthdays
• Names in the news

21. Four Avenues of Service
International Service
Encourage and foster the advancement of
understanding and good will among people
of the world

22. International Service
• Rotary Foundation
• Paul Harris Fellow
• Group Study
Exchange
• World Community
Service
• Youth Exchange

23. International Service
Student Exchange
• 2 or more outbound students each year
• 1 inbound student each year
• Began in 1927 with Rotary Club of Nice, France
• Since 1981, we have sent over 50 students to
countries around the world
• Led by Wayne Wunderlich,Andrea Seeley and
Marlis Mann

24. International Service
Student Exchange
• Rotary Youth Exchange Program
– 16-18 year olds are exchanged world-wide
– Part of a 9,000 students/year program
– Three local families host a young person in
their homes for about three months each
– Students become part of the family
– Our Rotary club has hosted students from
Japan, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, France
and more.
– We have sent students to Europe, Australia,
South America, Guatemala, and many other
countries

25. International Service
Honduras Eye Clinic
• Since 1988, annual clinics supported in
Jamacia, Mexico, Honduras
• Leaders – Former Suttons Bay Rotarians Drs
Mike McManus and Bob Foote
• 1000’s can see, thanks to this effort
• Glasses are collected locally – Founded by
Owen Bahle

26. International Service
Wheelchair Project, 2004-05
• Goal – 280 wheelchairs
• Destination – rural Mexico
• Dollars needed - $21,000
• Dollars raised - $30,000
• Wheelchairs purchased - 350
• Partner – Wheelchair Foundation
• Leader – Former Suttons Bay Rotarian,
Henry Harrison

27. International Service
El Salvador House Project
• Goal – Build home for homeless family in El
Salvador
• Cost - $3,500
• Partner – Latin American Community
Assistance Foundation
• Result- More than $4,000 raised and an
additional 3 houses built by outside funds
to complement our efforts
• Leader –Former Rotarian George Ball

28. International Service
Polio Plus
• Goal-Eradicate Polio world-wide
• Partners – Rotary Clubs world-wide
• Funds raised in SB-LC Rotary Club…
…Over $18,000
• Project leader Dick Grout

29. Group Study Exchange
• Began in 1965
• Team of non-Rotarian business and
professional men and women, led by a
Rotarian
• 6-8 weeks in another country, hosted by
Rotarians to study economics and cultural
practices
• +7,600 teams to over 100 countries

30. Paul Harris Fellowships
• Many SB-LC Rotarians are Paul Harris
Fellows, having contributed $1,000 or more to
The Rotary International Foundation
• Several are Foundation sustaining members,
contributing US $100 each year to the Rotary
Foundation
• Several of our members and non-members
have received honorary Paul Harris
fellowships for exceptional service to the
club and the community

31. Every Rotarian, Every Year
Every Rotarian is encouraged to contribute
US$100 each year to the Rotary Foundation to
become a:
Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
You need not be a Paul Harris Fellow and
contributions are cumulative. After $1,000,
you are awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship.
Any Rotarian can afford two bucks a week!

32. Four Avenues of Service
Vocational Service
The promoting of the
“ideal of service”
throughout the business
and professional world

33. Vocational Service
• Life Leadership
• Junior Achievement

34. Rotary Charities of Traverse City
Matching Gift Programs
• $250 annual match to Rotary members for
local charities
• $3,000 match to area clubs for community
projects

35. The Privileges in Rotary
• The privilege of FRIENDSHIP WITH
LEADERS:
– In your community
– In neighboring cities and towns
– Around the world

36. The Privileges in Rotary
• The privilege of GIVING SERVICE to your
community.
• The privilege of DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL
GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING.
• The privilege of helping BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL
STANDARDS within your vocation
Through the common bond of Rotary.

37. Steps to becoming a New
Member
• Attends two free lunches with potential
sponsor
• Fills out application form and gives to sponsor
who forwards to board; after board approval,
sponsor monitors following steps
• Attends 12 meetings (not necessarily
consecutive) and pays luncheon fee until
quarterly invoices are issued
• Acts as a greeter for two meetings
• Joins one committee
• At meeting when joining, presents a self bio

38. Your Obligations in Rotary
Participation
• To be a Rotarian you must give of your time
and talents:
In community work
In social functions
In club and district activities.

39. Your Obligations in Rotary
Attendance
• Attendance at the weekly meetings is a
benefit of Rotary. 100% attendance is
expected. 60% is required by Rotary
International.
• On occasion, some members must leave
early because of business commitments.
While permitted, the practice of “leaving
early” is discouraged and should be
accompanied with an apology to the day’s
speaker.
• Members must not miss more than 3-
consecutive meetings without a make-up.

40. Your Obligations in Rotary
Attendance
• Attendance requirements are in the club’s
bylaws.
• You can maintain your attendance levels by
“making up” at another Rotary club within 14
days in advance or 14 days after a meeting is
missed; or by attending a district event or a
RI convention.
• Leaves of absence are considered

41. Your Obligations in Rotary
Attendance
• Suttons Bay – Leelanau County Rotary has a
record in maintaining high attendance levels.
• The club has several members who often
achieve perfect attendance

42. Your Financial Obligations
• Quarterly dues* $35.00
• Meals $135.00/Qtr
• Social Events variable
• Contributions Individual choice, except for sale of
Italian Dinner tickets (8 @ $8.00)
– ticket costs are added to 2nd qtr. dues
* Includes assessments by Rotary International and
District 6290 and subscription to “The Rotarian”
Magazine.

43. Membership
There are only two types of
membership in a Rotary club:
Active &
Honorary
If you have not been named an
Honorary Rotarian, we expect you to
be an Active Rotarian!

44. You Are Rotary
• Participate for friendship
• Participate for service
• Participate for fellowship
• Participate for knowledge
• Participate for international understanding

45. You Are Rotary
While we can welcome you to
Rotary, we cannot make you “a
Rotarian.”
That is an honor you must
earn for yourself!

46. Welcome to the
Rotary Club
of Suttons Bay –
Leelanau County