1. Rotary Club of Seminole
Lake – Sunrise
New Member Information

2. Welcome to Rotary!
No organization is greater than its individual members:
Rotarians:
• Participate for Friendship
• Participate for Service
• Participate for Fellowship
• Participate for Knowledge
• Participate for International Understanding
Remember: YOU ARE ROTARY!

3. Rotary is an International
Organization
Rotary International is governed by a president and board of directors
elected from all over the world. Annually each District elects a District
Governor – but each club is an autonomous group. It is the individual
Rotarians that make up the Club, which makes up the District,
which then makes Rotary International what it is.
The first Rotary Club was organized in 1905, by Paul P. Harris. This club
met in rotation at the offices of the members – thus the name Rotary.
 There are now more than 30,000 Rotary Clubs
 Rotary membership consists of more than 1,300,000 men and women.
 Rotary is the largest civic organization in the world.

4. Rotary is an International
Organization
The free world is divided into territories within which a group of clubs are
associated – these territories are known as Rotary Districts.
There are 530 districts in the Rotary world – in over 166 countries and
geographic territories.
Our Club is in District 6950 – which is composed of 46 clubs - with total
membership of over 2,200 Rotarians.
- Our Club currently maintains approximately 30 members.

5. 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 of service.
Second – High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of
the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian
his occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
Third – The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his personal,
business and community of life.
Fourth – The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace
through a world fellowship of business and professional men and women
united in the ideal of service.

6. We Implement the Object of Rotary
Four Avenues of Service.
Club Service
Those things that a Rotarian does to help make successful running of his or her Rotary
Club.
Vocational Service
The promoting of the “ideal of service” throughout the business and professional world.
Community Service
Urges every Rotarian to participate in all activities which make their community a better
place to live.
International Service
Encourage and foster the advancement of understanding and good will among peoples
of the world.
…We support the Rotary Foundation program on Rotary grants.

7. THE FOUR-WAY TEST
of things we think, say or do….
 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?

8. Your Privileges in Rotary
THE PRIVILEGE OF FRIENDSHIPS WITH LEADERS
…in your community
…in neighboring cities
…all over the U.S.A.
…in all parts of the free world
THE PRIVILEGE OF GIVING SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY
THE PRIVILEGE OF DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL AND
UNDERSTANDING
THE PRIVILEGE OF HELPING BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL STANDARDS
WITHIN YOUR VOCATION
THRU THE COMMON BOND OF ROTARY!!!!

9. Your obligation in Rotary
 MEMBERSHIP can’t happen unless you
fulfill the seven I’s:
 I decide to ask a person to join
 Invite those you know to join Rotary
 Inform people about Rotary
 Induct them into the Club – make it special
 Introduce them to the Cub
 Include them in projects and events
 Inspire them

10. Your financial obligation
Club Costs:
Initiation Fee: $75
Happy Dollars: (optional contribution)
Monthly Dues: $38 Holiday Basket Stipend: $10
- includes meals, Holiday party and (once annually)
installation banquet for you
Social Events: Varies
Visitor Meals: $8 - Mystery Night, night out with
Rotarians, significant other to Holiday
party and Installation banquet
Fines: NONE
50/50: (optional contribution - $1)

11. Financial obligation
Membership:
There are two types of membership
in a Rotary Club:
1. Active
2. Honorary

12. How YOU were chosen to be a
member of Rotary
 A member of this Rotary Club sponsored your membership.
 Our Classification Committee verified your occupation and agreed –
…that you hold an important position with your organization.
…that you are an outstanding leader in your vocation.
 Our Membership Committee verifies your personal reputation both in your
business and in the community.
 Our Board of Directors approved your application for Rotary membership.
 You will have completed this Rotary information session
 Our entire membership will also approve you as a new Rotarian.
 Your name will be published in the bulletin for the required time.

13. Our Rotary Club
Each year we elect our officers. These officers conduct the general
business of our Club.
These offices include:
President, President-Elect, Treasurer,
Secretary,
Sergeant at Arms (each for one year term),
and six directors (3 each elected at alternating years for two year
office).
A Bulletin Editor is selected by the President-Elect to provide the Club
with information.

14. Our Rotary Club
Our President, with the approval of our Board of Directors, makes
committee appointments based upon the Four Avenues of Rotary –
1. Club Service
2. Community Service
3. Vocational Service
4. International Service
YOU WILL be asked to participate on a committee based upon your
interest.
YOU WILL BE WELCOMED by each member of our club - but
remember, you must make an effort to meet and know us.

15. Avenues of Service
 Club Service involves the member giving their time and
talents to help the club grow and become more successful.
This could mean serving as an officer, serving on the board
of directors, or volunteering to organize an event or effort
the club has chosen to undertake. Activities that help the
club membership would include, bulletin editor, program
coordinator or organizing a club membership directory
 Rotary night out
 Mystery night
 Holiday Party and Installation Banquet

16. Avenues of Service
 Community Service requires the member to give of
him/herself to a community project. Working on this avenue of
service would include finding a community need and offering
solutions. It may also mean the club raising funds to support a
particular community effort. It can be as easy as a road side
clean, up once a quarter, or working on repairing a building for
the community’s use.
 Holiday Baskets
 Fun in the Sun
 Adopt-a-Mile

17. Avenues of Service
 Vocational Service/ Youth Service go hand and hand, working
together. By working with youth, it helps them to build a better
foundation to have a solid stable life and career. They may look to
you as a role model for behavior, business ethics and personal
standards, volunteer to teach a class during special events (Great
American Teach In) or give a presentation about your career and life
choice, to interested students. The club may decide to raise funds
for an at risk youth scholarship program or some type of scholarship
to be awarded to students.
 Seminar for Tomorrows Leaders (S4TL
 Annual American Teach In
 Mentoring

18. Avenues of Service
 International Service is working to achieve a better place to live
and work worldwide. Usually this avenue is supported by the club
funding projects overseas. Members on this committee would help to
find a project that suites the club interest and develop a plan that
enhances international service. These projects can include,
supplying well water to an area of need, establishing medical help for
areas were there is no care, or helping a child be immunized against
polio.
 RotoCleft Project
 Wells in the Philippines
 Generators in Haiti

19. A Sampling of our Current
Club Projects
 Mentoring Madeira Beach Middle School
 RotoCleft Project
 Baskets for needy families for Thanksgiving and Christmas
 Rotary Camp Florida
 Rotary Warrior Invitational Track Meet
 Interact Club at Osceola High School
 Scholarships for Seminole and Osceola HS Seniors
 Deans List Students
 5th Grade Awards
 Seminar For Tomorrows Leaders (S4TL)
 Friends of the Florida Deaf Service Center
 Adopt-a-Mile
 Great American Teach-In
 Kids Appreciation Day

20. Rotary Publications
Rotary International publishes
- THE ROTARIAN –
You will receive this each month. It is well worth reading.
….it contains news of Rotary around the world.
…it also contains interesting articles by outstanding writers on a variety of
important subjects.
Our Rotary Club furnishes you with –
1. Our CLUB BULLETIN
…which reports weekly the news of our members and club activities.
…on the web www.seminolelakerotary.org
2. A ROSTER of our members.
…you will find it convenient and useful.

21. Rotary Foundation
 The Rotary Foundation
 Every year, Rotarians contribute millions of dollars to the
Rotary Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund and the
Permanent Fund.
 The Annual Programs Fund provides support for the
Foundation’s humanitarian and educational programs, while
the Permanent Fund serves as an endowment, guaranteeing
that the Foundation’s work toward international understanding
and peace will continue for decades to come.

22. Rotary Foundation
 The Rotary Foundation
 Worldwide, Rotarians lend their time, expertise, and resources to
a number of vocational programs, and community and
international service projects.
 $60 million annually in international education and
humanitarian programs.

GSE – Group Study Exchange

Rotary Foundation scholarship programs are the world's
largest privately funded international scholarship program.
 PolioPlus Program, Rotarians have committed some $500
million to purchase polio vaccine and to support immunization
campaigns.

23. Rotary Foundation
 Rotary Club of Seminole Lake Charitable Foundation
 In 1988, our Club took on a major Fund-raiser, known as our MERCEDES or
CAR PARTY at which the "door prize" is a car.
 To help solicit donations for this event, we formed a separate Club
Charitable Foundation registered with the IRS as a 501-C-3 Corporation for
the purpose of receiving qualified tax-exempt donations.
 Although it is a separate legal entity, all members of the Seminole Lake
Rotary Club are also automatically members of the Rotary Club of Seminole
Lake Charitable Foundation.
 The Board of Directors of our Foundation is made up of past Club
presidents. The Car Party has been an annual event ever since, looked
forward to with anticipation by many as THE SOCIAL/PARTY OF THE FALL!
 It is now called the “FUN-IN-THE-SUN” party where a Harley motorcycle
is considered the premier prize!

24. Seminole Lake Rotary
 Your Questions
 Next Meeting – We meet every Friday morning @
7:15 a.m.
 President’s Remarks
 THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT US AND FOR US TO
LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT YOU!