NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Rotary Club of Gwinnett Mosaic.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

Rotary Club of Gwinnett Mosaic

Orientation Agenda• Welcome & Rotary

Overview • Orientation Materials• Objectives• Scope of Rotary• Guiding Principles• The Four Way Test• History of the Mosiac

Rotary Club• Club Leadership• District 6910 • Avenues of Service

• Financial Responsibilities• The Rotary Foundation and

Georgia Rotary Student (GRSP) Program

• District Conference• Attendance• Rotary Communication• Expectations:

– Foundation Sustaining Membership

– Benefactor Program– GRSP Sustaining Membership– Red Badge Program

Orientation Materials• New Member Folder including:

– Getting Started in Rotary– This is Rotary– The ABC’s of Rotary– You & Your Rotary Foundation– How to Propose a New Member– Paul Harris Fellow Information and Benefactor Forms– New Member Checklist– Personal Facts Sheet for the Club Database– List of Club Officers, Directors and Committee Assignments– Copy of the Club Bylaws

Objectives of Orientation

• Appreciation and Understanding• Responsibilities• Answer Any Questions• Final Decision

Proposal Process• A member sponsored your application. • Classification Committee verified your occupation

and agreed that – You hold an important position in your organization.– You are an outstanding leader in your vocation.

• Membership Committee verified your personal reputation, both in business and in the community.

• Board of Directors approved your application for membership.

• Club membership approved you as a new Rotarian.

Rotary is …• The world’s first service club

– Paul Harris founded Rotary in Chicago on February 23, 1905

– In 1911, Rotary became international establishing clubs in Canada, England and Ireland

• Comparable to the U.N.– 1.2 million leaders– 31,000 clubs– 530 Districts– 163 countries

• “Service above Self”• Universally: “Never say no”

Guiding Principles

• The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service

• High ethical standards; worthiness and dignifying of all occupations

• Application of the ideal of service to personal, business, and community life

• Advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a united fellowship

Rotary Standard of Excellence:The Four Way TestThe Four 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?

History of the Rotary Club of Gwinnett Mosaic

• Chartered June 29, 2009 (Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Gwinnett)

• Over 35 Current Members• District Recognition and Involvement

Gwinnett Mosaic Leadership

• Raymer Sale – President• Derek Schwerzler - President Elect• Rebecca Munteanu - Vice President• Larry Faulkner- Secretary• John Theoharris – Treasurer• Pam Prengaman - Sergeant-at-Arms • Directors – Nancy Harris, Jessica

Pennamon-Cochran , Larry Veal, Salim Shermohammed, Pauline Shannon & Karen St John

District 6910 Officers

• Shane Burr – Governor• Gene Windham – District

Governor Elect

Five Avenues of Service

• Club Service

• Vocational Service

• Community Service

• International Service

• Youth Service

Financial Responsibilities• Initiation Fee – $50 • Meals – $250/qtr.• Guests Meals – $20• Club Service Fee - $25/qtr • Rotary International - $25/qtr. • GRSP - $25/qtr.• Paul Harris Fellowship-$25/qtr• Social Events - as attended• Total Quarterly Dues-$350

The Rotary Foundation and GRSP

• Rotary FoundationMaking a Difference Across the World– Paul Harris Fellowship– Sustaining Members– Benefactors

• The Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP)

Paul Harris Fellowship• In 1917, at first convention in Atlanta, Rotary

established an endowment.• Each year Foundation funds:

– Over 1,200 Ambassadorial Scholarships for study abroad.– Over 150 international projects

• Ex. PolioPlus generated $500 million to end polio– Over 150 international volunteers– Over 300 Group Study Exchanges– Peace programs that explore conflict resolution

• Contribution of $1,000 or more earns the Paul Harris Fellow designation.

GA Rotary Student Program

• Founded in 1946 by Georgia Rotarian Will Watt of Thomasville.

• GRSP awards scholarships to over 90 international students for study in Georgia’s colleges for one year.

• Scholarship contributes to the cost of tuition, books, room, meals and allowance for incidentals.

• Not related to the Rotary Foundation.• Contribution of $1,000 or more earns the Will Watt

Fellow designation.

District 6910 Conference

• April 15 –April 18, 2010 at Jeckyll Island Convention Center

Rotary Protocol: Attendance

• Weekly attendance is a condition of membership• Make-up +/- 14 days

– E-Club One (www.rotaryeclubone.org)– Clubs in Gwinnett – Can find a club anywhere you travel

Rotary Communication

• Club Bulletin• District Newsletter• The Rotarian• Web Sites:

– Gwinnett Mosaic(coming soon)

– District 6910 (rotary6910.org)

– Rotary International (rotary.org)

The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS