Southside Rotary Training Presentation

Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa Fireside Chat “ Where you can catch that Southside Spirit”

Fireside Chat Training
Rotary International History and Facts
Tulsa Southside History
Rotary International Programs
The Rotary Foundation
The Southside Rotary Foundation
You and Rotary

The History of Rotary
1905 – Chicago Attorney Paul Harris organizes first Rotary Meeting on February 23,leading to the formation of the Rotary Club of Chicago
1907 – Rotary Club of Chicago helps to organize installation of public toilets, one of the firsts acts of community service.
1910-11 – Clubs formed in Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland; organization changes name to International Associations of Rotary Clubs

1915-16 – Club chartered in Cuba, the first non-English speaking Rotary Club
1916-17 – President Arch Klumph proposes establishing an endowment fund, precursor of The Rotary Foundation
1942-43 – Rotary conference in London on education and cultural exchange sets stage for UNESCO

1946-47 - Founder Paul Harris dies in Chicago; outpouring of funds from Rotarians used to establish fellowship program.
1948-49 – First 18 Rotary Fellows study abroad, a precursor of Ambassadorial Scholarships
1962-63 – First Interact club formed in Melbourne, Florida USA. World Community Service program launched

1979-80 - Foundation grant to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio sets stage for Polio Plus
1965–66 – Special Grants (now Matching Grants) and Group Study Exchange programs begin
1967–68 - First Rotaract club formed in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

1978–79 - Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants begin
1984-85 - Rotary launches PolioPlus program and campaigns to raise US $ 120 million to immunize all the children of the world
1987-88 Through the PolioPlus program and campaign, Rotarians raise US$247 million. First Women join Rotary.
1988-89 – Rotary returns to Hungary and Poland

1994–95 – Western Hemisphere declared polio-free
1998–99 - Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution established
2000–01 – Western Pacific region declared polio free
2001–02 - Europe declared polio-free
2002–03 - Rotary launches a second polio eradication fundraising campaign to help fill a critical funding need. Rotarians raise over US$ 129 million.

2004–05 - Clubs celebrate Rotary’s centennial by launching hundreds of community projects and contributing thousands of volunteer hours
2005–06 - Polio reduced to four countries: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. Polio cases have dropped by 99 percent since 1985.

2006–07 - The Rotary Foundation recognizes the millionth Paul Harris Fellow.
2007–08 - Rotary receives US$100 million grant from the Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio.
2008–09 - Rotary receives US$255 million grant for polio eradication from the Gates Foundation

Rotary by the Numbers
Rotary Club 2496
Keith James President
57 Members
15 Tulsa Area Clubs
District 6110
A.C. Moncreif District Governor
80 Clubs
5500 Members
NW. Arkansas, SW Missouri, SE Kansas, NE Oklahoma
Zone 31
14 Districts
689 Clubs
35,253 Members

Rotary International (RI)
1.2 Million Members
33,000 Clubs
200 Countries
531 Districts
34 International Zones
John Kenney RI President (Scotland)
Ray Klingensmith President-Elect (Kirksville, MO)

Rotary Motto
“ Service Above Self”

The 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:
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
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
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarians Personal, business, and community life.
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a work fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service!

The 4 Avenues of Service
Club Service-
Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the smooth functioning of Rotary clubs.
Vocational Service -
Vocational Service involves club members serving others through their professions and aspiring to high ethical standards. Rotarians, as business leaders, share skills and expertise through their vocations, and they inspire others in the process.
Community Service -
Community Service is the opportunity Rotary clubs have to implement club projects and activities that improve life in the local community.
International Service -
International Service encompasses efforts to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the world and to promote world understanding and peace. It includes everything from contributing to Polio Plus to helping Rotary Youth Exchange students adjust to their host countries.

Rotary 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

Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa History

The Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa
Chartered May 26, 1958
Banquet May 16,1958
Charter Members -35
Harold Lamprich Last Charter member
Meeting Place – Fellowship Congregational Church – 29 th & Harvard

1958
European Economic Community established
Khrushchev & de Gaulle elected premiers
50 th Anniversary of the Peace sign – originated in Britain
Lego brick introduced by Ole Kirk Christianson
Stamps cost - 3 cents
Little Rock Schools ordered to integrate
Baltimore Colts (Johnny Unitas) defeated the New York Giants (Alan Ameche) in the first sudden death game

Club Accomplishments
Bolivian Water Well
Citizens Crime Commission
Alert Neighbors
Uganda Projects
Orphan Education
Sewing Shop
Diabetic Day Camp
Score
Salivation Army Rehabilitation Center
Up With Trees
Be-Wise Immunize
Dictionary Project
Southside Rotary Foundation
Rotary Olympics
Adopt-a-School Springdale
Three other Rotary Clubs
Southeast
Southwest
Sunrise South
Biscuit Acres Dog Park
Langenheim Park Playscape - Murrah Children’s Memorial

Projects and Fundraisers
First Fundraiser - $ 1400
White Elephant Sale Brookside Plaza
64-65 SS produced 12 30 minute television projects on ethics and 4 Way Test
67-68 Score started
69-70 Sunrise started
75-76 Chariots for Charity
81-82 Travis Freeman District Governor
82-83 Co-sponsored Sunrise South
84-85 Let’s Drive with Courtesy & Spirit Tulsa
85-86 1 st Rotary Olympics
86-87 Supreme Court rules that clubs refuse membership to women
88-89 Created Be-Wise Immunize

Projects and Fundraisers Continued
90-91 Bruce Washburn serves as 2 nd term President
91-92 Bolivian Water Well completed
93-94 Oil Well Restoration Riverparks
94-95 First American Duck Race
95-96 1 st Black Tie and Bolo Dinner
97-98 Murrah Children’s Memorial Playscape in Langenheim Park
00-01 Don Wasson District Governor
No Dinner Dinner Fundraiser
01-02 Handed out 65 dictionaries at Springdale
02-03 TPS Wide distribution of dictionaries
03-04 World of Words becomes district 6110 project
06-07 Women members admitted
07-08 Nigerian School Project
08-09 Biscuit Acres Dog Park

Notable Members and Former Members
Cliff Taulbert –Author/Speaker
Larry Wingate – Speaker/Author
Travis Freeman – District Governor
Don Wasson District governor (Sunrise)
Steve Glenn – Assistant District Governor
Glenn Burnett – Assistant District Governor
Stan Dixon –
Bill Crews –
First Women members
Dolly Dixon
Teresa Wixson
First Paul Harris Fellows
Charlie Wynkoop
Bob Curnutt
Rotary Men of Note
Glenn Burnett
Larry Gilbert
Harold Lamprich (recently retired)
District Treasurer
Russell Robinson

Honorary Members
Deane Van Trease
Jim Inhofe
Ron Palmer
Steve Stephenson

Prominent Speakers
Frank Abagnale
Barry Switzer
Eddie Chiles
Henry Bellmon
Bobby “The Owl” Baldwin
Christian Bernard
Madeline Manning
Joe Granville
Bill Doughty
Numerous Congressmen, Senators and Governors

Club Awards
Blaine Roy Gardner Vocational Service Award –
Presented to the person who best exemplifies the ideals Rotary through his vocation
Bill Crews Community Service Award –
Presented to the person who exemplifies Rotary with their contribution to the community.

Rotary International Programs

About Rotary Programs
Rotary International offers a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities designed to advance the organization's ultimate goal of world understanding and peace.
These Programs help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.

The Programs
Interact
Rotaract
Rotarian Action Groups
Rotary Community Corps
Rotary Fellowships
Rotary Friendship Exchange
Rotary Volunteers
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
World Community Service
Youth Exchange

Interact
Interact is a service club for young people ages 14-18. Sponsored by local Rotary clubs, Interact clubs give young people an opportunity to participate in fun, meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills and meeting new friends.

Rotaract
Rotaract is a service club for young people ages 18 to 30. Sponsored by local Rotary clubs, Rotaract clubs conduct community and international service projects, and participate in professional and leadership development activities.

Rotarian Action Groups
Rotarian Action Groups conduct international service projects that further the Object of Rotary. Individual Rotarian may join these groups to support a particular type of service activity.

Rotary Community Corps
A Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a group of non-Rotarian men and women who share Rotarians' commitment to service. Under the guidance of a sponsoring Rotary club, RCC members put their own skills to work to improve the quality of life in their communities.

Rotary Fellowships
Rotary Fellowships are groups of Rotarians organized by recreational or vocational interests. Rotary Fellowships unite Rotarians in friendship and service, the exchange of ideas, and the pursuit of international understanding.

Rotary Friendship Exchange
Rotary Friendship Exchange provides Rotarians the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians in other countries. The program advances international understanding and peace through personal contact across borders while developing interclub relationships.

Rotary Volunteers
The Rotary Volunteers program increases Rotarian participation in volunteer activities by providing service opportunities in a volunteer’s local community and communities abroad. At the international level, two directories are available to match registered Rotary Volunteers with service projects.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
In the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, young people ages 14-30, chosen for their leadership potential, attend a seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss and practice leadership skills. Rotary clubs and districts select participants and organize the event.

World Community Service
Through the World Community Service program, Rotarians conduct community service projects to meet human needs and improve lives. Clubs in need of help to complete a project partner with a club abroad willing to provide funds, materials, and technical and professional assistance.

Youth Exchange
Youth Exchange is an international exchange program that provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures, beginning a lifetime of international understanding.

The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
Financial Support
2005-06 Contributions $ 119,000,000.
Spent $ 108,000,000 in support of humanitarian and educational programs implemented by clubs and districts.
Contributions go to one of three main funds
Annual Program Fund – provides grants and awards through Foundation programs
Permanent Fund – endowment from which only a portion of the earnings are spent in support of Foundation programs, ensuring the long-term viability of the Foundation
PolioPlus Fund – which supports Rotary’s dream of a polio-free world
Every Rotarian Every Year supports vital Foundation programs

Polio Plus
The PolioPlus program provides funding for vaccine and transportation for mass immunization campaigns as well as support for social mobilization, surveillance, and laboratories to help carry out the final stages of global polio eradication. Rotarians have raised funds that will amount to more than $ 650 million in support and provided hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours.
Partners
UNICEF
US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Results
Rotarians have Raised more than $ 650 million
Two Billion under 5 have received vaccinations
Five million people who might otherwise be paralyzed are walking today
5000,000 new cases of Polio are prevented each year
The number of cases reduced by 99%
Down to four countries in the word

Educational Programs
Ambassadorial Scholarships –
800 students per year serve as ambassadors overseas
Rotary World Peace fellowships-
awarded to individuals for study in master’s degree programs an Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.
Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Fellowships –
Awarded to individuals for study in a short-term certificate program at the Rotary Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in Thailand
Group Study Exchange –
A short term cultural and vocational exchange program between districts in different countries for non-Rotarian professionals ages 25-40
Rotary Grants for University Teachers
Awarded to higher education faculty to teach abroad in academic field of practical use to people in low-income countries

Humanitarian Grant Programs
Humanitarian grants enable Rotarians to increase their support of international service projects that provide water wells, medical care, literacy classes, and other essentials to people in need.
Matching Grants –
Assist Rotary clubs and districts in carrying out humanitarian projects with clubs in other countries
District Simplified Grants –
Enable districts to support service activities or humanitarian endeavors that benefit local or international communities
Volunteer Service Grants
Support the travel of qualified Rotarians and their spouses as they plan needed projects or provide essential services in a community.
Health, Hunger and Humanity (3_H) Grants
Fund long-term, self-help, and grassroots development projects that use a sustainable, integrative approach to address humanitarian needs.

The Southside Rotary Foundation (SSRF)

The Southside Foundation
SSRF
Not For profit corporation – 501c3
Current Assets - $ 200,000 plus
Must spend 5% of the corpus annually
Sources of Funds
Interest of investments
Donations from members when they have birthdays and anniversaries
Profitable Southside Rotary Club Projects

Procedure for Grants
Submit a written request to the SS Rotary Club Board
The grant is reviewed at the board meeting
Approved project are sent to SSRF for funding
Requests not approved are passed to the SSFR board for review.

The SSRF Board
5 members – usually former presidents
Robert Reins – President
Lynn Fesperman – Tom Sawyer
Russell Robinson – Treasurer
Ben Estes – Director
Tom Sawyer
Term 5 years
Meet Quarterly
Report to Club twice a year

SSRF Grant Guidelines
Donations we give have to have a “face”
Donations are not made to ministries
It is preferable that the grants are for local entities
The request should be project specific
Grant requests should be non-profits or charitable organizations

SSRF Donations
Meals on Wheels
Down payment for a truck for EIA
Bolivian Water Well
Crosstown Learning Center
DVIS
Springdale Elementary School
Too many to name

You and Rotary

New Member Expectations
Accept Rotarian of the Day (ROD) assignments
Provide information about your self and the speaker to the bulletin editor 2 weeks before bulletin is posted on the web site
Lead in Prayer and Pledge when asked – you assign these when you are ROD
Door greeter when “Red Badger”
Accept and perform assigned positions in club and on Board of Directors

Rotary Resources – Club Level
President
Your Proposer
Other members
Club Assistant Governor
Southside Web site tulsa southsiderotary .org (Four Way Test)

Rotary Resources – District Level
District Governor
District Administrator
District Committee Chairs/Past DG
Website – www.6110.org
District 6110 manual of Procedure

Rotary International Resources
Website – www.rotary.org
Telephone Number 847-866-3000
Access – Your RI member number
Rotary Magazine

Financial Obligations
Birthdays and Anniversaries donate $ 1.00 for each to the Southside Rotary Foundation
$ 100 per year for the RI Foundation – used toward Paul Harris Fellowship
Fund Raiser - $ 200
Dues and Lunches $ 850 per annum

Attendance is Key
Do your best to:
Attend all normal meetings
On line meetings – 2 per year
Make up at other clubs
Board Meetings
Consider doing the following
District Assembly – May
District Conference – September
International Convention

Club Etiquette
Don’t
Use the club for business by giving or sending literature
Send questionable jokes, religious, or political information via e-mail
Use foul language
Leave early without telling the speaker prior to the meeting being called to order
Complain about something that you think is wrong. Suggest how we can make things better.
Miss meetings and if you do make up in another club.

Club Etiquette Continued
Do
Tell fellow members what you do for a living
Make business related announcements (be prepared for a fine)
Announcements regarding your family
Make requests oft the Foundation via the clubs Board of Directors for local organizations.
Introduce visiting Rotarians and visitors properly and one at a time.
Treat speakers with respect even if you do not agree with their views
Make guest and visitors feel welcome
Make announcements for the good of the club.
Recruit New Members
Put spare change in the Uganda Bowls for our orphans
Wear your badge at meetings
Wear your pin as much as possible
Pay dues on time
Contribute $ 100 ever year to the RI Foundation
Contribute to the SS Foundation $ 1 per year for your age and anniversary and whatever else you wish to contribute

Rotarian of the Day
Find a speaker – changes from year to year. At times the Rotarian is responsible and at times the Program chairman provides speakers
Select someone to lead the Pledge of Allegiance
Select someone to give Prayer
Make sure speaker will be at the meeting and determine what they will need to give presentation.
Meet and greet the speaker
Introduce speaker
Send your biography to bulletin editor
Get the speakers biography and send to bulletin editor

Volunteer Opportunities
Rotary Supply Medical Network warehouse
Bell Ringing for Salvation Army
Springdale Elementary
Be Wise Immunize
Fund Raiser
Biscuit Acres
Club Board and Committee Leadership

Attendance

Attendance Requirement
Meeting the minimum attendance requirement is your responsibility as a Rotarian

Benefits of Attendance
Fosters fellowship among club members
Provides opportunities to meet new people and reconnect with long-time friends
Keeps you current on club, district, and Rotary International news and events

Attendance Requirements
Attend or make up at least 50% of your Rotary club meetings in each half of the year.
Attend at least 30% of your club’s meetings in each half of the year.
A member may not miss or fail to make up four consecutive meetings.
As explained in the Standard Rotary Club Constitution, each member needs to meet the following requirements:

Attendance for a Meeting
You should be present for at least 60 % of a club meeting for it to count towards the attendance requirement.
For example, you would need to be present for at least 36 minutes of a 60 minute meeting.
15 min 30 min 45 min

Attendance at Your Club
You should attend at least 30% of your own club ’ s meetings in each half of the year.
For example, if your club holds 26 regular weekly meetings in six months, you must attend at least 8 meetings.

Attendance at Your Club
You should attend at least 30% of your own club ’ s meetings in each half of the year.
For example, if your club holds 26 regular weekly meetings in six months, you must attend at least 8 meetings .

Make-ups
There are many ways that you can still receive attendance credit if you cannot attend you club meeting.
Attend a meeting of another club
Attend a meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship
Attend certain district or RI meetings
Participate in club-sponsored event or service project
Attend a club board or service committee meeting with authorization of the club board
Participate in an E-club meeting for at least 30 minutes
(Article 9 , Section 1 of the Club Constitution)

Make-up Credit
In order to get attendance credit, you must attend a make-up meeting or event within 14 days before or after the regular time of your missed meeting.

Meetings of Other Clubs
You can make up at Rotary clubs all around the world, which allows you to:
Meet a new group of Rotarians
Observe how another club operates
Share information about your club
Make international contacts for club projects

Finding Other Clubs
To find another club, use Rotary ’ s online Club Locator or the Official Directory . Ask your club secretary for a copy.
Be sure to ask the club secretary of the visited club to sign a card or note as proof of your attendance. A signed document ensures that your club gives you attendance credit.

Rotaract, Interact, RCC, or Fellowships
Making up your meeting with a Rotaract club, Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship is a great way to explore and find out about these programs. To locate these meetings you can contact your:
Club leaders
District Rotaract committee chair
District Interact committee chair
District Rotary Community Corps committee chair
District Rotary Fellowships committee chair

District or RI Meetings
You can also make-up meetings at one of the following district or RI meeting:
District conference
District assembly
District committee meeting (at request of the district governor)
RI Committee meeting
RI Convention
Rotary Institute

Club-sponsored Events
Participating in a club-sponsored event is a great way to support the service work of your club and make-up a meeting. Check with your club secretary to see if these or other club events may count as make-ups :
Club service project
Club-sponsored community event
Other meetings or events as authorized by the club board

Board or Committee Meetings
Serving your club through holding a seat on the club board or in an assigned club committee can count as a make-up, if authorized by the board.

Excused Absences
Absences will be excused if:
The absence is approved by your club’s board
The sum of the member’s years of membership and age equals 85 or more.
(Article 9, Section 3 of the Club Constitution)

Termination
Failure to meet the attendance requirement may result in termination of membership, if the member fails to:
Attend or make-up at least 50% of club meetings in each half of the year
Attend 30% of their own club’s regular meetings in each half of the year
Attend or make-up four consecutive meetings
(Article 11, Section 4 of Club Constitution)

Resources
The following resources are available on www.rotary.org :
Manual of Procedure
Rotary Code of Policies
Standard Rotary Club Constitution
Rotary E-Learning Center

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