Rotary Club Of Winter Park Membership 101 082909

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The President asked me to present a five-minute presentation about Rotary membership here in Winter Park, Forida. I’m going to speak quickly, so try to keep up.

Rotary was the first service organization in the world. Today, Rotary International is made up of over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. Rotary's motto, Service Above Self , exemplifies the humanitarian spirit of the organization's more than 1.2 million members. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary worldwide.

Four business people pursuing different vocations founded Rotary in Downtown Chicago in 1905. One of my favorite Paul Harris quotes is, “He profits most who serves the best.”

By 1925, Rotary had 20,000 members across four continents and its membership included business and community leaders. The Rotary Club of London counter Winston Churchill among its members.

By 1970, Rotary was represented on every continent.

And, as of 2008, Rotary Clubs were established in the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the idea of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Any of you who have bee in Rotary for a number of ears recogiize this phrase and know it’s followed words that describe the four avenues of service. The “ideal of service” is the key phrase, expressing an attitude of being a thoughtful and helpful person in all of one’s endeavors. The photo in the background is a great example of how Rotary s integrated into Winter Park. Here we see children expressing themselves in the Children’s Workshop area operated by Rotarian Tom Sacha. Many of the art works produced are outstanding. IT’s one of my favoriate things to be involved in.

So, fundamentally, Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. This statement was created in 1976 at the request of the Rotary International board and if you ever needed a succinct way to explain Rotary, here it is. Incidentally, the picture shows Rotarians vaccinating babies against polio. To illustrate the power of Rotary, the Stop Polio Now program began in 1985 and now 23 years later and billions of dollars invested, the incidence of polio is limited to four countries. The Rotary Foundation in cooperation with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have committed to spend $555 million dollars to finally eradicate polio from the earth. Every dollar you give to the happy box each Monday goes to satisfy the Rotary Club of Winter Park’s pledge to this effort. You are responsible for eradicating polio.

The member qualifications from the Rotary Constitution are summed up in four ways: The prospective member should be of good character and reputation. He or she should be a senior leader in their respective organization. He or she should hold a position with discretionary authority - This isn’t intended to be elitist, it’s intended to ensure that Rotarians are able to marshal the community resources to affect positive change and having decision makers in Rotary makes that easier. Finally, he or she should be a community leader demonstrated by a person involvement in community affairs The photos you see were provided by Nestor de Armas when he traveled with Rotarians from our District to install water purification systems in Veracruz, Mexico. It’s just one example of how the Rotary Club of Winter Park is engaged internationally.

There are four membership categories – active, senior active, past service and honorary. Clubs guard the election to honorary membership as exclusively a distinction for meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals and for permanent support of Rotary’s cause. Honorary membership is the highest distinction that a club may bestow and requires a unanimous vote of the board of directors. Recently we chose to bestow this honor on Randy Knight for his 50-year commitment to Rotary, the City of Winter Park and his near fanatical involvement as a full-time volunteer landscaper at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden.

The classification system is somewhat of a mystery to many. It was established so that no club would be dominated by any single vocation. Only five members can represent any one classification. The club is free to create classifications consistent with the business in their city. So the classification system is intended to be inclusive of vocations in our city so that we broaden our understanding of other occupations. And, it’s through this diversity that fellowship occurs. And since we are not able to be dominated by a single classification, we avoid professional jealousies.

The strength of our membership is made possible through sponsors who recommend community leaders for membership. Here are the people responsible for recommending new members over the past 18-months. I encourage members to upload photos to our directory and ask others to consider updating theirs from the 1970’s.

The future of Rotary is in your hands. You are the link to share the gift of Rotary. It begins with the initial contact where the sponsor inquires about an interest in Rotary and contributing to the community. The sponsor invites the prospect to a club meeting and anytime you have someone who is a serious prospect, their lunch is paid for by the club. IF there is interest in moving forward we give the prospect a blue folder filled with Rotary basics, facts, club history, the path to membership and the Sponsor Proposal Form. It’s at this point we ask sponsors to involve the membership committee so we can give club specific information to the prospect. The apprval process is where Iget the most questons. So here are the steps: The sponsor submits the proposal form The membership committee reviews and makes a recommenation to the board The board acts on the proposed member and if positive, The prospect is invited to attend the fireside chat, that takes place once a month After that, the prospect’s name and business are published in the weekly bulletin that is on your table here today. The whole process is designed so that if anyone has a reservation whether someone meets the ideal of Rotary, the membership is able to make that reservation known. 6. The final step is the induction ceremony and the presentation of their lapel pin and red badge.

Finding appropriate prospects for Rotary is easy, they are the people you do business with, your neighbors, the people you worship with, and your colleagues in social or professional organizations. The photo in the background here is of Bill Wright and 3 rd Graders at Aloma Elementary after we presented each of them with their own Rotary Dictionary as part of the Dictionary Project Bill introduced last year. You would have thought we were handing them gold they wee so excited.

A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel, with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate "Civilization and Movement." Most of the early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publications and letterheads. Finally, in 1922, it was decided that all Rotary clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association." A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem. The first lapel pin in Rotary history was created in 1909 for the Rotary Club of New York. It wasn’t given to every member, though: Only the club’s president, Bradford Bullock, wore the first pin. After Bullock left office in 1911, the pin changed forms a few times. Today, it depicts the official Rotary emblem. Now all Rotarians are encouraged to wear pins, if not for a specific program or club, at least for Rotary in general to show pride and membership.

The 2010 membership committee is able to help any sponsor propose someone for membership. I encourage you to find one of us when you bring a guest, introduce them and invite us to join you at your table. Last year we were one of the few cubs in the District that had a net increase over the prior year and as long as we stay on our current pace, we are prepared to do the same again this year.

You, the sponsor, are the missing piece. The future of Rotary is in your hands.

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Rotary Club Of Winter Park Membership 101 082909 - Presentation Transcript

Rotary Club of Winter Park
The First Service Organization
- 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide
- Network of business and professional leaders
- “ Service Above Self” exemplifies the members’ humanitarian spirit
- Fellowship and service characterize the Rotary Club of Winter Park
Silvester Schiele Coal Dealer Gustavus Loehr Mining Engineer Hiram Shorey Tailor
Paul Harris Attorney
By 1925 Rotary had 20,000 members
By 1970s, Rotary spread across Western Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia
Today, Rotary countries include United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan
To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise The "ideal of service" is the key phrase, expressing an attitude of being a thoughtful and helpful person in all of one's endeavors. 2008 Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival
Fundamental aspects of Rotary
- Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Member qualifications
- Good character and good business, professional and/or community reputation
- Proprietor, partner, corporate officer, or manager of any worthy and recognized business or profession
- Hold any important position and have executive capacity with discretionary authority
- A community leader who has demonstrated through personal involvement in community affairs a commitment to service and the Object of Rotary
Water Purification Project Veracruz, Mexico
Membership categories
- Active Member
- Senior Active Members
- Past Service Members
- Honorary Members
Membership classification
- Five members may represent any one classification
- Inclusive, rather than exclusive membership
- Broadens understanding of other occupations
- Develops fellowship through diversity
- Avoids business & professional jealousies
Sponsors are club heroes Jack Ballard Gary Brewer Ken Bradley Eduardo Blanchet Diane Culpepper Frank Dasse Nestor de Armas Duncan DeWahl Jeffrey Blydenburgh Larry Herring Tom Harris Todd Ruopp Dave Satcher Dean Shaheen Rob Sharpstein John Hall
Share the gift of Rotary Initial Contact Sponsor inquires about interest in Rotary Club Visit Sponsor invites prospect to be a guest at a regular meeting Club Info Sponsor presents prospect with information Pre-Induction Sponsor and Membership Committee present club specific information Approval Process Sponsor submits proposal form to Membership Committee Induction Ceremony President and Sponsor induct new member at a regular meeting
- Sponsor submits proposal form to Membership Committee
- Membership Committee makes recommendation to the board
- Board acts on the proposed member
- Prospect attends fireside chat
- Prospect’ name is published twice the Rotary Bulletin
Red Badge
Where to look
- People with whom you do business
- People in your neighborhood
- People at your place of worship
- Social or business organizations
- Professional association members
2008 Winter Park Dictionary Project
Rotary Wheel
2010 Membership Committee Duncan DeWahl Todd Ruopp John Hall Matt Bartolomei John King Jennifer Bloodworth Pitt Warner
Rotary Club of Winter Park