ROTARACT
Fellowship Through Service
Training Workshop by
Abdul Wahid
District Rotaract Representative RY 2012-13

Agenda
 Overview - RI District 3310
 What is Rotaract?
 Roles and Responsibilities
 Protocols and Constitutions & By-Laws
 Rotaract Events
 Questions and Answers

Getting to Know You
 Name
 Position
 Hobbies/Likes/Dislikes
 What do you want to gain from Rotaract
 Why Rotaract?

Role of District

Role of District

Role of District
• UNITE
• ADVICE
• TRAININGS

Overview of Rotaract Structure
District Governor District Rotaract Representative
(Elected by Rotaractors)
District Rotaract Chairperson
District Rotaract Committee Rotaract District Committee
(Rotarians) (Rotaractors)

Overview of Rotaract Structure
Rotary Clubs
Zone & District
Level / School
Rotaract Clubs
Rotaractors

Together, We Make a Difference
District Theme

RI District 3310 Rotaract – At a Glance
RI District 3310 is one of the few unique districts which involve
3 countries - Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore.
Hence, it has a diverse range of demographics and cultures. The district
also faces the challenges of bridging the bonds especially in such
geographic locations.

List of Rotaract Clubs in District 3310
In total, there are 29 Rotaract Clubs in D3310 to date and
the district is made up of 4 Zones.
 Zone 1 – Johor and Melaka
 Zone 2 – Sabah
 Zone 3 – Singapore
 Zone 4 – Sarawak
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
1.RAC Johor Bahru 1. RAC Likas Bay 1. RAC Marina City 1. RAC Curtin
2.RAC Kota Melaka 2. RAC Kota Kinabalu 2. RAC North West 2. RAC Kuching
3.RAC Sekolah Sultan 3. Institute Sinaran 3. RAC Spore West 3. RAC Swinburne
Abdul Jalil (Pending) 4. University Sabah 4. RAC Spore East 4. RAC Kolej Laila Taib
Malaysia (USM) 5. RAC Spore City 5. University Malaysia
6. RAC Raffles City Sarawak (UNIMAS)
7. RAC Queenstown
8. RAC Temasek
9. RAC NUS
10. RAC NTU
11. RAC SMU
12. RAC NYP
13. RAC NP
14. RAC SP
15. RAC United Nations
D3310 (NEW)
16. RAC SUTD (NEW)

GOALS
 To achieve Presidential Citation RY2012-13
 To send 1 nomination for District Award
 Clubs to send at least 1 participant for each Zonal /
District activities
 Rotaract clubs to organise at least 1 joint activity

Presidential Citation RY 2012/13
 To qualify: Clubs must meet 2012-13 Presidential
Citation – To participate in a service project or other
activity focused on peace.
 To fulfil 4 activities out of 8 activities
 All activities must be undertaken and completed between
1 July 2012 and 31 March
 Submission to District Secretary by 16 March 13
- Sponsoring Rotary Club President’s signature

Upcoming District Activities
July – Sept : Club Installations
27 October : Zonal BBQ (Singapore)
10 November : Assistance in Rotary Foundation Flag Day
(Rotaract Clubs are informed to assist, if possible)
23-25 Nov : Rotary Family Day @ Desaru, Johor Bahru
January : Zonal Bowling (Singapore)
February : Proposed PD workshop
“Back to Basics” on Rotaract workshop for members
March : Proposed Community Service Project
Blood Donation Drive on 16 March
17-19 May : Rotaract District Conference (RDC)

Together, We Make a Difference
District Theme

Rotaract Quiz
 What is Rotaract Motto?
 When is World Rotaract Week?
 First Rotaract Club Chartered? Date?
 What other youth programs of R.I.?
 How often are Rotaract Clubs suppose to have meetings?
 What are the five avenues of service?
 NGS? DRR? ZR?
 DG? DRC?RDC
 RDA? RYLA? DIC?

What is Rotaract ???
Campus Rotaract Club of Davis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGmnnThCyP8&feature
=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL51E1FAAEC524D5CA

Rotaract Basics
A Rotaract club is a Rotary sponsored club
for 18-30 year-olds that fosters
leadership and responsible citizenship, encourages
high ethical standards in business, and promotes
international peace and understanding.

Fundamentals
Community
Service
Leadership Professional
Development Development

Rotaract Goals Rotaract Statement of Policy
a)To develop professional and leadership skills;
b) To emphasize respect for the rights of others, and to promote
ethical standards and the dignity of all useful occupations;
c) To provide opportunities for young people to address the
needs and concerns of the community and our world;
d) To provide opportunities for working in cooperation with
sponsor Rotary clubs;
e) To motivate young people for eventual membership in Rotary.

Rotaract Facts
 Rotaract stands for Rotary in action.
 The first club was chartered in 1968 at the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in
the USA on 13 March.
 Today there are over 7,100 clubs in 163
countries and geographic areas with an
estimated membership of 163,000 young men
and women worldwide.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Secretary
4. Treasurer
5. Club Service
6. Community Service
7. International Service
8. Professional Development

President

SMART GOALS
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely

A leader is only as good as his team
- Anoymous
“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you
the formula for failure: which is: Try to please everybody.”
- Herbert B. Swope

Vice - President
1. Works Together with the President
2. Presides at all meetings when President is
absent
3. Reduce the administrative load and develop
new and exciting club projects and activities

Secretary
1. Works Together with the President
2. Handle the club’s communication
3. Maintain Club records
4. Take minutes for all board meetings

Agenda of Meeting
1. Welcome and Apologies
2. Amendments from Previous Minutes
3. Matters Arising from Previous Minutes

Agenda of Meeting
4. Treasurer's Report
5. Reports from Respective Directors
• Club Service Director
• Community Service Director
• International Service Director
• Professional Development Director

Agenda of Meeting
6. Zonal and District Updates
• Zonal updates
• District updates
7. Rotary Time
8. Any Other Business
9. Date & Time of Next Meeting

Treasurer
1. Collector and Disburser of club funds
2. Chairs the finance committee
3. Reports the club’s financial status at each
meeting
4. Has the accounts audited by end of the Rotary
year.

Club Service
1. Develops strategies for membership
development and retention
2. Plans fellowship activities for the membership

Club Service
Fellowship, Fellowship and Fellowship

Club Service

Community Service
1. Reviews suggestions and develops plans for the
club’s annual community service projects.
2. Takes a leadership role in organizing and
facilitating the projects
Tips:
• Be clear in choosing the target beneficiary
– Elderly, Children, Mentally-handicapped
• Frequency?

Community Service
“We Care, We Share”
Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Project

Community Service
2008 – West Coast Park 2009 – Marina Barrage

International Service
1. Oversees the hosting exchanges programmes of
the clubs
2. Proposes and manages international projects
outside of Singapore – with an objective of
service in mind
Tips:
• Have a planned out itinerary of places of interest in
Singapore

International Service
RAC Ampang, KL
RAC Thammasat University, BKK

Professional Development
1. Vocational Training
2. Life skills workshops
Tips:
• Get your Rotarians to give talks on their professions!
(Also get to know them better!!!)

Professional Development

MARSHAMALLOW GAME
Rules
• 10mins
• Tallest structure with the Marshamallow
standing tall WINS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_yKBitO8M

Protocols
1.Installation
2.Members Induction Ceremony
3.Activity Exercise

IMPT - Guidelines
A Rotaract club must observe the following
guidelines:-
1. Rotaract Handbook
2. Rotaract Constitutions and By-Laws
3. Rotaract Statement of Policy
4. District 3310 Manual of Procedures (MOP)

Installation
 Toasting
(to inform guests to stand & drinks available)
– Head of State
– Rotary International
– To Guests (Guests are requested to sit)

Installation
 Roll Call
– Rotary (DG>GOH>External>D3310)
– Rotaract (External>D3310)
– Interact (External>D3310)

Installation
 Speeches
– Speech by Outgoing President
– Appreciation of Outgoing BOD members
– Installation of Incoming President
– Speech by Incoming President
– Installation of Incoming BOD members
– Speech by Guest of Honour (GOH)
– Token of Appreciation to GOH

Installation
 Toasting
 Roll Call
 Speeches
 Photo-taking
 Games (optional)
 Reception

Questions?

Induction of Members
• Only use the official certificates
• President will recite the charges to inductees
• Inductees to recite
• President congratulates inductees

ACTIVITY EXERCISE!

Rotaract Events
District
 Rotaract District Assembly (RDA) ( June/July)
 Rotaract District Conference (RDC) (Mar-June)
Zonal
 Zonal BBQ Fellowship
 Zonal Bowling
 Monthly meetings

Rotaract District Assembly 2012/13 (30 June 2012 @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
A total of 99 Rotaractors and 11 Rotarians attended this year’s RDA, eclipsing last year’s
attendance, making it one of the highest attendance to date.
There was also the presentation of awards to the nine outstanding Rotaract Clubs who had achieved
the Change Maker awards last year. District awards were also given out to the deserving Rotaract
Clubs
ROTARACT DISTRCT
ASSEMBLY
Date : 30 June 2012 (Saturday)
Venue : Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Lecture

Rotaract Events
International
World Rotaract Week
 Interota
 Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting
 APRRC
 RYLA
 Rotary Youth Exchange

Rotaract Events
World Rotaract Week
Suggestions for these activities include:
• Conduct a joint project with a Rotary club.
• Plan a literacy day to be held annually
• Invite Rotaractors to Rotary club meetings and vice versa.
• Give a presentation about Rotaract to a Rotary club that does not sponsor a Rotaract club.
• Publicize Rotaract in local media.
• Conduct a fundraiser for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge.
• Encourage cross-promotion between Interact, Rotary Youth Exchange, RYLA, and other
community youth organizations.
• Partner with international Rotaract clubs.
• Establish monitoring programs between Rotaractors and Interactors, as well as, with Rotarians.
• Introduce potential members to Interact by inviting them to a meeting or a project.

Rotaract Events
Interota
• A worldwide Rotaract meeting organized and sponsored by
Rotaractors
• Held every 3 years. (Last one was in Y2011 – Hurghada,Egypt)
• Not an official Rotary International meeting – Rotary still
supports by ensuring representation of RI leadership

Rotaract Events
Rotaract Pre-Convention Meeting
• Learn more about excellent Rotaract service projects
• Opportunity to exchange ideas on a wide range of Rotaract topics

Asia Pan Regional Rotaract Conference
(APRRC)

Rotaract Events
RYLA
• Rotaract Youth Leadership Awards
• Rotary’s leadership training program for young people
• Emphasizes leadership, citizenship and personal growth

Rotaract Events
Rotary Youth Exchange
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/752en.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puineN1UMto&feature=related

Constitutions and By-Laws
Meetings
Once every fortnight
Rotarians
Must be present at meetings
Attendance
At least 60% attendance (members)

Constitutions and By-Laws
Major Projects
1. To serve the community
2. To promote International Understanding
District Dues
Rotaract Clubs shall pay annual fees or dues to their district
Rotaract organization to cover the cost of district administration

Rotaract Quiz
 What is Rotaract Motto?
 When is World Rotaract Week?
 First Rotaract Club Chartered? Date?
 What other youth programs of R.I.?
 How often are Rotaract Clubs suppose to have meetings?
 What are the five avenues of service?
 NGS? DRR? ZR?
 DG? DRC?RDC
 RDA? RYLA? DIC?

Rotaract Quiz
•What is Rotaract Motto?
• Fellowship Through Service
•When is World Rotaract Week?
• Week of 13 March, Monday to Sunday
•First Rotaract Club Chartered? Date?
• Rotaract Club of North Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on
13 March 1968
•What other youth programs of R.I.?
• RYLA, Interota, Rotary Youth Exchange, GSE
•How often are Rotaract Clubs suppose to have meetings?
• Fortnightly

Rotaract Quiz
•What are the four avenues of service?
• Professional Development, Club Service, Community
Service, International Service
•NGS? DRR? ZR?
• New Generations Service, District Rotaract
Rep., Zonal Rep.
•DG? DRC?RDC
• District Governor, District Rotaract
Chairman, Rotaract District Conference
•RDA? RYLA? DIC?
• Rotaract District Assembly, Rotary Youth Leadership
Award, District Interact Chairman

Rotary
 Worldwide organization on professional leaders
 Provide humanitarian service
 Encourage high ethical standards in all vocations
 Help build goodwill and peace in the world
 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide
 More than 34,000 clubs in nearly every country

Origins of Rotary
 First service club – Rotary club of Chicago, USA
 Formed on 23 Feb 1905 by Paul P. Harris
 In 1985 – Rotary made historic commitment to
immunize children against Polio worldwide –
Polio Plus Program
 In 1989, women were admitted into Rotary for the
first time.

The 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?
Adopted by Rotary 1943

Motto and RI Theme
1. Rotary Motto: Service Above Self
2. RI Theme 2012-13:
Peace Through Service

Conclusion
No Boundaries
The sky is the limit!
All Walks of Life
Regardless of Race, Language and Religion
Give back to Society
Helping people/communities in need!

Conclusion

Resources
www.Rotary.org
www.rotarydistrict3310.org
http://rotaractdistrict3310.blogspot.sg/
Rotaract Handbook
District 3310 Manual of Procedures
District Rotaract Committee
Rotaract District Committee
Rotarians
Rotaractors

Questions?