Presentation by Rotaractors Mitty Chang (USA) and Anita Chan (Hong Kong) from a workshop at the 2012 Rotaract Preconvention Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.

1. STARTING & SUSTAINING
A ROTARACT CLUB
Mitty Chang, Rotaractor USA | Anita Chan, Rotaractor Hong Kong

2. Mitty Chang - California, USA
Charter President, Rotaract Club of University of California, Davis (District 5160)
Charter President, Rotaract Club of Greater Fremont (District 5170)
Past District Rotaract Representative (District 5160)
Big West Rotaract Conference Chair 2011
Past Interactor, District 5170
Anita Chan - Hong Kong
Immediate Past District Rotaract Representative
RID3450 (Hong Kong, Macao & Mongolia)
APRRC 2012 Standing Committee Chair
Past President, Rotaract Club of Victoria
Joined Rotaract from RYLA in Rotary Year 2007/2008

3. GOALS & GROUNDRULES
1. What is Rotaract?
2. Starting a Club
3. Rotaract Elevator Pitch
4. Growing & Sustaining Your Club
5. Common Hurdles
6. Questions & Answers

4. GOALS & GROUNDRULES
1. End on Time
2. Agree to Our Roles
3. Take Notes, Listen Actively
4. Ask Questions
5. Take Action

5. WHAT IS ROTARACT?

6. WHAT IS ROTARACT?
ROTARY IN ACTION
AGES 18 TO 30
SERVICE
NETWORKING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FUN AND FELLOWSHIP

7. WHAT GOES INTO
STARTING A CLUB?

8. Rotaract Club Organization List
Please type or print clearly
Rotaract Club of District
Mailing address of Rotaract club
City Country Postal Code
$50 USD + A SPONSORING Phone number
E-mail
Fax number
Web address
ROTARY CLUB (SIGNATURE OF Sponsoring Rotary club(s)
ROTARY PRESIDENT) + This list constitutes official notification to Rotary International of the organization of a Rotaract club.
ROTARACT PRESIDENT
1. Print or type the name of each charter member, including age, gender, and mailing address.
2. Obtain required signatures on the back page.
3. Keep a copy for your files, and send the original organization list to your district governor and a copy to
your district Rotaract representative.
SIGNATURE + ADOPTING THE
4. Ask the district governor to sign the form, and send the original to the RI international office serving your
area and a copy to your club. The district governor should also send copies of the signed Rotaract Club
Organization List to the district Rotaract committee chair and the district Rotaract representative.
5. Please submit payment for the RI Rotaract club organization fee to the RI international office or fiscal agent
STANDARD CLUB CONSTITUTION
nearest you, in check or money order equivalent to US$50 and payable to “Rotary International.” A copy of
this payment must be attached to the Rotaract club organization list.
+ THE CHARTER FORM YOU SEE
Name Age Gender Address
(Pres.)
(V.P.)
TO THE RIGHT (Sec’y.)
(Treas.)
(Dir.)
(Dir.)
The RI Board recommends, but does not mandate, a minimum of 15 charter members
who are between the ages of 18 and 30.
Rotaract Handbook 31

9. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU
NEED TO CHARTER?
I HEARD THE MINIMUM WAS 15...

10. WHERE DO YOU RECRUIT?
HOW DO I GET FOLKS?!

12. THE ROTARACT
THIS IS HOW YOU RECRUIT IN 30 SECONDS
ELEVATOR PITCH

13. GROWING & SUSTAINING
YOUR CLUB
OKAY, I HAVE A CLUB ALREADY.
JUST TELL ME HOW TO GROW IT, WILL YA?

14. GROWING & SUSTAINING YOUR CLUB
- CREATE FUN through fellowships and activities!
- Build sense of COMMUNITY with members
- CONSTANTLY RECRUIT new members from club activities and recruiting events
- TACKLE the aging problem
- ENCOURAGE members to join District functions
- COLLABORATE with other Rotaract, Rotary, and Interact clubs!
- HAVE FUN doing everything!

15. GROWING & SUSTAINING YOUR CLUB
- Door Greeters - Actively participate on the
- Sign-in table (collect information!) Rotary/Rotaract district level
- Look organized! Powerpoint/Agenda/Time Limits - Leadership Development
- Icebreakers & Interactive Activities Fund (LDF)
- Send out newsletters - Members only events
- Cater to your members - Recruiting Recognition
- Buddy or Sponsor+Sponsoree Programs - Points system
- Family System (for larger clubs)
- SEPARATE club planning meetings for officers
- Interact with Rotary as often as possible!

16. SOME COMMON
HURDLES

17. WELL, HOW BIG IS YOUR CLUB?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU MEET?

18. HOW DO I FIND EVENTS?
AND HOW DO I GET PEOPLE TO ATTEND THEM?

19. HOW DO I GET PEOPLE TO
COME TO MY MEETINGS?
THEY ONLY COME FOR ONE..OR TWO... :[

20. COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
& QUESTIONS

21. AREN’T YOU IN INTERACT?
HOW IS HIGH SCHOOL GOING?

22. AGES 18 TO 30?!
I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR COLLEGE ONLY.

23. WHY NOT JUST JOIN
ROTARY?

24. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
LET’S CHAT.
Mitty Chang Anita Chan
mitty@mightymitty.com chananita0524@gmail.com
@mittychang facebook.com/chansiubak
THANK YOU! :)