NEW MEMBERSHIP

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NEW MEMBERSHIP

• Rotary Club of Windward

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Rotary Is

• Organization of business and professional persons
• Provide humanitarian service
• Encourage high ethical standards in all vocations
• Help build goodwill and peace in the world
• 1.2 million members 32,943 clubs in 200
  countries
• Oldest and largest service organization in the
  world
• The Rotary Foundation provides 100 million for
• International Scholarships
• Cultural Exchanges
• Humanitarian Projects
• Rotary is PolioPlus worldwide eradication of
  Polio
• Make Dreams Real 2008-2009 Theme

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Historical Highlights

• 1905 First Rotary Club formed in Chicago by
  Paul Harris
• 1910 First Rotary Convention and first club
  outside of US in Winnipeg, Canada
• 1911 First European clubs formed in Dublin,
  Belfast, and London
• 1917 Endowment Fund established (forerunner of
  The Rotary Foundation)?
• 1919 - Rotary enters S. America and Asia
• 1921 - Rotary goes down under in Australia and
  S. Africa
• 1933 The 4-Way Test formulated
• 1947 Founder Paul Harris dies, first RI
  foundation scholarship awarded
• 1985 Rotary announces PolioPlus program
• 1989 Council on Legislation opens Rotary to
  women
• 1997 Rotary expands to Antarctica
• 2002 Rotary expands to Afghanistan

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The Object of Rotary - Service

• FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an
  opportunity for service
• SECOND. High ethical standards in business and
  professions the recognition of the worthiness of
  all useful occupations and the dignifying of
  each Rotarians occupation as an opportunity to
  serve society
• THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in
  each Rotarians personal, business, and community
  life
• FOURTH. The advancement of international
  understanding, goodwill, and peace through a
  world fellowship of business and professional
  persons united in the ideal of service.
• THE 4-WAY TEST
• Is it the TRUTH?
• Is it FAIR to all concerned?
• Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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Service

• Club Service Focuses on strengthening
  fellowship and ensuring effective functioning of
  the club.
• Update the Website
• Create Club Bulletin
• Public Relations
• Community Service Covers the projects and
  activities of the club. The goal is to improve
  your community.
• NFCC
• AIDs Awareness
• CART
• Habitat for Humanity
• YMCA Proejcts
• Drake House
• Literacy
• School Partnerships
• International Service Encompasses actions taken
  to expand Rotarys humanitarian reach around the
  globe and to promote world understanding and
  peace.
• GRSP
• Polio Plus
• International Projects
• Vocational Service Encourages Rotarians to serve
  others through their vocations
• Teacher of the Week/Year

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The Benefits of Joining

• Service Opportunities
• International Awareness
• Friendship
• Good Citizenship
• Family Foundations
• Entertainment
• Ethical Environment
• Leadership Development
• Diversity in Membership
• Professional Networking

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The Rotary Foundation

• The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable
  Rotarians to advance world understanding,
  goodwill, and peace through the improvement of
  health, the support of education, and alleviation
  of poverty. In 200607 Contributions totaled 133
  million and 100 million was spent in support of
  humanitarian and educational programs.
• FUNDS There are 2 types of funds available
  through the Foundation.
• Annual Program Provides grants and awards
  through Foundation programs.
• Permanent endowment from which only the
  earnings are spent. Ensures long term viability
  of the foundation.

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Rotary Club of Windward

• Chartered in 2002
• 22 Active Members
• Meet every Monday at 1200 noon
• Windward Marriott, 5750 Windward Parkway,
  Alpharetta, GA 30005
• Support many local community projects
• Habitat for Humanity funding and volunteers
• North Fulton Community Charities
• Drake House
• YMCA
• Social and Fellowship Events
• Holiday party
• Family of Rotary Events
• Support International Projects
• GRSP
• Polio Plus
• Rotary Foundation

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Your Commitment

• Attendance Goal to attend 60 of the clubs
  weekly meetings. Option to make-up at other local
  Rotary clubs. Cant miss four consecutive
  meetings in a row.
• Participation As a new member agree to work
  with their sponsor/mentor to complete the new
  member worksheet within the first six months of
  membership and pick one committee to work on.
• Recruitment and Retention of members
• Financial
• 75 initiation fee
• 315 quarterly dues which includes 25 for the
• Paul Harris Foundation and 25 for the
• Will Watt Foundation.

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Welcome and Good Luck!
Rotary lets you give something back, in the
knowledge that you belong to the largest family
of givers. Deanna Ann Duguid, Indonesia