Member Orientation

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Member Orientation

• Rotary Club of Maryville/Alcoa and the Satellite
  Club of
• Music Technology
• of Blount County, TN

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What is Rotary?

• Rotary is an organization of business and
  professional men and women united worldwide who
  provide humanitarian service, encourage high
  ethical standards in all vocations, and help
  build goodwill and peace in the world.

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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...

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Object of Rotary

• First
• to encourage and foster
• The development of acquaintance as an opportunity
  for service

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Object of Rotary

• Second
• to encourage and foster
• High ethical standards in business and
  professions the recognition of the worthiness
  of all useful occupations and the dignifying by
  each Rotarian of his or her occupations as an
  opportunity to serve society

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Object of Rotary

• Third
• to encourage and foster
• The application of the ideal of service by every
  Rotarian to his or her occupation as an
  opportunity to serve society

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Object of Rotary

• Fourth
• to encourage and foster
• The advancement of international understanding,
  goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
  business and professional men and women, united
  in the ideal of service.

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The 4-Way Test of the Things We Think, Say and Do.

• 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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Rotary Motto

• Service Above Self

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Rotary International

• Annual Theme
• 2015-16

• Monthly Themes
• For example
• March
• is Water Sanitation Month
• April is Maternal Child Health Month

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Rotary Clubs, Districts, Zones, International

• Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa Club Number 3873
• President Lynne Musick
• District 6780 65 clubs in East and Middle
  Tennessee, approximately 3,300 Rotarians
• District Governor Beth Stubbs, Rotary Club of
  Maryville-Alcoa
• Zone 30 12 districts
• RI Director for Zones 30 31 Karen Wentz
  (2015-17)
• Rotary International 1.2 million Rotarians in
  34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and
  geographical areas.
• President K.R. Ravi Ravindran of Sri Lanka

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District 6780
Zones 30 31
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Rotary Clubof Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• is part of
• District 6780
• Zone 30
• Rotary International
• Note A club is a member of Rotary International,
  individual Rotarians are not.

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Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• Origins
• Maryville was chartered in 1950
• Maryville and Alcoa clubs merged on December 31,
  2011
• Satellite started September, 2014

• 2015-16
• 43 Members Parent Club/8 Members Satellite Club
• Parent meets at Blount Co. Library, Tues 700
  a.m.
• Satellite meets Mon. 530 p.m. RJs Courtyard
  Restaurant

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Notable Maryville-Alcoa Rotarians

• Karen Wentz
• Rotary International Director for Zone
  30-31
• 2015-16 2016-17
• Rotary Coordinator for Zone 30, 2010-13
• District Governor, 2005-06
• Beth Stubbs
• District Governor, 2015-16
• District Annual Giving Chair, 2009-12
• Assistant Governor, 2007-09
• Carol LaRue
• District Governor, 2008-09 (deceased)
• Several Maryville Rotarians are active and
  involved at the district level and beyond.

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Maryville-Alcoa Rotary Officers and Directors
2015-16

• President Lynne Musick
• President-elect Jason Hall
• Past President Bob Beasley
• Vice President Christine Clanton
• Administration Will Ludwig
• Foundation Beth Stubbs
• Membership David Smith
• Public Relations Holly Doane
• Service Projects Tesa Brown/Nathan French
• Secretary Sonnie Burgin
• Treasurer Mike Brown
• Sergeant-at-Arms Bruce Kerr

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Avenues of Service

• Club Service
• involves activities to make the club function
  successfully

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Our Club Service Programs

• Communications
• Weekly newsletter
• Web site ( www.maryvillerotary.org) Facebook
• E-mail
• Public relations Blount Chamber of Commerce
• Fellowship
• Meetings
• Special event gatherings
• Membership Development and Retention
• Member recruitment
• New member orientation
• Leadership development
• Fund Raising Events
• Club Foundation

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Avenues of Service

• Vocational Service
• affords the
• opportunity for each Rotarian to represent and
  honor the dignity and worthiness of all
  occupations
• RYLA Speaker

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Our Vocational Service Programs

• Honorary Rotarian award for non-Rotarian in the
  community
• RYLA Rotary Youth
• Leadership Awards
• Ethical Vocational Awareness

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Avenues of Service

• Community Service
• pursues activities to improve the quality of life
  in our community

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Our Community Service Programs

• Dictionary Project
• Second Harvest Food for Kids Program
• Habitat for Humanity
• United Way Food Drive CanPaign
• Townsend Storytellng Festival

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Avenues of Service

• International Service
• Projects and programs to meet humanitarian needs
  of people in other countries and to further
  goodwill and international understanding

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Our International Service Programs

• International Service Partnering with other
  Rotary Clubs on international projects for
  example Mexico projects (2008-15), Thailand
  water project (2007 and 2014), Safe Blood Africa
  (2005-06). These are all Rotary Foundation
  matching/Global grants.
• Vocational Training Team (a Rotary Foundation
  program)
• Youth Exchange
• PolioPlus Partners and PolioPlus (Rotary
  Foundation programs)

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Avenues of Service

• Youth Service
• includes activities to involve, recognize, and
  develop youth in the community

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Our Youth Service Programs

• Interact Club William Blount High School
• Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)
• Academic Scholarships

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Rotary Clubof Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• Source of Funds
• Club Fundraisers
• Chili Cookoff Nov
• Gala Auction Feb or March of each year
• Dues

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The Rotary Foundation Programs The engine that
drives Rotarys humanitarian and education work
in the world.

• Global Scholarships from Maryville/Alcoa
• Victoria McCready White, Japan, 2005-06
• Jessica Murphy, Uruguay,2008-09
• Michael Henry, England, 2010-11
• Zoe Durand, 2011-12
• Group Study Exchange- Maryville/Alcoa
• Spoke Club Thailand 2011, Pakistan 2010
• Hub Club India 2009, France 2007, Brazil 2004,
  Malaysia 2003
• Team Leaders Ted Frazier (Hong Kong 2001), Karen
  Wentz (England 1999)

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The Rotary Foundation Programs The engine that
drives Rotarys humanitarian and education work
in the world.

• Humanitarian Matching Grants
• Mexico water systems, hospital equipment, kidney
  transplants 2008-2015
• Thailand water systems 2006-14
• Safe Blood Africa 2005-06
• District Simplified Grants Maryville/Alcoa
• Africa water well 2011-12
• Dictionary project
• Food for Kids program 2014
• Peace Fellows
• PolioPlus and PolioPlus Partners

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The Rotary FoundationThe engine that drives
Rotarys humanitarian and education work in the
world.

• Source of Funds
• Annual Programs Fund
• STAR Club
• Paul Harris Society
• Paul Harris Fellowship recognition
• Sustaining Members
• Happy Dollars
• Benefactors
• Polio plus
• Endowment

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ROTARY IS ...

• Service
• Engagement Attendance
• Membership Fellowship
• Programs

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Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• MINIMUM Expectations of a Rotarian every year.
• To be active in club projects and fellowship
  activities.
• To support the Rotary Foundation and become a
  sustaining member (at least 100 per year) and
  Paul Harris Fellow.
• Attend regularly and make up missed meetings.
• To Share Rotary by bringing in a new member.
• Fulfill your financial obligations in a timely
  manner.

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Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• Being a Rotarian is
• Service Above Self
• Adhering to the
• 4-Way Test
• Fellowship and HAVING FUN!!!

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Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa, TN

• Check out www.rotary.org for More Rotary
  information

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Were Glad Youre Here!

• Rotary Club
• of Maryville-Alcoa, TN
• And Rotary Club of Music and Technology