What is Rotary?
Rotary is a world-wide service organization of business and professional individuals who adopt the Ideal of Service as the basis for success and fulfillment in business and community life. There are over 1,220,000 service minded members in 31,300 Clubs in more than 165 countries.
* Participating in community service projects.
* Promoting high standards in business and professional life.
* Advancing international understanding, goodwill and peace.
* Enlarging one’s personal and professional friendships.
How do you become a Member?
Membership is by invitation. Members are chosen to be a representative of their respective business or profession. The ‘Classification Principle’ ensures that our membership is open to qualified leaders of business, professions and the community.
The Benefits of Membership?
* Keep in touch with current events in our community.
* Obtain increased knowledge of other businesses and professions.
* Develop new friends and acquaintances.
* Personal fulfillment by being of service to your community and the world.
* Develop talent and capacities in roles of leadership and support.
* Develop contacts in every business and profession represented in the club.
* Increase knowledge of world affairs.
* Receive a warm welcome in virtually every important city of the world.
Rotary is built upon fellowship and friendship which depends upon being at the meetings. A Rotarian is expected to attend the weekly meetings of his/her club or make up at another club a missed meeting. Make-ups afford a splendid opportunity to make new friends and bring back ideas that can help the home club. Members are expected to participate in service, social and fundraising functions sponsored by the Club. Attendance at Rotary District activities is encouraged when possible.
The RI initiation fee is $100 and our Club quarterly dues are $145. Meals cost $13 for members, $19 for non-members. Periodically we have special events that include spouses/significant others at an additional cost. During the year members are ‘fined’ a predetermined amount, usually averaging $80, as a way of sharing recognition of their vocation, birthdays, milestones, achievements etc.
Members are encouraged to support The Rotary International Foundation with an annual contribution of $100 (Paul Harris Sustaining Member) and our Club’s Foundation with an annual contribution of $100 (Keystone Builder).
The Cost of Belonging to The Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa:
The Requirements of Rotary Membership:
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