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Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan
Orientation ProgramDistrict 6330
Area 7www.flushingmirotary.org
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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary• 1.2 million members in 200 countries• 34 Zones – We are in Zone 24• 531 Districts – We are in District 6330• Currently over 34,000 clubs worldwide• District 6330 includes 19 Michigan clubs
and 41 Canadian clubs in Ontario • Rotary year is July-June
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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary• Rotary International (RI)
– K. R. Ravindran, President, Sri Lanka
• Zone 24 – 16 districts, 883 clubs– Canada, Eastern Russia, St. Pierre &
Miquelon, USA: Alaska, Maine, Michigan, New York, Washington
• District 6330 – Canada/US (8 Areas)– District Governor – Canada
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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary
• Area 7 – Genesee/Lapeer County Clubs – Rob Jewell, Assistant District Governor, Flint
Club
• Club #28634 – Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan– Darwin Sherba, President
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Things You Should Know About the Structure of
Rotary
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Things You Should Know About Our Club
• Chartered in April, 1992• Weekly meetings
– Meetings promote fellowship, learning and embody the Rotary tradition
– 60% minimum attendance requirement• Make ups at other clubs or Flushing Rotary
Committees
• Dues - RI membership/magazine, district dues, breakfast
– Quarterly dues of $135 are invoiced– Voluntary Annual Foundation gift of $25 may be
included in July dues invoice or voluntarily sign up for additional $25/quarter to become a Sustaining Member contributing $100 annually
Rotary Club of Flushing
• $2.00 a week for 50/50 drawing of which 50% earmarked for the Club operation budget
• “Happy Bucks” are voluntary contributions from members contributed to Rotary International Foundation.
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The Four-Way Test
• Followed by Rotarians world-wide in their business and professional lives, The Four-Way Test, was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. It has been translated into hundreds of languages. It asks the following four questions:
"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?"
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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, to encourage and foster:– 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 Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
– THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's 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.
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Four Avenues of Service
• Based on the Object of Rotary, the Four Avenues of Service are Rotary's philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:– Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship
and ensuring the effective functioning of the club. – Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve
others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
– Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
– International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
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Getting Started with the Club and Website
• Log onto website home page: http://www.flushingmirotary.org
• Initial username and password– First initial, last name all lower case
(e.g., jdoe)– Password: speakeasy
• Username and password can be edited after initial log in
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Opportunities to Learn About Rotary
• Weekly meetings• Join a Club Committee – dates/times vary• Attend Board meetings
– 1st Tuesday each month 7 AM @ Elbow Room • District Assembly held in the Spring each year
• District Conference– May or June of each year– Location varies based on the home club of the
current District Governor
• Rotary International Website: www.rotary.org
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Opportunities for Fellowship
• Euchre Card Parties• Spring, Fall Theme Parties• Fundraisers and Community
Projects• Holiday Family breakfast
(partner/spouse children invited)
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• Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition– Personal contribution achievement - Donate $1,000 to Rotary
Foundation’s Annual Fund– Club recognition -Two members are recognized as PHF each
year for exemplary club, community and/or international service contributions
• Sustaining Member – $100 or more/year given to Rotary Foundation Annual Fund
• Foundation Benefactor– Members bequeathing $1,000 or more to Rotary Foundation
Permanent Fund
• “Tommy Award” – Annual rotating award of the “Emerald Beads”, named for
charter member Tom McNally, in recognition of club/community service. Selected by prior Tommy Award recipients.
Rotary Recognition
Opportunities to Serve
Club Service• Fellowship; plan or host a social event• Recruit a new member• Identify a speaker for a weekly meeting• Volunteer for a service project• Sell Duckie tickets or be a Sponsor – major
fundraising event held each year• Be a leader; consider joining the Board or
chairing a committee
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Service to the Community
• S’mores at Candlewalk; ; help with prep work, volunteer for a shift at Candlewalk in early December
• Rotary Readers; volunteer to read to a classroom of students at Springview elementary
• Student of the Month; monthly recognition given to a student and their parents from Flushing High School
• Summerfest Parade; Rotarians walk in the Parade distributing t-shirts promoting the Duckie Raffle
• Scholarship selection committee; Rotary Club of Flushing annually selects 2-3 deserving students to receive $1,000 scholarships from this endowed fund
• Riverview Park project; the Club supported a $10,000 design for a makeover of the Riverview Park. The first project , completed in 2013, was replacement of the bench seats with stadium seats. Estimated at $170,000 for seating project.
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Service to the Community
Vocational Service:• Ethics panel; Club members participate in the annual ethics discussion with
students from Flushing High School• Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders; the Club sponsors local youth to attend this
special leadership training opportunity• Service Above Self Award; the Club annually recognition of a non-Rotarian in
our community for their outstanding service
International Service:• Group Study Exchange; young adults from another country visit our District
needing host families. Club members help with providing access to professional learning opportunities
• Rotary International Special Programs; Polio Plus is an example of an initiative every club was asked to support
• World Community Service; the Club contributes financially to the Preventable Blindness project in Mexico
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Opportunities to Network and make up meetings!
Burton – Thursday 12:15 PMIMA Brookwood Golf Course Clubhouse 6045 Davison Road Burton MI, 48509
Clio – Tuesday 7:15 AMRogers Lodge 219 Rogers Lodge Drive Clio, MI 48420
Fenton – Tuesday 7:15 AMSpring Meadows Country Club1129 Ripley RoadLinden MI, 48451
Grand Blanc - Tuesday NoonLittle Joe’s Restaurant11518 S. Saginaw St. Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Genesee Valley –Tuesday 12:15 PMRedwood Lodge5304 Gateway Centre Dr. Flint, MI
Columbiaville – Tuesday 6:30 PMRotary Bldg. 4422 First StreetColumbiaville, MI 48421
Greater Flint Sunrise – Wednesday 7 AMRTC Building – Mott Community College 138 Kensington Ave. RM 1301Flint MI, 48503
Flint – Friday Noon Flint Golf Club3100 Lakewood DriveFlint MI, 48507
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Contributions and Accomplishments of Rotary
Club of Flushing
• Flushing River/NatureTrail benches for rest areas, installed signage and plantings
• Riverview Park project master plan commissioned
• Instrumental in leading community adoption of the Riverview Park master plan
• Stadium sets installed in Riverview Park in 2013
• Scholarship awards given to 42 students totaling $42,000 between1999 and 2015
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Contributions and Accomplishments of Rotary
Club of Flushing
• Special Recognition in 2004 as “Service Club of the Year” from Flushing Chamber of Commerce
• Numerous RI Presidential Citations since 2000
• Annual giving/sustaining member per capita among highest in District 6330
• Numerous Literacy Awards in RI Zone 22 and District 6330 for literacy projects
Rotary Club of Flushing
A hard working club, invested in our community, region, district and world,
with a reputation for getting things done, but also having fun!
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