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)

– President – Ron D. Burton, USA, Oklahoma (2013-2014)

• 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 –Don Moore, Walkerton,

Ontario Canada

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Things You Should Know About the Structure of

Rotary• Area 7 – Genesee/Lapeer County Clubs

– Robert Jewell, Assistant District Governor, Flint Club

• Club #28634 – Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan– President – Lisa Demankowski (2013-

2014)– Lisad@njb-architects.com

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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 (Includes - RI membership and magazine; district dues and weekly breakfast)

– Quarterly dues $135– Voluntary Annual Foundation gift of $25 included

in July dues statement, can voluntarily sign up for additional $25/quarter to become a Sustaining Member= $100 annually

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• Additionally: $2.00/week for 50/50 drawing of which 50% of proceeds go to the Club operation budget.

• “Happy Bucks”: Voluntary contributions from members that go to the 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 – Spring of 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

• Club Assembly meetings each month• Euchre Card Parties• Spring, Fall Theme Parties• Holiday Party• Fundraisers and Community Projects• Partner breakfast (bring your partner

or spouse to breakfast)

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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 international service contributions

• Sustaining Member – $100 or more/year given to Rotary Foundation Annual Fund

• Foundation Benefactor– Members bequeathing $1000 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.

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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 one of our many service projects• Write a story for the Flushing Life magazine• Sell Duckie tickets or be a Sponsor – this is the

Club’s major fundraising event held each year

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Opportunities to Serve

Community Service:• Scarecrow contest committee; promote, assemble, judge scarecrows• S’mores at Candlewalk; provide help with pre work, work one of the 2 nights

of 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 Race• Duckie Race: The main annual fundraiser of the Rotary Club of Flushing in

June.• 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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Opportunities to Service

Vocational Service:•  Ethics panel; participate in the annual ethics discussion with students from

Flushign High School• Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders; the club sponosrs local youth to attend this

special leadership training opportunity• Service Above Self Award; once a year the Club recognizes 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 supports financially the Preventable Blindness project in Mexico

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Opportunities to Network (and make up meetings!)

Burton – Thursdays 12:15 pmIMA Brookwood Golf Course Clubhouse 6045 Davison Road, Burton MI, 48509

Clio – Tuesdays at 7:15 AMRogers Lodge 219 Rogers Lodge Dr. , Clio, MI 48420

Fenton – Tuesdays 7:15 AMSpring Meadows Country Club1129 Ripley Road, Linden MI, 48451

Grand Blanc - Tuesdays at 7:15 AMSophia's Kitchen Restaurant11395 S. Saginaw St. Grand Blanc, MI  48439

Genesee Valley –Tuesdays 12:15 PMRedwood Lodge5304 Gateway Centre Dr. , Flint

Lapeer – Tuesdays 12:10 PMLapeer County Center Building425 County Center St, Lapeer, MI 48446

Columbiaville – Tuesdays 6:30 PMRotary Bldg. 4643 First Street, Columbiaville, MI 48420

Greater Flint Sunrise – Wednesday 7 AMSarvis Food Center 1231 E Kearsley Street, (Flint Cultural Center) Flint MI, 48503

Flint Downtown – Fridays 12 Noon Sarvis Food Center 1231 E Kearsley Street, (Flint Cultural Ctr) Flint MI, 48503

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Contributions and Accomplishments of Flushing

Rotary• Built and installed benches for rest areas,

installed signage and plantings on Flushing River/Nature Trail

• Received 2007 RI Zone 22 and District 6330 Literacy Awards for multiple literacy projects coordinated in Genesee County

• Participate with events held during Flushing Summerfest, Harvest Fest and Candlewalk

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Contributions and Accomplishments of Flushing

Rotary

• Special Recognition in 2004 as “Service Club of the Year” from Flushing Chamber of Commerce

• Club has received numerous RI Presidential Citations since 2000

• Annual giving/sustaining member per capita among highest in District 6330

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• 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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