rotary club of flushing, michigan member orientation

Rotary Club of Flushing, Michigan

Member Orientation District 6330

Area 7www.flushingmirotary.org

Flushing Rotary Orientation2

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



Rotary• Rotary International (RI)

– President – Gary C. K. Huang, Taiwan

• 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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• Area 7 – Genesee/Lapeer County Clubs – Rob Jewell, Assistant District Governor, Flint

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• Club #28634 – Rotary Club of Flushing Michigan– President – Dave Hendry – [email protected]



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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.



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?"


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.


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.


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


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


Opportunities for Fellowship

• Club Assembly - first Thursday of month• Euchre Card Parties• Spring, Fall Theme Parties• Holiday Party• Fundraisers and Community Projects• Rotary Family breakfast (partner/spouse

children invited – December)


• Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition– Personal contribution achievement - Donate $1,000 to Rotary

Foundation’s Annual Fund– Club recognition -Two members are recognized by the Club as

PHF each year at Pass the Gavel dinner 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 in estate plan/will www.rotary.org

• “Tommy Award” – Annual awarding of the “precious jems”, named for charter

member Tom McNally, in recognition of club/community service. Selected by prior Tommy Award recipients. The Club’s most prestigious award.

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


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 Race

• 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. Additional phases are planned.


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 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 to eradicate polio. A Rotary priority since 1985. www.rotary.org

• World Community Service; the Club contributes financially to the Preventable Blindness project in Mexico conducted by Dr. Brad Habermehl, Burton Rotary Club.



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 7:15 AMSophia's Kitchen Restaurant11395 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 12 Noon Flint Golf Club3100 Lakewood DriveFlint MI, 48507


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 seats installed in Riverview Park in 2013

• College Scholarship awards given to 39 students totaling $39,000 between1999 and 2014


Contributions and Accomplishments of Rotary

Club of Flushing

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

• Numerous Rotary Presidential Citations since 2000

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

• 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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