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Rotary club members are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various
community and international service needs. Through community service and other means, Rotary club
members help promote peace and understanding throughout the world. Our members are our most important
asset. They are the force that allows Rotary to carry out its many humanitarian efforts and achieve
its mission.
Rotary membership is by invitation of local clubs. If you would like to be considered for
membership by a local Rotary club, complete a
Prospective Member Contact Form
or e-Mail our Lincolnshire
Rotary Club Membership Chairman directly:
Membership@LincolnshireRotray.org
Why Join Rotary?
- To effect positive change within your community
- To develop your own leadership skills
- To gain an understanding of - and have an impact on - international humanitarian issues
- To developing relationships with your community and business leaders
The Social Aspects of Rotary
Under Club or District sponsorship, opportunities exist for attendance at plays, ballgames, golf outings, fishing trips,
trap shooting, ski trips, bowling and dinner parties. Your family and guests are welcome at our events. District and
international Rotary events also provide outstanding occasions for Rotarians and spouses to meet others and enjoy Rotary
friendship.
What Makes Rotary Unique
Attendance requirements bring stability, continuity and commitment. Classification requirements bring diversification
in membership. The international aspects of Rotary mean contacts wherever you travel in the world. Rotary provides
collective resources to accomplish more than one person could do alone. Rotary permits you to identify with causes you
believe are important.
What Rotary Can Do for the Member
Rotary encourages you to place Service Above Self with words, actions and programs. In fact, “Service Above Self”
is a Rotary motto. Rotary offers the opportunity to help in your community with voluntary time and service. The
internationality of Rotary allows you to be an active and participating citizen of the world. Rotary is an organized
way to give time and discretionary dollars as investments in people and causes which you believe are most important.
What a Member Can Do for Rotary
Rotary is like other activities – you receive in direct proportion to what you give. You volunteer as needed.
You introduce others to Rotary. Your professional and business life decisions live out the ideals of Rotary. You show
enthusiasm, you participate, you bring hope to others and you remember that goodwill begins with you. There are four
avenues of service in Rotary: Club, Community, Vocational and International. Each area of service is a cal and
opportunity for voluntary action and involvement.
Membership Requirements
Attendance:
We gather each Thursday morning at the Walker Brothers Restaurant, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. for breakfast, a short business
meeting and an interesting and timely program. A unique aspect of Rotary is that all members are asked to attend at least
60% of the meetings to maintain membership continuity or to “make-up” at another Rotary Club anywhere in the world within
two weeks before or after the missed meeting. New Rotarians soon discover this can be a wonderful experience. There are
neighboring Rotary Clubs within 15 minutes of Lincolnshire that meet each weekday.
Lincolnshire members have “made-up” everywhere from the USA and around the world. The enthusiasm for “make-ups” is
reflected in the fact that Lincolnshire Rotarians have maintained a very high attendance record in recent years. Your
Rotary membership card serves as a passport to over 27,000 clubs.
Fiscal Matters:
There is currently a one-time, $100 new member fee. You can expect Rotary dues and weekly luncheons to total approximately
$550 annually. Other our-of-pocket expenses are minimal and voluntary…a dollar contribution for the weekly Happy/Sad Bucks
is an example. Voluntary giving to The Rotary Foundation is encouraged.
Club Service:
We expect a willing heart and spirit to offer “hands-on” help at our projects, to offer opening
moments of devotion, handle “Fun and Frolic,” sell raffle tickets for the annual golf outing, assist in arrangements for
outstanding speakers, serve on Club committees and serve as a Club officer or director when elected.
What Happens at a Typical Rotary Club Meeting
Members usually arrive around or shortly after 7:00 a.m. to gather for fellowship and coffee or juice. At 7:15 we begin
eat our wonderful Walker Brothers breakfast and have time to exchange greetings and meet visiting Rotarians and guests.
While still finishing our meals, the President opens the meeting, recognizes all guests and conducts Club business. One
talented member is asked in advance each week to bring together humorous anecdotes/events. The highlight of the program
begins at 8:00 a.m. with our guest speaker. This person may be a sports celebrity, a government representative, director
of one of the charitable organizations to which the Club contributes, a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Rotary Exchange
professional from another nation, or a community leader. We may have a speaker from the Rotary Foundation to request our
support. Often we ask business persons from other Clubs or from our own to discuss some facet of their special expertise.
Promptly at 8:30 a.m. we adjourn the meeting.
Our Emphasis on Youth
Annually, we highlight time and funds on the future generation. We may sponsor a exchange student from another country,
send high school students to a leadership seminar, nominate vocational students for District scholarships, nominate college
students for Rotary Foundation Scholarships, and nominate young adults for Group Study Exchanges abroad. “Polio Plus” is
Rotary’s long-term program to immunize children around the world and stamp out polio and five other childhood diseases
by the year 2000. The entire western hemisphere has been polio-free for three years. Rotary work continues in Eastern
Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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