The Rotary "Classification Principle"
allows only a specific number of individual members in any vocation to belong to an
individual club, thereby promoting a broad base of ideas and respect for each vocation.
The current membership approves each individual who might wish to join a Rotary club.
A "Commitment" to attendance is required.
Since the classification system restricts the number of members in a vocation, a member
who does not attend is preventing another person in the same profession from joining. If a
member misses four meetings in a row they have effectively resigned their membership and
must relinquish the "loan" of the classification. Members can
"make-up" meetings within six days before or after their regular meeting by
visiting another Rotary club anywhere in the world.
"Service Above Self." Rotary is a service
organization, not a "leads" group. The weekly meetings provide
fellowship, guest speakers, and a place for members to share ideas. While Rotarians
frequently do business with other Rotarians from a "network" basis, you will not
see Rotarians passing out their business cards at a Rotary meeting or openly promoting
their business.
World wide programs. Rotary International provides
millions of dollars in funding for student exchange programs, humanitarian projects,
health issues, and cultural exchange. These monies come from the support and activities of
the millions of Rotary club members and Rotary supporters around the world. There are more
than 28,000 Rotary clubs in 158 countries around the world.
Local community programs are implemented by local
Rotary clubs in thousands of communities. More than 28,000 Rotary clubs around the world
facilitate millions of dollars in time, resources, and money into the communities where
Rotarians live and work.
Smoky Hill Rotary in Aurora, Colorado raises more than
$40,000 with it's annual Puttin' On The Ritz. These funds make a
significant difference in the lives of many people in our community. Whether it's a
student in the Aurora D.A.R.E. program; a learning disabled child who gets a replacement
for broken eye glasses; a single mother who gets a scholarship which allows her to attend
the local community college; or a first grader who gets reading help from a Rotarian; a
difference has been made in the lives of the recipients and in the lives of the
members whose contributions make these programs possible.
Please take some time to visit the entire Smoky Hill
Rotary Club website. It will help you learn a more about Rotary and about Smoky Hill
members.
Visit the Smoky Hill Email Center and ask any
one of the Rotarians on this email list how they individually make a difference in our
world.
The fact is: They do make a difference...and so can you.
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