about rotary

Contents

What is Rotary
What Rotary is Not
The Rotary 4-Way Test
The Four Avenues of Service
The Object of Rotary
Rotary International
Worldwide Projects of Rotary
Rotary in Indonesia
Rotary in Bali
Affiliate Rotary Organisations
Why Join Rotary
Rotarians and Business
Attendance

What Is Rotary

Rotary clubs like the Kiwians ' and Lions' clubs are service clubs . Founded 1905, Rotary is the oldest service club.

Rotary is an international humanitarian service organization. The men and woman of Rotary typically are business and professional leaders. Rotarians dedicate their time, skills, expertise and a myriad other resources toward improving human condition in their communities and throughout the world. The principle of Rotary is to "help people to help themselves". The Rotarian motto is "Service Above Self".

Rotary clubs carry out a variety of service projects that address critical issues including poverty, hunger, illiteracy, substance abuse and pollution.

Service to youth, especially children at risk, is a major emphasis. Working with and for tomorrow's leaders, Rotary sponsors service clubs for youth and young adults and offers career development and mentoring programs.

Rotary clubs are nonreligious, non-governmental, nonpolitical and open to every race, culture and creed. Club membership represents a cross-section of local business and professional leaders.

What Rotary Is Not

Rotary is not a business club as often implied. It is Rotary International's policy that "a Rotarian should not expect, and far less should ask for more consideration or advantages from fellow Rotarians than the latter would give to any business or professional associate with whom he has a business relation". See also "Rotarians and Business" below.

A Rotary club, as an organization, should not express opinions on pending controversial public measures or endorse political candidates and discuss candidate's merits.

The Rotary 4-Way Test

Rotary clubs encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. This is expressed in the Rotary 4-Way Test:

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

The Four Avenues of Service

The "Avenues" refer to the four elements of the Object of Rotary namely:

· Club Service;

· Vocational Service;

· Community Service;

· International Service.

They describe the main areas of Rotary activity.

The Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the "Ideal of Service" as a basis of worthy enterprise. The four areas by which the "Ideal of Service" is fostered are:

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service;

2. 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;

3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life;

4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Rotary International

Rotary International is the association of Rotary clubs with a global network of 1.2 million members. Over 30,000 Rotary clubs with over 1.2 million members are organized in over 500 districts in 200 countries and geographical areas. A country can be host to more than one district, if the membership indicates this. A district should average about 45 clubs.

The mission of Rotary International is to support its member clubs fulfilling the Object of Rotary by:

· Fostering unity among member clubs;

· Strengthening and expanding Rotary around the world;

· Communicating worldwide the work of Rotary;

· Providing a system of international administration.

Worldwide Projects of Rotary

Rotary International undertakes large-scale projects that are beyond the capacity of individual Rotary clubs or groups of clubs.

In over 60 countries more than 200 projects with the object to improve health, alleviate hunger and enhance human, cultural and social development among peoples of the world are executed with the ultimate goal to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace.

Since being founded 1905, Rotary International has contributed over 3 billion US-$ for international projects. Most noteworthy are 400 million US-$ towards its scholarship program started 1947 and over 2 billion US-$ towards the worldwide eradication of polio that started 1985. Far over 1 billion children have already been immunized worldwide, including over 30 million of them in Indonesia.

Rotary in Indonesia

In Indonesia there are about 100 Rotary clubs (11 of them in Bali) with some 2000 members, which form the Rotary District 3400.

Rotary in Bali

There are 12 Rotary clubs in Bali, forming Area XXV of District 3400. Projects of these Rotary clubs include the modernization of the Bali Blood Transfusion Services, cataract operations (over 14,000), harelip and cleft palate surgery (over 1,400), a mobile women's clinic to educate about and test for Reproductive Tract Diseases (RTD), keeping poor children in school orphanages, waste collection & recycling and the prevention of HIV infections through intravenous drugs users and unsafe sex.

Affiliate Rotary Organizations

The traditional Rotary Clubs can sponsor groups of non-Rotarians that are affiliated with the Rotary movement.

The Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a Rotary club-sponsored group of non-Rotarians who desire to help their own community by conducting service projects. Rotarians provide guidance, encouragement, organizational structure and some material assistance to the Rotary Community Corps, which in turn contributes manpower to help it own community. Thus the Rotary Community Corps is another way for Rotarians to serve in communities of great need.

The Rotaract organization is designed to promote responsible citizenship and leadership potential in clubs of young men and women, aged 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs emphasize the importance of individual responsibility. Each club is requires to complete at least two projects per year, one to serve the community and one to promote international understanding. A Rotaract club can exist only when continuously sponsored, guided and counseled by a Rotary club.

The Interact are Rotary sponsored youth service clubs that provide the opportunity for boys and girls of secondary school age to work together in a world fellowship of service and international understanding. Every Interact club must be sponsored and supervised by a Rotary club.

The Rotary Volunteers program is open to Rotarians, Rotaractors and even non-Rotarians. You can find them working in refugee camps, remote clinics, makeshift hospitals and primitive villages. Many are dentists or physicians.

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) Program is a unique cultural and vocational opportunity that promotes international understanding through organized travel, personal contact, and homestays . The program provides an opportunity for teams of young professional men and women to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. Each team is led by a Rotarian team leader. Spouses may not accompany the team. The program is designed to develop professional and leadership skills among young men and women in the initial years of professional life to better prepare them to address the needs of their communities and an increasingly global workplace.

The Youth Exchange Program is a popular program sponsored by clubs or districts to promote international understanding and lifelong friendships. Youths usually spend a full academic year abroad. The values of Youth Exchange are experienced not only by high school aged students involved, but also by the host families, sponsoring clubs, receiving high schools and the entire community.

why join rotary?

1. Friendship: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of the two reasons why Rotary begun in 1905.

2. Business Development: The second original reason for Rotary's beginning is business development. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help each other and collectively help others.

3. Personal Growth and Development : Membership in Rotary continues one's growth and education in human relations and personal development.

4. Leadership Development: Rotary is an organization of leaders and successful people. Serving in Rotary positions is like a college education. Leadership: learning how to motivate, influence, and lead leaders.

5. Citizenship in the Community: Membership in a Rotary club makes one a better a better community citizen. The average Rotary club consists of the most active citizens of any community.

6. Continuing Education : Each week at Rotary there is a program designed to keep one informed about what is happening in the community, nation or world. Each meeting provides an opportunity to listen to different speakers and a variety of timely topics

7. Fun: Rotary is fun, a lot of fun. Each meeting is fun. The club projects fun. Social activities are fun. The service is fun.

8. Public Speaking Skills: Many individuals who joined were afraid to speak in public. Rotary develops confidence and skill in public communication and the opportunity to practice and perfect these skills.

9. World Citizenship: Every Rotarian wears a pin that says "Rotary International". There are few places on the globe that do not have a Rotary club. Every Rotarian is welcome - even encouraged - to attend any of the 29'000 clubs in 194 nations and geographical regions. This means instant friends in both one's own community and in the world community.

10. Assistance when Traveling: Because there are Rotary clubs everywhere, many a Rotarian in need of a doctor, lawyer, hotel, dentist, advice, etc., while traveling has found assistance through Rotary.

11. Entertainment: Every Rotary club and district has parties and activities that provide diversion in one's business life. Rotary holds conferences, conventions, assemblies and institutes that provide entertainment in addition to Rotary information, education and service.

12. The Development of Social Skills: Every week and at various events and functions, Rotary develops one's personality, social skills and people skills. Rotary is for people who like people.

13. Family Programs: Rotary provides one of the worlds largest youth exchange programs; high school and college clubs for future Rotarians; opportunities for spouse involvement; and a host of activities designed to help family members in growth and the development of family values.

14. Vocational Skills: Every Rotarian is expected to take part in the growth and development of his or her own profession or vocation; to serve on committees and to teach youth about one's job or vocation. Rotary helps to make a better doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc.

15. The development of Ethics: Rotarians practice a 4-Way Test that governs one's ethical standards. Rotarians are expected to be ethical in business and personal relationships.

16. Cultural Awareness : Around the world, practically every religion, country, culture, race, creed, political persuasion, language, color and ethic identity is found in Rotary. It is a cross section of the world's most prominent citizens from every background. Rotarians become aware of their cultures and learn how to love and work with people everywhere. They become better citizen of their countries in the process.

17. Prestige: Rotary members are prominent people: leaders of business, the professions, art, government, sports, military, religions and all disciplines. Rotary is the oldest and most prestigious service club in the world. Its ranks include executives, managers and professionals - people who make decisions and influence policy.

18. Nice People: Rotarians above all are nice people - the nicest on the face of the earth. They are important people who follow the policy of "it is nice to be important but it is important to be nice".

19. The Absence of an "Official Creed": Rotary has no secrete handshake, no secret policy, no official creed, no secret meeting or rituals. It is an open society of men and women who simply belief in helping others.

20. The Opportunity to Serve: Rotary is a service club. Its business is mankind. Its product is service. Rotarians provide community service to both local and international communities. This is perhaps the best reason for becoming a Rotarian: the chance to do something for somebody else and to sense the self-fulfillment that comes from the process and return of that satisfaction to one's own life. It is richly rewarding.

rotarians & business

The Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions was adopted by the Rotary International Council on Legislation in 1989 to provide more specific guidelines for the high ethical standards called for in the Object of Rotary

As a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am expected to:

· Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve;

· Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the moral standards of my community;

· Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation;

· Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship;

· Recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society;

· Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community;

· Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all representations to the public concerning my business or profession;

· Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship.

attendance

As a Rotarian you are expected to attend club meetings whenever possible and required to maintain a minimum average attendance of 60%. If you are away from the area you may "make-up" by attending any regular meeting of any Rotary Club anywhere in the world. The secretary of that club will be give you a make-up card by, which you hand to our club secretary or attendance officer on your return. If your absence is longer, you may also fax or mail make-up cards to the club secretary. For more about regulations regarding minimum attendance, please refer to the Constitution of the Rotary Club of Bali Ubud, article VII and article X, section 5.

If for any reason you are not able to attend the weekly meeting of your own club, you are asked to make-up at any regular meeting of any of the other Rotary clubs in Bali, Indonesia or the world. Besides visiting other clubs for make-up, you are encouraged to visit other clubs from time to time for the purpose of club business, or simply fellowship and good relations. This is also an excellent way to learn how other Rotary clubs organize their meetings.