The Rotary Club of San Clemente Sunrise
"Service Above Self"
The Rotary Club of San Clemente Sunrise meets Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast.
HOW DO I JOIN ROTARY?
By reason of the fact that you are reading this, you probably have already met a Rotarian. Candidates are invited to join Rotary. The first step is to attend a meeting, so that you can ask questions not covered here, and meet the members. There is no meal charge at this first meeting, you are our guest. If you wish to return to meet more Rotarians, you will be charged for your meal. If it appears to be a mutually satisfying experience your name would be submitted for membership by a Rotarian sponsor, to the Board of Directors. Upon review and approval, and with your approval, your name would be proposed for membership. Your name would be circulated, and with no objections, you would be invited to join The Rotary Club of San Clemente Sunrise.
WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF ME AS A ROTARIAN?
You would be expected to Attend a weeklyRotary meeting. Support Club Service Projects. Learn about Rotary, its history & work. Share Rotary with family & friends. Sponsor a new Rotarian.
Rotary’s Four-Way Test, which applies to the things that Rotarians think, say and 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?
WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE A MEMBER OF SAN CLEMENTE SUNRISE ROTARY?
There is a $25 initiation fee, and semi-annual dues are currently $100. The weekly breakfast cost at the Talega Golf Club is $12. There are social events and special meetings such as the Christmas Party, where a special menu will raise the cost. Members agree to be fined a fixed amount annually for recognition of milestones, e.g. birthday, anniversary, etc. Members are encouraged to attend District functions, for which there may be charges, and to support the work of The Rotary Foundation by becoming a Paul Harris Sustaining Member, for an annual contribution of $100
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With Rotary membership, you can make a difference, in our community, in the world and with it’s people!
WHAT IS ROTARY?
Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s first service club, founded in Chicago, Illinois in 905. Today there are over 1.2 million Rotarians serving their communities and the world, in over 31,000 Rotary Clubs in 163 nations.
WHY JOIN ROTARY?
Fun
Friendship
Business Development
The Opportunity to Serve
Personal Growth and Development
Family Programs
Leadership Development
Vocational Skills
Citizenship in the community & world
The Development of Ethics
Continuing Education
Public Speaking Skills
Meet Nice People
Assistance when Traveling
WHY JOIN SAN CLEMENTE SUNRISE ROTARY?
For all the above reasons, and, if you enjoy good fellowship in a beautiful location in a relaxed atmosphere at the dinner hour, one evening a week. Rotarians are expected to attend the weekly meeting of their club, or to make up at another Rotary Club. In San Clemente, there are two Rotary Clubs - one that meet for Breakfast (on Tuesday) and one that meets for Lunch (on Thursday).
WHAT PROJECTS DOES SAN CLEMENTE SUNRISE ROTARY SPONSOR AND SUPPORT?
Locally:
TO BE ADDED
Internationally:
TO BE ADDED
Through The Rotary Foundation:
Improve training of the deaf in India, with a Matching Grant with the Rotary Club of
Mysore, India, and, in a second project, to reduced the causes of deafness in children through new water wells, and vaccination programs.
Host a high school student from a foreign nation under the Rotary Youth Exchange.
Provide Ambassadorial Scholarships to college students who wish to study abroad for one year, serving as goodwill ambassadors, improving international understanding.
MOST SIGNIFICANTLY:
ERADICATE POLIO
Since 1985 when Rotary began its PolioPlus Program, the number of global polio cases has declined by more than 99%. Over $462 million has been contributed by Rotary International. Nearly two billion children in 122 countries have received oral polio vaccine and are successfully protected from poliomyelitis.Rotary International has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to eradicate polio globally by 2005.
ROTARIANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE