Rotaract Orientation / Introduction
- 1. Orientation A brief Introduction to Rotaract By: Rtr. Saurabh Acharya and Rtr. Serene Rajkarnikar
- 2. Background • The first Rotary Club was formed by Paul P. Harris in downtown Chicago, at Harris' friend Sylvester Schiele's office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on February 23, 1905. • The main purpose is to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the community and the world. • There are 34,282 clubs and over 1.2 million members worldwide.
- 3. What is Rotaract? • “Rotary”+ (“International”+“Action”) = “Rotaract”. • Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. • Rotaract clubs are either community or university based. • They’re sponsored by a local Rotary club, which makes the two true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary.
- 4. More About Rotaract • The first Rotaract club - “The Rotaract Club of University of Charlotte North Carolina” (USA) was chartered on 14 March 1968. • Rotary International has laid down a Standard Rotaract Club Constitution, Standard Rotaract Club By-laws and Rotaract Statement of Policy to ensure that Rotaract Clubs and Districts have clear and consistent guidelines.
- 5. Aims and Objectives • Develop professional and leadership skills. • Emphasize respect for the right of others, and to promote ethical standards and the dignity of all useful occupations. • Provide opportunities `for young people to address the needs and concerns of the community and our world. • Provide opportunities for working in co- operation with sponsoring Rotart Clubs. • Motivate young people for eventual
- 6. Structure of Rotary / Rotaract • Rotary is structured in club, district and international levels. • The clubs are chartered by the global organisation Rotary International (RI). • A Club is the basic unit of Rotary activity, and each club determines its own membership. • A District is an administrative level which encompasses a group of clubs. • A Zone is a group of around 15 Rotary Districts
- 7. Structure of a Rotaract Club • Board of directors consist of the following elected officers : – President – Immediate Past President – Vice President – Secretary – Treasurer – Additional Officers deemed necessary by the club. In our case, these are :- • Director of Club Service • Director of Community Service
- 8. Roles and Responsibilities • President: • To lead the Club, and defend and represent the views of the Club and the Board. • To ensure the Club’s activities and projects are successfully promoted and completed. • Vice President: • To take over duties that the President needs to delegate. • To stand in for the President whenever they are absent. • Secretary: • To maintain all Club records and Correspondence.
- 9. Club Service Director • Roles – To promote socialising, making friends and having a good time (Fellowship). – To look after members, potential members, visitors, guests and attendance. – To manage marketing and PR for the Club including T-shirts, Bulletin, website, etc. • Example of event ideas: – Club Birthday Party, Quizzes , Bowling, Dining out at inexpensive local restaurants etc.
- 10. Community Service Director • Roles – To enhance knowledge and understanding of community needs, problems and opportunities. – To formulate and develop activities for serving the Community. • Example of event ideas: – Fundraiser events such as dance parties, momo competition, charity shows. – Community service events such as Blood Donations, Donations to charitable foundations, Road and Traffic service such as reflectors on
- 11. Professional Development Director • Roles – To provide personal development opportunities for members. – To provide training to develop the skills of members. – To provide information about a wide cross-section of businesses and professions. – To stimulate awareness and acceptance of high ethical standards in business and professional life. • Example of event ideas: – Talk programs on personal development, guest
- 12. International Service Director • Roles – To enhance knowledge and understanding of worldwide needs, problems and opportunities, as well as cultural differences. – To develop activities to promote International understanding and goodwill. • Example of event ideas: – Joint projects with international clubs. – Talks by friends who have worked or come from overseas. – Cultural themes for meetings.
- 13. Meeting Types • Regular Meeting – Shall not be less than twice a month at a time and place suited to the convenience of the members • Board Meeting – Board members must be present in these meetings
- 14. Reporting • Reporting entails careful documentation of all the work done by the club. • Quarterly periodic reports. – Within September 10 – June-July-August. – Within December 10 – September-October- November – Within March 10 – December-January-February – Within June 10 – March-April-May
- 15. Rotary and Rotaract in Nepal • First Rotary Club Rotary Club of Kathmandu, chartered on 28 June, 1959. • First Rotaract Club of Nepal Rotaract Club of Birgunj was chartered in the year 1993. • There are around 78 Rotary Clubs and 52 Rotaract Clubs currently chartered in Nepal. • The current District Rotaract Representative (DRR) of the fiscal year 2011-12 is Rtr. David
- 16. Rotaract Club of Kathmandu West • Chartered date: 10 September 2007. • Sponsored by Rotary Club of Kathmandu West. • Chartered members ~ 22. • Chartered President Rtr. Nihal Shrestha. • Chartered Secretary Rtr. Sunny Rajkarnikar. • First Meeting – Mali Oil Stores, Kalimati.
- 17. Good to Know Abbreviations The Club The District General P President DRR District Rotaract RTN Rotarian VP Vice President Representative RTR Rotaractor S Secretary DRRE DRR Elect RC Rotary Club T Treasurer PDRR Past DRR RAC Rotaract Club PP Past President IPDRR Immediate Past DRR HM Honorary Member D Director DG District Governor PHF Paul Harris Fellow ID International Director DGN DG Nominee SD Club Service Director PDG Past DG CD Community Director IPRDG Immediate PDG
- 18. Useful Links • http://www.rotary.org • http://www.rotaract.org • http://www.rotaractnepal.org • http://www.nepalrotary.org • http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/661e (Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and By Laws) • http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/562e (Rotaract Handbook)
- 19. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #5: RI - a worldwide association of serviceminded business and professional leaders. RCUCNC began with 16 male members. From the outset, Rotaract was open to female membership and 1969 saw the first female Rotaract President at “TheRotaract Club of Newtown”. Rotaract Districts are organised along the same lines as the Rotary International District. The relationship between Rotary and Rotaract and cannot be changed except by approval of the Rotary International Board of Directors.
- #10: • Report at each meeting of the Club on the planned/upcoming social activities and the success of recent activities. Reports can also be given by members helping to organise the event or that attended the event to encourage meeting participation and professional development opportunities. • The Club Bulletin and Website – these may be taken on by Club members but still fall under the Club Service Committee • Submit reports and photos to the Club Bulletin and/or website • Prepare a summary of each project including steps taken when planning, reason for success or failure, names and addresses of contacts for future reference, and recommendations for how future projects maybe run based on your experiences. • Look after visitors and guests at meetings and make them feel welcome • Attend all Club meetings, Board meetings and social activities • Marketing materials eg. t-shirts, brochures, etc