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At 9:32AM on 9 May 2013, Cindy wrote: I am looking for a listing of vocations - is there one on the website ???

At 3:31PM on 28 January 2013, RTR. DINESH GOEL wrote: Please provide the GSE members list visiting distt. 3090.

At 11:46AM on 17 December 2012, ricccardo freiha wrote: Dear Members , can someone send me and email , the rule Bylaws ,of the below question how many days can a member OBJECT on a the way that the H.SEC.Elected ???? your ANSWER IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED

At 10:18AM on 8 October 2012, Denny Skinner wrote: Must a prospective member still live or work within the geographical boundaries of the local Rotary club?

At 10:19AM on 8 October 2012, Halvor Thommesen wrote: I have the occupatonal list. Please send your e-mail adress to ht@norsilva.no, and you will have the list from me.

At 10:19AM on 8 October 2012, Halvor wrote: Please give me your e-mail adress, and I will send it to you

At 12:24PM on 1 October 2012, Tomas wrote: Does anyone know where I can get a list of classifications?

At 10:53AM on 24 September 2012, DEEPAK MAHESHWARI wrote: I have a query. Whereas I maintain that the prefixes like PDG, PHF, PP, etc should be prefixed prior to the word Rtn. and his name as per Rotary protocol atleast in Rotary correspondence and meetings, there are members in our club who say that it is not desirable. The logic they give is that " MENTIONING PDG/ASSISTANT GOVERNOR MAY BE A PART OF ROTARY PROTOCOL . BUT ADDREESSING ROTARIAN WITH SUFFIX LIKE MPHF / PHF/ PHSM IS NOT UNDER ROTARY PROTOCOL TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS IT IS NOT WRITTEN EVEN TO INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT IN INTERNATIONAL MAGZINES." What is correct approach and why? Can you please enlighten on this issue. Regards, DEEPAK MAHESHWARI

At 10:52AM on 24 September 2012, Ann Davenport wrote: How does a club go about disqualification procedures for a member? Is there any precedent for this? Any legal ramifications? Thank you.

At 10:52AM on 24 September 2012, Dr Gautam Jahagirdar RI Dist 3160 wrote: Please let me know the reasons & ways of strengthening a club

At 2:43PM on 19 September 2012, Frank Eni wrote: I want to know the membership status of Rotaract Club of Port Harcourt, sponsored by Rotary Club of Port Harcourt, District 9140

At 9:50AM on 5 July 2012, Rotn Festus I. Ogunleye wrote: Where do i get rotary classification - environment

At 9:53AM on 21 June 2012, G. Cope wrote: I have a branch of a large Company in my District. I am involved with them in Community Projects and would like to offer them Corporat Membership of our Club. Is this possible? Does such type of membership exist ?

At 4:26PM on 4 June 2012, Rod Mont wrote: Allison: I suspect that the reason you do not find the answer to your question is that each club is allowed to set up its own rules with respect to years of perfect attendance. Some clubs count the years as consecutive years of attendance. My club does not take away the achievement of previous years of perfect attendance if a Rotarian does not maintain 100% in subsequent years. At my club, the Rotarian in your example would be credited with 13 years of perfect attendance upon 100% attendance for his or her 13th year.

At 10:20AM on 31 May 2012, Allison Calhoun wrote: Is Perfect Attendance measured in consecutive years? In other words, if a member has 12 years perfect attendance, then is less than 100% for a few years, does their next year of perfect attendance count as their "13th" year or do they start over at one year of Perfect Attendance? I couldn't find any guidance on RI website.

At 9:48AM on 30 April 2012, Alfredo Galindo wrote: In my club, 26887 in the District 4130 we want to recognize an institution that has been a big help in our projects with a Paul Harris fellowship distinction. Is it possible to confer this to an organization or it has to be a person representing that organization? Please advise.

At 10:27AM on 24 April 2012, Carlos Paz wrote: Please, at www.rotary.org, where I include a best practice for membership development?

At 9:37AM on 16 April 2012, Ken Barnard ,Ingleburn Australia wrote: If the last blog on this site was the one and only one posted for all of 2012 , could the managers of this website please shut down this segment . It sends a very negative message about anyone thinking about becoming a member

At 9:52AM on 15 February 2012, Michael Kaualoku wrote: Friends Of Rotary is a concept that we as a club are investigating. I did a search on the RI site but found nothing related to this. In practise, we have potential members and often guests that are not able to make a commitment to join. To nurture their interest we want to use this concept to keep their interest alive. I was led to believe this was a pilot under consideration by RI. Has anyone else heard of "Friends Of Rotary".

At 1:50PM on 12 August 2011, Scott Rowland wrote: Does anyone have a useful tool or resource for member classifications? Thank you!

At 1:50PM on 12 August 2011, Rahma Mustapha wrote: I am new to the discussion forum and am a little puzzled reading the last few posts. Two people had asked questions about where they can download info, and if new members have to sign a committment or take an oath and I do not see any response to this in this forum. RI website has the information and forms available for download. There is an oath that we all take when we join Rotary, usually administered when one is inducted. As for committment, the clubs in our district do not sign one as far as I know, but if you are not committed, why join such an organization?

At 9:15AM on 22 July 2011, Ashok Langer wrote: I want information on what categories of membership are available. A response by email would be appreciated. I'm with district 9820, Rotary club of Dandenong. Regards Ash

At 9:22AM on 18 July 2011, PP Dr Siva Ananthan wrote: I am the MDR Chair for District 3300 and we have a blog at http://rotary3300membership.blogspot.com/ I would greatly appreciate any input from Rotarians of ways in which we can develop and grow our Rotary District. Currently we have about 1,800 members and 74 clubs. Our membership has stagnated eventhough the number of clubs are growing.

At 9:21AM on 18 July 2011, Judith wrote: Which rotary club can i join in Bungoma.kenya?

At 9:46AM on 11 July 2011, Rtn. Debasis Bhattacharyya wrote: Where do I download documents used for induction of new members? Do new members need to sign anything like a commitment or oath?

At 9:45AM on 11 July 2011, babraz wrote: There are many poor and under priviliged people all over the world , i beleive in empowerment in eradication of poverty, which requires proper training and giving oppurtunity to earn. Only the intelligent leader of NGO can do good to the poor in any country.please contact me on my mail....mahathiras@yahoo.co.in. I am the president of RC Waltair in Dist 3020.

At 1:13PM on 24 May 2011, Anna Nyanga wrote: I am rotarian from Lushoto, Tanzania district 9200. I am planning a visit to the Netherlands August to October this year. During my three months stay i would like to participate in rotary meetings in Wageningen town. Is there a rotary club in Wageningen? when and where do you meet? please email luguanna@yahoo.com

At 4:43PM on 12 May 2011, Terry Allen, DGNN D-6360 wrote: The Membership Development Resource Guide (417-EN) and several other publications mention Regional Membership Supplements as resources. I have used the search engine (top right corner) and several other methods with no success in finding these on the Rotary web-site. Any suggestions? The intuitive approach has not worked, now I will ask for help.

At 11:37AM on 2 May 2011, Rtn R Gopinath wrote: I need a powerpoint presentation on mrmbershi growth and retention.

At 9:30AM on 20 April 2011, Jean wrote: Where do I download documents used for induction of new members? Do new members need to sign anything like a commitment or oath?

At 11:34AM on 9 February 2011, thor thornhill wrote: Where would I find the list for Occupational Codes? Thanks!

At 2:32PM on 7 January 2011, Rosemary Puni wrote: Hi, Could I please get help frind a video on rotary basics online. could someone tell me where to find it online to downlaod. i would like to use it at one of our meetings. thanks

At 11:35AM on 20 December 2010, Rtn.Vasanth Raj wrote: Where would the folowing information be got : 1) Age profile of Roatarians countrywise. 2) When was Community Service added as a Avenue of Service and related discussion literature.

At 1:35PM on 3 December 2010, Fred Luckenbill, PDG wrote: Looking for the name of a Rotary Club that spoke at the Copenhagen Convention about a Club that meets at an athletic club or the likes. Members work out, have a healthy snack, short meeting and then go to work. Any one aware of such a club or something close to that model?? Please email response...most appreciative. Fred Luckenbill, District Membership Chair, D-6420

At 9:37AM on 17 November 2010, Ernest wrote: can some one show me a rotaract club in benin city edo state Nigeria so that i can fellowship with them.

At 9:39AM on 1 November 2010, rob joslin wrote: I am visiting Greater London for a meeting from the US. I have a little free time Thursday prior to my flight from Heathrow at 320PM. Could someone suggest a club to visit. My conferance is at the ExCel center near the wharfs Thank you Rob

At 10:33AM on 24 September 2010, John Wojcik wrote: Hi there, My name is john Wojcik im currently attending grade 10 and academic courses. I have many questions regarding the program and have yet to get any information regarding it. My first question : What are the range of countries to be internationally sent to? What requirnments are to be met? and what is the fastest way to compelte the membership process, id like to be sent out asap for a "Long Term" exchange. Please email back - Johnwojcikpl@hotmail.com Thankyou all.

At 11:14AM on 16 September 2010, Grace wrote: Our Club is being very diverse in terms of religion. Is there a Rotary approved non-denominational grace before meals?

At 11:30AM on 23 August 2010, Fred Luckenbill, DMC, D-6420 wrote: If you have information on a Rotary Club that meets at a Health Club or a YMCA, please share contact information with me at luckenbills@mchsi.com

At 3:20PM on 18 August 2010, Fred Luckenbill wrote: At the RI Convention in Copenhagen, a club surfaced that met at a health club. I believe it was located in either the State of Washington or Oregon. Would like to have a contact to pursue this idea.

At 10:18AM on 28 July 2010, sisay mamo wrote: i want to beroterian from ethiopia, my city known as Gambella fare from the capital city 777km. i am collage instractore and i want to partspetd my student and all the cominity of the towen. how i join your membership list

At 10:27AM on 20 July 2010, martin akpalu wrote: every club development and growth depends on the youth so I think the club should focus immensely on that in other to fill the gab of the aged for the sustainability of the club. Please help me become a member.

At 10:51AM on 16 June 2010, Francesca wrote: I'm an Alumni. I attended GSE in 2007 from Italy to USA (Mississippi and Louisiana). What do you think about Alumni that would like to become Rotarians? I'm 30, do you think I'm too young to join a club? And if yes, why? I'm a freelancer in an Association and I'm responsible for the whole educational department. Waiting for a kind reply, my best regards

At 11:15AM on 7 June 2010, velayutham wrote: i am from india rotary district 3212 my club no. is 15946. i joined in 2007. in 2008 i let the membership growth from 18 to 25. this year 2009-2010 i am the president and now the membership growth is 360% ie., 115 all because of my friendly attitude.

At 11:05AM on 22 March 2010, oSUNLANA JOSHUA wrote: In a situation where B.O.D members are campaigning seriously for another office for the next Rotary year what can i do as a president

At 9:51AM on 8 February 2010, Deb Borns wrote: Is it common for a club board not to approve a prospective member because one of the exisiting members has a personal objection to that member. What are the reasons for not approving a prospective member

At 9:21AM on 25 January 2010, jorge caballero wrote: I was a rotarian in the United States for years and now was admitted to a small club in Colombia with only 18 members, of which 16 are retired. I am retired also but would like to bring young members. The prblem is that the weekly meetings are used to discuss all club matters and the "domestic" arguments may may discourage potential members. I suggested that the President and a board meet for those discussions but they don't have a board of directors functioning. How can I get the suggested organization of a club boartd of directors?

At 10:26AM on 21 December 2009, DR.T.SUDHAKAR BHAT wrote: The new Semi Annual Report form contains a list giving occupational codes numbering from 1 (eg Education-Teacher-post secondary 12-05). The last in each occupatonal category is "Others (99)". (eg 12-99) I presume the new coding system is meant to bring uniformity in occupational listing of all the clubs and the last category 99 is to be used for all those which are not listed and to make allowance for local variatons in the occupational categories.Am I correct?

At 10:14AM on 23 November 2009, Muhammad Zameer wrote: I m Zameer from Pakistan and facing unemploy trouble wanna join you so that i can run my duties as your employ and fullfil my family requirments

At 10:24AM on 16 September 2009, Theresa Robertson wrote: Does anyone on the club level have a definition of "managerial"? Our club is struggling with which managers qualify for Rotary. We are a club with 230 members and our membership has asked that we provide them with a definition. It's a struggle, so any comments would be appreciated.

At 9:19AM on 9 September 2009, Gertrude Adzo Akpalu wrote: Rotary must adn can grow by active recruitment of professionals and business persons particularly women. Bringing a friend or colelague along to Rotary is a good way to start and also sharing the values of Rotary with friends , family and colleagues. it is great using our website to share experiences on how other clubs are developing and retaining their members.

At 9:36AM on 18 August 2009, Rtn Bipin Kabra wrote: I want to know few projects on membership development as well retention. We are 78 right now. Pl guide.

At 5:16PM on 21 July 2009, Philip Southwell wrote: Most if not all clubs are having difficulty recruiting new younger members. It will be interesting to see how RI proposes we recruit and retain. As a matter of interest I would really like to know how many clubs have aolished the Grace and Toasts ues including the toast to Rotary!

At 2:59PM on 2 July 2009, Emily Francona wrote: My club uses classification talks primarily to learn more about a new member and to learn more about certain vocation (/profession or business). We like to have these vocational classification talk during meetings when we recognize our students of the month, since this enriches their vocational knowledge as well.

At 3:29PM on 29 May 2009, Judy Keyes wrote: I am wondering if the Four Avenues of Service Citation still exists. I am ending my year as club president and I have one member of my club who I would like to recognize in a special way. I had a form that I faxed to RI for this citation. I faxed it on March 31st and have not heard anything - not even an acknowledgement that it was received. I just noticed that the date on the form is May 2003. Does anyone have any information on this citation?

At 9:29AM on 13 April 2009, Rtn. Dinesh Pandya wrote: I am Charter President of newly formed RC of Kalyan Riverside, Dist-3140. With 26 charter member, our club chartered on 12th December, 2008. I have started the Orientation meeting for new and prospective members from 27th July, 2008 and within 4 months we have 26 members ready to join. While this orientation and meeting with prospective members, I have been number of times asked about the meeting intervals. We meet every week and that was one of the reason for not joining the rotary. We know that since last more than a century, we follow this tradition for better fellowship and community service. The reasons for adopting this weekly meeting policy are best known to the senior leaders of RI. My request to know that, would it posible to have regula meeting at fortnight? This will certainly increase membership growth, participation of members in the meeting as wel projects.

At 9:05AM on 9 April 2009, Billy Del Castillo wrote: Friends of Rotaract Good Day!! I would like to know if there is such a prepared memorandum of agreement in RI... Our club is planning to have an extension membership in one particular university in our premise but the school (University of the Philippines) is requesting a memorandum of agreement. We have no knowledge of creating one. I would like to ask for a help... Looking forward to your kindness.. Please contact me at this e-mail address.. bltdc1986@yahoo.com.ph God Bless, Billy Lee Del Castillo Club Secretary, R.Y. 2008-2009 Rotaract Club of San Pedro Sponsored by Rotary Club of San Pedro Rotary International District 3820

At 11:11AM on 6 April 2009, JOHNSON BADEJOKO wrote: I WISH TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP LINK ON THE WEBSITE, PLS LINK ME.

At 4:13PM on 10 October 2008, Jack Reed wrote: Classification talks - I can't find a document that describes the content of such talks. I am giving one next week. Since I recently retired, I planned on going over my career, focusing on interesting/unusual aspects. Thoughts? Jack

At 9:31PM on 8 July 2008, RTN. SYED AZMATULLAH RC: CHENNAI PHOENIX RD: 3230 wrote: My suggestion for membership development in developing/under-developed countries, is that membership-fee should be considerably reduced for developing/under-developed countries, when more people of those countries can afford to join Rotary Clubs.

At 10:15AM on 13 June 2008, BUHNYUY wrote: i was invited to a meeting of 1 hour yesterday. 1 hour was like 15 mins. i will like to know more and stay a rotarian

At 4:01PM on 28 January 2008, Charles Parish wrote: I have been a Rotarian for 45 years. I was President of our club 30 years ago. My daughter is now a Rotarian. Is there and provision to recognize a "family" in Rotary? There are several in our club that meet that distinction.

At 11:27AM on 26 December 2007, Joel Hoffman wrote: I'm certainly impressed by all the membership development materials, tips, and ideas I've found here on the RI website! Wow! Thanks!

At 10:53AM on 3 November 2007, rtn.karthikeyan wrote: I was shocked to read the message written by Rtn Vasudevan . On one side we are talking about the 4 way test and the high ideals of Rotary and on the other we are unable to prevent disasters[ retention of new members- new clubs] as that of Rotary Coimbatore Heritage. A club facaing closure before they reach their first anniversary. Thia is shockking and make one loose faith in Rotary. After i read the message i felt i must pray to all concerned to help bring friendship in rotary and not close our eyes to the problems of our brothers in Rotary Heritage. The good samaritans of Rotary please save such disasters.

At 12:58PM on 15 October 2007, PDG Chris Offer, D5040 wrote: Has anyone had success in using a Re-Chartering process to revive a dieing club? I am looking for success stories to rebuild a club of 15 members. What I am suggesting is the club approach the process like a Provisional Rotary club and work towards 20 plus members and actually have a Re-Chartering night and re-present the club’s charter. Has anyone done this?

At 9:32AM on 13 October 2007, RRIMC Jim Ives, Zone 28 wrote: I am grateful for the support of the Membership staff at RI. They have been incredibly supportive during the Presidential conferences as well as continuing to provide detailed information about the districts in my Zone. Job well done! With regard to the COL and allowing alumni as members in the alumni classification, I am totally for it. These are people who have felt the support of the foundation first hand and are probably some of the best supporters of the Foundation programs of any people I know. We have long talked about all the people we invested in and the poor rate of return on the investment. This is a perfect way to maximize that investment. Now all we need to do is ask them to join!

At 8:28AM on 13 October 2007, scariajose wrote: Rotary must grow