Rotaract Handbook
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Handbook
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About Rotary
Rotary International is a global community of committed professionals working together to serve others and advance peace. More than 1.2 million members in over 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide volunteer in communities at home and abroad. About Rotaract
Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 who are dedicated to community and international service. Its membership totals over
184,000 in more than 8,000 clubs worldwide. Rotaract clubs are self-governing and self-supporting and can be either university- or community-based.
Individual Rotary clubs sponsor Rotaract clubs and offer guidance and support, making the Rotaract clubs true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.
About this handbook
The Rotaract Handbook is designed to help young men and women, and the
Rotarians who support them, learn how to
• Start and organize a Rotaract club
• Identify service projects and raise funds to support club activities
• Promote club successes and attract potential members
• Connect with Rotaractors around the world
• Work with participants in other New Generations programs, such as
RYLA and Interact
The information in this 2012 edition of the Rotaract Handbook is based on the Rotary Code of Policies and the Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and
Bylaws. Changes to those documents by the RI Board of Directors supersede any references in this publication.
If you have questions or comments, submit them to:
New Generations Department
Rotary International
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201-3698 USA
Email: rotaract@rotary.org
Phone: +1-847-866-3315
Fax: +1-847-556-2182
CONTENTS
1
Get Started: Organizing a Rotaract Club in Three Easy Steps 1
Rotarians’ Role
Rotaractors’ Role
2 Set Your Course: Club Administration
Board of Directors
Club Committees
Handbook
Rotaract hanDbook i
i Rotaract hanDbook
About Rotary
Rotary International is a global community of committed professionals working together to serve others and advance peace. More than 1.2 million members in over 34,000 Rotary clubs worldwide volunteer in communities at home and abroad. About Rotaract
Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 who are dedicated to community and international service. Its membership totals over
184,000 in more than 8,000 clubs worldwide. Rotaract clubs are self-governing and self-supporting and can be either university- or community-based.
Individual Rotary clubs sponsor Rotaract clubs and offer guidance and support, making the Rotaract clubs true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.
About this handbook
The Rotaract Handbook is designed to help young men and women, and the
Rotarians who support them, learn how to
• Start and organize a Rotaract club
• Identify service projects and raise funds to support club activities
• Promote club successes and attract potential members
• Connect with Rotaractors around the world
• Work with participants in other New Generations programs, such as
RYLA and Interact
The information in this 2012 edition of the Rotaract Handbook is based on the Rotary Code of Policies and the Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and
Bylaws. Changes to those documents by the RI Board of Directors supersede any references in this publication.
If you have questions or comments, submit them to:
New Generations Department
Rotary International
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201-3698 USA
Email: rotaract@rotary.org
Phone: +1-847-866-3315
Fax: +1-847-556-2182
CONTENTS
1
Get Started: Organizing a Rotaract Club in Three Easy Steps 1
Rotarians’ Role
Rotaractors’ Role
2 Set Your Course: Club Administration
Board of Directors
Club Committees