Chartered: May 6, 1952
Providing community, vocational and international service projects along with fellowship for our diverse membership.
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| The Rotary Club of Trumbull, Connecticut, USA | |
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| Service Above Self | Chartered: May 6, 1952 |
| Meets Friday - 7:30 - 8:30 AM - Trumbull
Library, 33 Quality Street, Trumbull CT Providing community, vocational and international service projects along with fellowship for our diverse membership. |
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Rotary International |
Becoming and Serving as a Rotarian Membership is vital to our Rotary club's operations, and an important component of club service is to enlarge the club with enthusiastic and service-minded new members. Trumbull Rotary is actively seeking new members.
ClassificationsWhat is called the "classification principle" is used to ensure that the members of a club comprise a cross section of our community's business and professional life. The system is not intended to exclude worthy members but rather to encourage diversity in our membership. A Rotarian's classification describes either the principal business or professional service of the organization that he or she works for or the individual Rotarian's own activity within the organization. The classification is determined by activities or services to society rather than by the position held by the particular individual. In other words, if a person is president of a bank, he or she is not classified as "bank president" but under the classification "banking.". The classification principle fosters a fellowship for service based on diversity of interests, and seeks to prevent the predominance in the club of any one group. The club's classification committee maintains a list of the types of businesses and professions in our community and seeks candidates for unfilled classifications . Examples of classifications are: Education - Public Schools (also Private Schools, Adult Education, Colleges, Universities, etc.); Eye Surgery; Tires, Retailing; Law, Public Relations. Newspapers, Fast Food, Insurance, Consulting Services, Entertainment, Internet Services, Community Service. There are hundreds of classifications to cover every business imaginable. The purpose of the classification system is to ensure that our club includes a significant cross section of our community's vocational life, and has the widest possible resources and expertise for our service programs and projects. When a person becomes an active member of a Rotary club, it is said that a the member has been "loaned" a classification. There can be up to five active members in each classification. When an appropriate classification does not exist the board of directors may create a new one if the new classification will expand the diversity of the club..
The Membership ProcessIn most instances, a person being considered for membership is invited by a member/sponsor to attend several club meetings to learn more about Rotary. Their sponsor may then submit the name of the candidate to our board of directors to begin the evaluation process. Others who are interested in membership, but don't know any Rotarians, can contact one of the club officers listed on the home page or send an e-mail to our webmaster. Rotarians wishing to transfer to the club do not need a sponsor. Before being inducted into our club, a candidate is required to attend at least five club meetings. This gives the candidate a chance to learn about Rotary, our Trumbull club, and the expectations of membership. Once approved by the board of directors and after attending five meetings, a new member is inducted into membership at a regular club meeting. During the induction ceremony, the new member is presented with a Rotary lapel pin, a membership badge, a membership card, and wall plaques.
MeetingsOur club meets at 7:30 AM on Fridays for breakfast at the Trumbull Library on Quality St, in Trumbull, CT. The meeting lasts for one hour. For the first fifteen minutes we enjoy a hot buffet breakfast and fellowship around the table with fellow Rotarians. The official meeting is brought to order when the president rings the bell and we begin with a prayer, pledge of allegiance and a song. We hear brief reports about active projects and other Rotary news. Then a speaker presents information about a subject of interest to our members. Because of the prestige of our Trumbull Rotary Club, we are able to attract excellent speakers. Trumbull Rotary has so many service projects that we devote one meeting a month to discussing club business. During these monthly meetings we plan and organize our service projects.
AttendanceRotarians are expected to be actively engaged in the meetings and service projects of the club. They must attend or make up a minimum of 60% of the meetings. Make ups are given for working on club service projects, attending board meetings, or attending the meetings of other Rotary clubs. The are over 29,000 Rotary clubs around the world in almost every country. Locally, there are nearby clubs meeting on every weekday. Some meet for breakfast. Others for lunch or dinner. Making up is both easy and fun. It offers the opportunity to make new friends, learn new information, and see how other clubs operate. When you are a Rotarian, you are warmly welcomed around the world.
LeadershipRotary provides many opportunities to develop and exercise your leadership ability. Trumbull Rotary conducts many projects and each project requires someone to organize and administer. In addition there are volunteer leadership roles such as president, secretary, treasurer, and sergeant of arms. All officers are elected by the general membership to serve a one-year term. The club president is elected three years in advance and then serves in several committee and executive roles (including vice president) to prepare her/him for the presidency.
Financial ConsiderationsAll the money that Rotary raises for charity, goes to charity. Club operation expenses are paid by dues and "Happy Dollars." Currently annual dues for Trumbull Rotary are $150. Of this about $55 goes to Rotary International to pay for your subscription to The Rotarian magazine and operating costs. About $28 goes to our district organization to fund district operations. The remainder of the dues is used for club operations. Members also make an annual $100 contribution to the Rotary Foundation that funds our international educational and humanitarian projects such as scholarships (Rotary is the world's largest privately funded scholarship provider), Group Study Exchange, Polio Eradication and hundreds of other humanitarian activities. The cost of our weekly meeting at the Library is $10 per person which covers a full hot breakfast. Many members also buy one or more tickets for our 50/50 drawing at $1 each. Some members donate "Happy Dollars" to commemorate significant events such as birthdays, anniversaries, birth announcements, sports victories, etc.
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