How to become a Rotarian

Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives.

The Rotary club of Brockville is a diverse group of professional leaders from the community at large. We are a

part of an association of some 30,000 self-directed clubs in more than 160 countries, Rotary International is one of the world's largest service organizations. The goal for the Rotary club of Brockville's membership is an up-to-date and progressive image of the area's business, vocational, and professional interests.

Membership in the Rotary club of Brockville offers a number of benefits:

• Become connected with the community, effecting change within the community;
• Work with others in addressing community needs;
• Interact with other professionals in our community, advancing business and professional contacts;
• Assist with Rotary International's "International Humanitarian Service" efforts, gaining an understanding of international humanitarian issues, as well as having an impact on them.
• Establish contacts with an international network of professionals;
  Develop leadership skills;
• Involve your family in promoting service efforts

An important difference between Rotary and other organizations is that membership is by invitation. Rotary clubs invite individuals to join and become members.

Membership is vital to the Rotary club of Brockville's operations and community service activities. A primary goal of our club is to continually expand the club with committed members who have the interest and ability to get involved in service and humanitarian projects.

Prospective members must:

• Hold - or be retired from - a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position;
• Have the capacity to meet the club's weekly attendance or community project participation requirements;
• Live or work within the locality of the club or the surrounding area.

Often a person being considered for/or is considering membership is invited by a member/sponsor to attend one or more of our club meetings to learn more about Rotary. The sponsor may then submit the name of the candidate to our club's membership committee. An individual who is interested in membership but doesn't know any Rotarians can contact the Rotary Club of Brockville directly or by clicking this link.

Rotary uses a classification system to establish and maintain an energetic representation of the area's business, vocational, and professional interests among members This is too to develop a pool of resources and expertise to successfully implement service projects. This system is based on the founders' example of choosing cross-representation of each business, profession, and institution within a community.

A classification describes either the principal business or the professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarian's own activity within the organization. Some examples of classifications include: high schools, universities, real estate, banking, pharmaceutical-retailing, newspaper, and insurance.

If you would like more information please contact The Rotary club of Brockville, either through a Rotarian or by our Club Secretary.