Service on District Committees
Career Paths: |
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Adapted from a similar document
in use
in Rotary District 5280.
With permission of and thanks to
PDG Dave
Williams.
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Prepared by PDG
Carolyn Schuetz
District Trainer,
Rotary District 5170
August
2002 |
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| The District
committee structure and the areas of emphasis change
somewhat from year-to-year. A brief explanation
of each committee's purpose is provided below. For
2001-02, the structure was as follows: |
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- CLUB SERVICE
- Membership Development (Major
Emphasis) (To increase the number
of members in Rotary
- New Member Orientation/Information
(To serve as a resource to Clubs)
- Membership Retention (To assist
clubs in retaining current members)
- Club Extension (To establish
new clubs in the District)
- Club Newsletters (To evaluate
and improve club bulletins)
- Club Programs (To share information
about weekly programs available to clubs)
- We Care (To assist Clubs in
maintaining high level of service to fellow
Rotarians and to visitors)
- COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Area Facilitators (Assist Clubs
in Area with Community Service activities)
- Resource Persons (Assist Clubs
with activities in specific services)
- AIDS
- SHARE-A-Life (Bone Marrow
Transplant)
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Literacy
- Domestic Violence
- Drug & Substance Abuse
- Fund Raising
- Mediation
- Rotacare (establish and
maintain free clinics)
- Safe & Sober Graduates
- Senior Services
- VOCATIONAL SERVICE
- Mentoring (To act as resource
for those clubs wishing to conduct mentoring
programs for community youth)
- Projects/Activities that help members
contribute their vocational talents
- Career Exploration Activities for
youth
- INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
- World Community Service (To
assist clubs in developing and implementing
projects to provide humanitarian assistance
to communities in other countries)
- Sister Families (Activities
to aid abandoned children in Latin America)
- Population & Development (Coordinates
activities and information regarding reproductive
health and sustainable development)
- Uniendo America (Coordinates
and promotes Project Fairs in Central and
South America)
- Friendship Exchange (Arranges
reciprocal visits and homestays with Rotarians
in other countries)
- Recreational & Vocational Fellowships
(Promotes and assists individual Rotarians
in joining one or more of the many Rotary
Fellowships)
- THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
- Annual Giving (Plans and directs
activities for the promotion of annual contributions
to The Rotary Foundation)
- Paul Harris Society (Arrange
special recognition of donors who give $1000
per year)
- World Peace Scholarship (Seeks
qualified candidates for this prestigious
opportunity)
- Ambassadorial Scholarships
(Coordinates the selection of scholar candidates)
- Permanent Fund (Publicizes
and solicits contributions to this fund
to increase the corpus of The Rotary Foundation)
- Matching Grants (promotes and
coordinates applications for Matching Grants)
- Group Study Exchange (To assist
with selection and orientation of outgoing
GSE team members. To assist with the hosting
of incoming GSE team members)
- Foundation and GSE Alumni (Maintains
database of and communication with Foundation
Alumni in the District)
- Information and Education (Supplies
speakers and disseminates information regarding
The Rotary Foundation)
- PolioPlus (Coordinates efforts
of clubs and district to support the efforts
of The Rotary Foundation and Rotary International
to eradicate polio worldwide and to promote
immunization of other childhood diseases
locally and internationally)
- YOUTH SERVICE
- Rotaract (To promote and coordinate
Rotary-sponsored clubs for age group 18-30)
- Interact (To promote and coordinate
Rotary-sponsored clubs for age group 15-17)
- Youthact (To promote Rotary-sponsored
clubs for middle school group)
- RotoRangers (To assist clubs
in forming clubs of 4th and 5th graders)
- RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
(To Plan and direct an annual leadership
development camp for high school youth)
- Speech Contest (To plan, promote,
and implement District Speech Contest)
- Rotary Youth Exchange (To promote
and implement international exchange opportunities
for high school youth, both year-long and
summer)
- OTHER DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS
- Finance Committee (must be Past Club
President)
- Reviews and makes recommendations
on District finances
- District Treasurer (must be CPA)
- Special Event Chairs
- District Trainer
- Website/Internet Coordinators
- District Directory
- Awards Chair
- Attendance Secretary
- Public Relations
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| Logical
Career Path for Work on a District Committee:
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Service on a club
committee in the same area. Special interest and/or
expertise in area of service. |
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| How
Do I Get a District Committee Assignment?
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Most committee chairs,
especially those with many members or subcommittees,
welcome additional assistance or even attendance
at committee meetings by Rotarians trying to learn
about the committee. Major Event committees fall
into this category. Find the name and phone number
of the chair for the committee of interest from
the Governor-Elect, Assistant Governor-Designate,
or appropriate Avenue of Service Director-Designate.
Then call that person to determine when the committee
meets. Several committees meet in advance of the
Rotary Year of the Governor they serve (e.g., District
Directory Committee, District Assembly Committee,
Rotary Foundation Committee). If you are seeking
a one-person assignment and you
possess expertise in the area of the assignment,
it is best to let the Governor-Elect know of your
interest during the fall before he or she assumes
office. He or she also makes appointments of qualified
Rotarians to certain restricted membership
committees, such as the District Finance. If you
wish to head up a new committee
that has not existed before, request consideration
by the Governor-Elect during the fall before his
or her term begins. |
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