Join The Mason City Noon Rotary Club FAQ

What are the benefits of joining Rotary?

1. Establishing meaningful and beneficial connections to your community
2. Working with other like minded business leaders and professionals to address community needs
3. Participating in Rotary's international humanitarian service efforts
4. Establishing contact with an international network of professionals
5. Developing leadership skills and assuming leadership positions

What are the criteria for Mason City Noon Rotary Club membership?

Rotary club membership is by invitation. However, as we can't know everyone interested in joining, we encourage you to contact us if we haven't already contacted you.

Rotary club members must hold or be retired from a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position and live or work within the locality of the club or surrounding areas.

What is a Rotary "Classification"?

Membership invitations are also based on the classification principle, which helps ensure a cross-representation of the businesses and professions within the community.

A classification describes either the principal business or professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for, or the Rotarian's own activity within the organization. Examples of classifications include (but are not limited to) higher education administration, eye surgery, human resources, pharmaceutical sales, real estate, insurance, investments, banking, law, management, business owners and entrepreneurs of all kinds, non-profit directors, ... any vocation you can think of.

Responsibilities and Expectations

Your Rotary club membership carries with it certain responsibilities and expectations:

• - Members are expected to attend weekly meetings of the club. There are various opportunities for making up missed meetings.
• - Members are required to pay annual dues to their club, their district (an administrative unit of Rotary International), and to Rotary International.
• - Participation in at least one club committee is encouraged.
• - Help with special projects is also asked as needed.

Service

All Rotary clubs share a key mission: to serve their community and those in need throughout the world. By participating in club service projects, members learn about their club's involvement in local and international projects and can volunteer their time and talents where they are most needed.

Finding and Keeping Members

To keep clubs strong, every Rotarian must share the responsibility of bringing new people into Rotary. Even new members can bring guests to meetings or invite them to participate in a service project. The value of Rotary speaks for itself, and the best way to spark the interest of potential members is by letting them experience fellowship and service firsthand.

Keeping members interested in Rotary is another responsibility. Good club fellowship and early involvement in service projects are two of the best ways to sustain the club's membership.

The ideal composition of a Rotary club reflects the community's demographics, including professions, gender, age, and ethnicity. Such diversity enriches every aspect of the club's fellowship and service.

From Rotary Basics

If you have further questions, please contact our:

• Membership Chair
• Rotary President
• Rotary Treasurer
• Club Secretary