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Rotary Club of Anaheim, CA ·  Chartered Sept. 1, 1921 ·  Club #818

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Rotary is a service association of business and professional leaders united worldwide who conduct humanitarian projects, encourage  high ethical standards in all vocations and work toward world  understanding and peace. Our members meet weekly to  enjoy each  others fellowship and discuss ways to serve others.

The qualifications to be a Rotarian - an adult person of good character and reputation, with a position of executive capacity, engaged as a proprietor, partner, officer or manager of any worthwhile business or profession. The four types of membership are:

  1. ACTIVE - an Active Rotarian must perform at least 60% of his/her work in the specified classification, and only one person may hold ACTIVE membership in any one given classification. Exceptions - religious, news media or diplomatic service. A Rotarian may live or work anywhere within the corporate limits of the club city or within the territorial limits of an immediately adjoining club....ADDITIONAL ACTIVE - a second membership
    for another person engaged in the same classification as ACTIVE member and who must be proposed by the ACTIVE member. A third membership (second additional active) in the same classification may be elected to club membership with the approval of the active member holding that classification provided he or she has been a Rotarian previously and has terminated membership in the former club and is no longer actively engaged in a profession in the territorial limits of that club. ADDITIONAL ACTIVE has all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of an ACTIVE member. 

  2. SENIOR ACTIVE - a Rotarian becomes SENIOR ACTIVE after membership in one or more clubs for 15 years or more; or who reaches age 60 and has been a member for 10 years or more; or who is age 65 and been a member for 5 or more years. All clubs operating under the Standard Club Constitution and By-Laws are required to declare as SENIOR ACTIVE any member who meets any one of these requirements. SENIOR ACTIVE
    has all the rights, privileges and responsibilities as ACTIVE member - may hold office, must maintain attendance requirements, can propose an ACTIVE member but not an ADDITIONAL ACTIVE member. 

  3. PAST SERVICE - is an ACTIVE member who has lost classification without fault or retires from business or profession or who has been a member of one or more clubs for 3 years or more, or has attained the age of 55. This member no longer holds any classification, may not propose ADDITIONAL ACTIVES but has all other rights, privileges and responsibilities of membership.

  4. HONORARY - a designated membership for a person who has become distinguished by meritorious service in furtherance of Rotary ideals. An HONORARY member cannot hold office, does not pay dues, cannot propose new members, does not need to meet attendance requirements but can attend all meetings and enjoy all other privileges. This membership must be re-established each year by the Club Board of Directors.

CLASSIFICATIONS

The classification principle of membership distinguishes Rotary from all other organizations. By accepting the loan of a classification, each Rotarian assumes an obligation to represent his business or profession in the club and to share the ideal of service with non-Rotarians associated in the workplace. It assures a membership which is representative of the business, professional and institutional life of the locality in which the club is established. 

    CLASSIFICATION -  

To be eligible for a specific classification, the proposed member should be generally recognized in the community as being primarily engaged in that business, profession or activity. In the fields of medicine, dentistry, law, etc. where specialization in a given field is recognized by a community, it is appropriate for the Rotary Club to establish and loan separate classifications to cover such specialized practices. 

The Board of Directors of Rotary Clubs should annually update the listing of classifications in their community, showing the names of members and their classifications and the unfilled classifications that are open for membership. Rotary International publishes a list of classifications in a typical community, but clubs are urged to add to this listing and establish whatever classifications are needed in their area. 

Balanced Membership: efforts should be made to maintain a well balanced membership in which no business or professional group predominates - allowing a club's membership to be representative of the business and professional life of the community. 

 

For more information call: 
Lucille Kring
President
(714) 636-4424
Norm Buben
Membership Director
(714) 496-2096 cell
(714) 527-2248 home
Susan Hatzenbuhler
Programs Chair
(714) 264-0876 cell
 

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