Formalities Templates

Processes for electing Rotary Club leaders, proposing new members, and other formalities are documented in your Rotary Club By-Laws. Forms and information on Paul Harris Fellow recognitions are available via The Rotary Foundation Australia website.
 
For support please reach out to District Administration Chair Lindsay May via  administration@rotarydistrict9685.org.au 
 
Inducting a New Member
 
__________________  you have been chosen for membership of the Rotary Club of __________________ because of your standing in your vocation and in the community and because of your personal qualities which we believe will make you a good Rotarian.
 
By joining the Rotary Club of __________________ , you become part of a world-wide organisation of business and professional leaders, united in fellowship to provide humanitarian service, to encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and to create goodwill and achieve peace throughout the world.

We accept you as a member because we believe you will adopt these high principles of Rotary as your own, and that you will do everything you can to fulfil your membership obligations as these become better known to you.
There are, of course, many privileges of membership and I think you will quickly find that one of the most important of these will be your regular enjoyment of the friendship of like-minded individuals in an egalitarian atmosphere, not only in this Club, but anywhere Rotarians gather.
 
Your proposer, Rotarian ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________ will now present you with your Rotary lapel pin, which should be worn at all times. This will identify you as a Rotarian and will assure you of a warm welcome in over 30,000 Rotary Clubs around the world; also your Name Badge that also includes your classification. This is important as it signifies the vocation you represent to which you are an ambassador to Rotary.
 
Rotarian­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ __________________ we expect much from you in the way of fellowship and Rotary service and we in turn pledge to make you welcome in the Club and to assist you to grow in Rotary knowledge. I ask you to contact me personally if you experience challenges in your assimilation into the Club or if you believe you possess talents, of value to Rotary that we are overlooking.

It is with pleasure that I now extend to you the right hand of Rotary fellowship & give you a hearty welcome as a member of the Rotary Club of __________________
 
Rotarians, would you now rise. I present to you our new member, Rotarian __________________ .
Would you please make yourself known to __________________ at the first possible opportunity to confirm in person this welcome and now ask you to support by acclamation.
 
Inducting a Former Rotarian or Transfer Member
 
Thank you __________________ for accepting the invitation of the members of this Club to re-join us in the worldwide fellowship and service work of Rotary. This invitation was extended to you because we believe that your leadership qualities are allied to those qualities, which fit you to interpret and impart the message of Rotary to your fellow man.
 
The principles and practices of Rotary, the privileges and obligations of a Rotarian are already well known to you through your active membership of the Rotary Club of __________________
 
We would hope that you will give this Club the benefits of your previous Rotary experience to further strengthen the fellowship of this Club, to help us to serve even more effectively this community and the wider fields of Rotary service. I am proud to present to you this Rotary badge. I also hand you your dinner plaque and some literature relative to Rotary and the activities of our Club.
 
We look forward with confidence to your participation in and contribution to our Club's programs, projects and activities. Much is expected from you in help and inspiration to enable us to serve society better. I congratulate you and offer you the right hand of Rotary fellowship.
 
Rotarians! Join me in extending a warm welcome to our new member Rotarian __________________
 
Award or Recognition of a Paul Harris Fellow
 
 
The presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow recognition is always an occasion for public attention. It recognises that a gift of US$1,000 will fund projects and programmes to improve and invigorate the lives of people around the world and enhance international friendship and understanding.
 
The presentation should be made publicly so that Rotarians will realise what their Foundation is doing and how it is supported. A Club meeting, a District Conference or during the visit of the District Governor are all appropriate occasions for such an event.
 
The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation's way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programmes. It is named after Rotary's founder, a Chicago lawyer who started our organisation with three business associates.
 
A world of peace and good will comes closer to reality today as __________________ becomes a Paul Harris Fellow. His/Her gift to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International can carry out an array of programmes that achieve beneficial changes in our world: improved living conditions, increased food production, better education, wider availability of treatment and rehabilitation for the sick and disabled, new channels for the flow of international understanding, and bright hopes for peace.
 
In becoming a Paul Harris Fellow, __________________ joins a remarkable company of persons throughout the world, all recognised for their devotion to the ideal of goodwill, peace and understanding. It is the goal of Rotarians the world over, and one that __________________ clearly shares.
 
It gives me real pleasure __________________ to present you the three emblems of appreciation given to Paul Harris Fellows - certificate, medallion and pin. We congratulate you, and we thank you for your commitment to the programmes of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
 
Inducting a Club President
 
President Elect __________________ , you have been chosen by your fellow Rotarians to be President of the Rotary Club of  __________________ for the ensuing year.
 
The appointment is not made lightly as it is the highest honour within the powers of the Club to bestow upon you, but it is made in recognition of your service to Rotary in general and to this Club in particular.
 
With the Presidency you are assuming new duties, new obligations and new responsibilities, which will make severe demands upon your thoughts time and energy. We are confident you will carry out your tasks with the same zeal you have always shown in Rotary and you are assured of the utmost cooperation from every one of your members.
 
Rotary's Object, with its five avenues of service, will, I know, be your constant guide, and you will always be sustained by the fellowship and esteem of us all.
 
With this Collar, which bears the names of all the Presidents of this Club, including your own, I induct you as President of the Rotary Club of __________________ for the year _____ - _____
 
The pendant to the Collar is a Rotary Wheel with the word "President" inscribed. This is the badge of your office. I also present you with your President's lapel pin and Badge.
 
On behalf of the members of your Club and all who are here tonight, I congratulate you and wish you a happy and rewarding year in office.
Guests and Fellow Rotarians, I present to you, your new President __________________