Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
| First | The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; |
| Second | High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; |
| Third | The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life; |
| Fourth | The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. |
The name "Rotary" was chosen because the Club met in rotation at each member's place of business. From the beginning, the Rotary idea of friendship, fellowship, and service to others has spread to six continents.
Aloha-Sunset Rotary was chartered in May, 1979.
Rotary embodies the Ideal of Service. Members are supported in their projects in the local and global communities, in the areas of health, hunger, humanity and world peace.
The initiation fee is $50.00. It provides for Rotary books, badges, certificates, pins, etc.
Annual dues are $160.00. Included are subscriptions to "The Rotarian," the monthly Rotary International magazine, and the club newsletter "The Hub" (this link is to a PDF document).
Lunch at the club meeting is $12.00 for the "full meal deal" including a ticket for our after-the-meeting raffle. There are special meetings each year for our holiday celebration and installation banquets, which cost around $50 per couple.
Service Contributions: Members are occasionally "fined" at meetings as a humorous method of raising funds for charity. The proceeds of the "fine" are dedicated to a variety of charitable and community organizations.
The average cost of membership is $1,100.00 per year, plus voluntary Rotary Foundation contributions.
The Rotary International Foundation: Rotarians are asked to voluntarily contribute financial support to the Foundation's projects. They can do this by becoming a Paul Harris Fellow with a contribution of $1,000 (US) or by becoming a Sustaining Member of the Foundation with an annual gift of $100 (US). When the cumulative amount reaches $1,000 (US), the Rotarian becomes a Paul Harris Fellow. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have provided a Polio Eradication World-Wide challenge grant to match $100 million Rotary Member donations over the next three years.
Leadership: Team-building, fundraising, public speaking, planning, organization, and communication are just some of the leadership skills that club members can exercise and enhance. Being a Rotary leader provides further experience in motivating, inspiring, and guiding others.
Service: Members have opportunities for humanitarian service, both locally and internationally. Service programs address concerns such as health care, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and the environment. Rotary sponsors some of the world's largest exchange and educational programs.
Our club undertakes a wide variety of projects in the service of promoting goodwill and understanding and an improved quality of life for all mankind. Typical service projects include: