The purpose of
the attendance requirement is to foster fellowship among club members. Attending
club meetings is your opportunity to make new friends and keep in touch with
established friends. Meetings also keep you in touch with the current events of
your club, district, and Rotary International.
As explained in the Standard Rotary Club Constitution, each member must meet the
following conditions to satisfy the attendance requirement:
•Attend or make up at least 50% of regular Rotary club meetings in each half of
the year.
13 Meetings per
6 months or 26 meetings per year.
•Attend at least 30% of their club's regular meetings in each half of the year.
7
Meetings at PVR per 6 months or 13 per year at PVR
(This could be once
per month plus Christmas Party, Debunking, or 1 Fundraiser)
•A member may not miss or fail to make up four consecutive meetings.
Make-ups
If you cannot attend a club meeting, there are many ways you can still receive
attendance credit. According to Art. VIII, Section 1 of the Club Constitution,
these include:
•Attending a meeting of another club
•Attending a meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club or Rotary Community Corps
•Attending certain district or RI meetings
•Participating in a club-sponsored event
•Attending a club board or service committee meeting with authorization of the
club board
Make-up Credit
In order to get attendance credit, you must attend a make-up meeting or event
within 14 days before or after the regular time of your missed meeting.
Attendance can be made up if you attend one of the following district or RI
meetings:
•District conference
•District assembly
•District committee meeting (at request of the district governor)
•RI committee meeting
•RI Convention
•Rotary zone institute
Termination
Failure to meet the attendance requirement may result in termination of
membership if the member fails to
•Attend or make-up at least 60% of club meetings in each half of the year
•Attend 30% of their own club's regular meetings in each half of the year
•Attend or make-up four consecutive meetings.