SURIGAO COUNCIL OF ROTARACT CLUBS

Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur Areas

CHARGE TO A NEW ROTARACTOR

YOU,_____________________. HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ROTARACT CLUB OF _______
BECAUSE YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS BELIEVE YOU TO BE A LEADER IN YOUR SPECIAL LINE OF ACTIVITY AND
BECAUSE YOU MANIFEST THOSE QUALITIES OF HEAD AND HEART THAT WILL MAKE YOU INTERPRET AND
IMPART THE MESSAGE OF ROTARACT.

YOU ARE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR VOCATION IN THIS CLUB AND ANY MATTER OF AN EDUCATIONAL
VALUE PERTAINING TO YOUR CRAFT MUST NATURALLY COME TO US THROUGH YOU. AT THE SAME TIME YOU
WILL BECOME AN AMBASSADOR FOR US TO YOUR CLASSIFICATION AND WE RELY ON YOU TO CARRY THE
PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS OF SERVICE, WHICH WE HERE INSPIRE, TO THOSE WHO SHARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITY.

THE COMMUNITY WILL KNOW AND JUDGE ROTARY BY YOUR EMBODIMENT OF IT IN CHARACTER AND
SERVICE AND WE ACCEPT YOU AS A MEMBER BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR PRINCIPLES AND ORGANIZATION
WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR KEEPING.

MEMBERSHIP TO ROTARACT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE AND LIKE ANY HONORABLE PRIVILEGE, IT
INVOLVES CORRESPONDING DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS. YOU ARE A ROTARIAN BECAUSE OF YOUR
CLASSIFICATION AND WHEN YOU FAIL TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF YOUR CLUB, YOU ARE NOT BEING FAIR
TO YOURSELF, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND TO THE PERSON WHOM YOU DEPRIVED OF THE
PRIVILEGE OF BECOMING A MEMBER BECAUSE OF YOUR HAVING BEEN ELECTED AS ONE.

ONLY CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CANNOT BE REASONABLY CONTROLLED ARE ACCEPTED JUSTIFICATION FOR
YOUR ABSENCE IN THE REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS. BEING BUSY DOES NOT EXCUSE YOU BECAUSE ALL
ROTARIANS ARE BUSY PERSONS.

FROM TIME TO TIME YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES TO
HELP ACCOMPLISH CLUB ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CLUB AND THE
COMMUNITY. ALWAYS BEAR IN MIND ROTARY’S MOTTO: “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” AND IN EVERYTHING YOU
SAY OR DO MEASURE IT BY THE ROTARY’S FOUR WAY TEST.

ROTARACT IS A WORLD OF FELLOWSHIP. IT IS YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONCERN THAT YOU DEVELOP

ACQUIANTANCE AMONG MEMBERS OF THIS CLUB AS A FIRST STEP OF LASTING FRIENDSHIP. STRIVE TO BE A
TRUE ACTIVE ROTARACTOR. BELONGING TO THIS CLUB GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ONE. FOR IN
ROTARY…………………….

THE BASIS OF MEMBERSHIP IS CLASSIFICATION

THE JOY OF MEMBERSHIP IS FELLOWSHIP
THE OBJECT OF MEMBERSHIP IS ATTENDANCE
THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF MEMBERSHIP
IS YOURS.

ADRR REMUEL M. COLES

CHARGING OFFICER