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Chairman

CLUB SERVICE

(Service to and within One’s Club)

What Is Club Service?

To understand “club service” one
must know that service to and within
one’s club means that a Rotarian will

be thoughtful of and helpful to others
by

being present at its meetings,

participating in its fellowship,

taking part in its programs,

assisting in welcoming new members,

serving on committees,

serving as an officer,

paying his dues,

representing the club in other activ-
ities, which while not performed
within club meetings are not classi-
fied under any of the other three
“services” (vocational, community
and international), such as:

informing non-Rotarians as to the
objects of Rotary,

visiting and perhaps speaking at
meetings of other Rotary clubs,

attending intercity meetings,

attending district assemblies or dis-
trict conferences, or regional con-
ferences, or international conven-
tions,

representing his club in the organ-
izing of new clubs.

Function of the Club Service
Committee

The function of the club service com-
mittee is to coordinate the above oppor-

tunities for service to and within: the
club so that they will appeal to each
member. As shown by the diagram on
page 6, the usual subdivisions of the
club service committee’s function are
classifications, membership, fellowship,
attendance, program, Rotary informa-
tion, and public information. Others
may be added as needed. These func-
tions may be performed by individuals
who make up the club service commit-
tee or by sub-committees whose chair-
men constitute the club service com-
mittee. In either event, the important
things to keep in mind are that all
these functions need thoughtful atten-
tion, and that they need to be coordi-
nated.

In a large club, a sub-committee may
be desirable for each. of the functions—
classifications, membership, etc. Under
such circumstances the principal, and
perhaps the only, activity of the club
service committee is to supervise and
coordinate the work of these sub-com-
mittees so that each phase is given due
emphasis, and that no phase is stressed
at the expense of others.

In a medium-sized club, a few sub-
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committees are desirable.
club, the club service committee has. a
dual task. One duty is to coordinate
the activities of the sub-committees that
have been appointed; the other is to
direct such other phases of club service
as have not been designated for the
special attention of sub-committees.

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