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Chairman

THE ROTARY INFORMATION COMMITTEE

(Subcommittee of the Club Service Committee)

The Rotary information committee
is composed of a chairman, who is a
member of the club service committee,
and of such members as the needs of
the local club may require.

This committee should be acquainted
with the sources of information (the
pamphlets and other literature of Ro-
tary) which will enable it to devise
and carry into effect plans for giving
to the members, especially the new
members, an adequate understanding
of the privileges and responsibilities of
a Rotarian.

The history, objects, scope and activi-
ties of both the local club and Rotary
International are subjects for this com-
mittee to explore for information to
be brought to the attention of the club
membership in all appropriate ways.
One such way is through the columns
of the club publication whose editor
will undoubtedly welcome brief, well-
written items about Rotary progress.

Arrangements for an impressive re-
ception of new members into the club,
plans for a series of fireside meetings
for the study of Rotary, a regular
schedule of brief talks by a different
member at each meeting of the club,
and special programs, such as the anni-
versary of the club, or the anniversary
of Rotary, are some of the other oppor-
tunities for this committee to consider
in spreading Rotary information.

The RI. board has suggested that five
minutes of each meeting be devoted to
some form of Rotary information. It is
also suggested that new members be
helped to obtain Rotary information
early in their club experience by ar-
ranging for them to attend club com-
mittee meetings, club assemblies, and
special meetings planned for the par-

ticular purpose of disseminating Rotary
information.

The committee will find particularly
useful in its work Pamphlet 38, “Get-
ting Acquainted with Rotary.” Other
literature, which is available at the sec-
retariat, on request, includes an histori-
cal outline of Rotary; “Brief Facts,” a
small folder containing interesting data;
several files containing suggestions for
acquainting new members with Rotary;
and an outline for the organization of
a series of “Fireside Meetings” for the
discussion of Rotary and for the infor-
mation of both old and new members.

Cooperation with the fellowship com-
mittee will be helpful to the purposes
of both committees.

The club secretary should have an
up-to-date set of Rotary pamphlets
which this committee will find useful
in carrying out its plans and activities.

SOME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
WHICH WILL BE USEFUL
TO THE COMMITTEE

At the time of his election, a new
member is most susceptible to informa-
tion about the organization which he
has just joined. It is, therefore, the
practice of many Rotary clubs to give
their new members copies of literature
which they can study and keep.

“Welcome to Rotary’—This is the
title of a little 24-page booklet written
especially to give to the new member.
It contains basic information about Ro-
tary. It is neatly printed, selling at a
price of 5c per copy in any quantity.
It may appeal to clubs as an excellent
pamphlet to present to new members.

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