North Reading Rotary - North Reading Evening Meeting Club

has been approved by the General Secretary of Rotary International to participate in a new Pilot Program and will be one of a very few clubs that will be allowed to form a

SATELLITE ROTARY CLUB

Welcome to:

The North Reading Evening Meeting Rotary Club

The purpose of this new pilot Satellite Club is the result of numerous surveys and focus groups that have repeatedly shown that prosepctive members and current younger Rotarians require flexibility in their Rotary club membership. This pilot is structured to research alternatives and options to club operations and overall impact on membership trends, the club's overall effectiveness, and success within the four elements of an effective club.

The Satellite Club Pilot Program will assess the impact of allowing a Rotary Club to conduct multiple club meetings during a week, each taking place at a different location, on a different day, and /or at a different time. Satellite clubs can be organized

To assist in chartering a new club
To accomodate rural and remote areas of communities with small populations
To accomodate large metropolitan areas in allowing one club to provide several meeting times and locations
To accomodate different demographic groups such as young people in cities or large country towns where the established Rotary club doesn't suit them or isn't attractive to them for various reasons

The program requires the Sponsor/host Rotary clubs must have been selected to participate in the program. Satellite clubs must be established starting July 1st, 2012, 12 months after the launch of the pilot program, which will allow ample time evaluate club effectiveness and viability. Pilot clubs may only deviate from the Standard Rotary Club Constitution as follows:

Rotary clubs may conduct multiple meetings during the week, each taking place at a different location, on a different day, and/or at a different time, with all meetings realizing the requirements of the reglar weekly meeting.
The sponsor/host and satellite club(s) will meet in person once per quarter.
Each Rotary Club may have no more than three satellite clubs at any one time.
Club members must determine which meeting will be considered the regular meeting (weekly business meeting of a club) and which meetings will be considered the additional meetings.
Membership requirements will remain the same with the satellite as with the sponsor/host club.

Financial matters, such as dues and meals, are determined by Rotary International and the host clubs, as stipulated in RI Bylaws regardless of whether the member attends the host club's or satellite club's meeting. The actual dues for both clubs would be the same however the meal/beverage costs and assosctiated meeting fees, an amount to be determined by the host club, could vary significantly between the host and satellite clubs.

If you are interested in becoming an member of the new North Reading Satellite Club or desire answers to questions. such as:

How many members are required for the Satellite Club?
How would I be inducted into the Salellite Club?
As a member of the Satellite Club, would I have any voting rights in the host club?
What are the attendance requirements?

Please contact our Club President:

Peter Majane at: peter.majane@gmail.com

or our Membership Chair:

Eric Evans at: ericevans100@verizon.net