Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club

The Membership Process

An important distinction between Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by invitation. A person being considered for membership is invited by a Mountain View Rotary Club Member to attend one or more club meetings to learn more about Rotary and the projects our Club is involved in. The sponsoring Club Member may then submit the name of the candidate to the Club's membership committee. An individual, who is interested in membership but doesn't know any Rotarians, may contact one of the Club Officers by email to learn more.

Rotary uses a classification system to establish and maintain a vibrant cross-section or representation of the community's business and professional interests among members and to develop a pool of resources and expertise to successfully implement service projects. This system is based on the Rotary founders' paradigm of choosing cross-representation of each business, profession, and institution within a community.

A "classification" describes either the principal business or professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarian's own activity within the organization. Some examples of classifications include education, universities, health professions, banking, real estate, small business ownership, insurance agency, or business management. This is an important consideration as membership is being considered.

A Rotarian interested in transferring to the Mountain View Rotary Club should attend a minimum of two meetings as a guest. An application for transfer is returned to the Club Secretary. The Club Secretary will contact the transferring members current (or former) club to ensure good standing.

If a new or transferring member is voted as approved by the Mountain View Rotary Club Board, the individual will receive a new member packet that includes a certificate, Rotary lapel pin, 4 Way Test Coin, A Rotary Sticker and various other Rotary items.  Membership in the Loveland Mountain View Rotary Club requires the payment of dues on a quarterly basis.

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