Join The Galaxy Rotary Club at
The Children’s Museum, chartered by Rotary eClub NY1.
Galaxy Rotary Club Members will attend meetings at least
twice a month with their children on Saturday's at 11:00am. Members
will have access to the “Rotary Kids Room” at The Museum,
and to a Book and a Coloring Book activity designed around Rotary's
Four-Way Test, on Character Building, Honesty, Fairness, Ethics, Safety,
and Friendship.
Our Galaxy Rotary Club is targeted to Mom’s &
Dad’s; Mom’s &/or Dad’s Club Parents; Grandparents;
Home Schooler parents; Cub & Brownie Scout leaders. Our programs
will center around the things we need to teach our children while
they’re young, so they become instilled as a part of them when
they’re going through the tough older years.
$150. A year membership includes the following:
* a one year membership in the Galaxy Rotary Club (and Rotary International)
* access to the Museum and its four floors of exhibits
* admission cards for both parents and grandparents
* a Coloring Activity Book designed around the Four-Way Test
* a half hour activity session Saturday's at 11:00am
Join
here via our secure shopping cart or download
membership application,
(Charter event was held June 23rd, 2008)
President: Mark
Crever; Secretary: Stacy
Butcher
June, 2008, President Wilf Wilkinson, 2007-08
Rotary International President, takes part with DG Marlene Brown, of
the Rotary eClub NY1 RC, as eClub NY1's new Charter Club Galaxy RC Preident,
Mark Crever, addresses the over 200 Rotarians and guests at the 2007-08
District 7150 Changing of the Guard dinner.
View
Rotary eClub NY1 website * View
District 7150 website * Email
for more info
Requirements for starting
a new club
For Rotary International to continue its
vital humanitarian work and expand its service to communities at home
and abroad, its membership base must continue to increase. In recent
years, charter members of new Rotary clubs have been a vital element
of Rotary’s membership growth. Consider starting a new club in
your district if
• Alternative meeting times would benefit the community
District governors are responsible
for approving and overseeing the process of starting a new club. Those
interested in organizing a new Rotary club should contact their district
governor and their RI Club and District Support representative.
New clubs must
• Adopt the Standard Rotary Club Constitution
• Have a minimum of 20 charter members
• Elect officers
• Pay a charter fee
• Hold meetings
• Choose a club name
• Be approved by the RI Board of Directors
To
be a member of the Galaxy Rotary International Community means:
* You live or do business in any
Rotary District in our Rotary world.
*
You are a contributor
to society in your profession, occupation, industry, business, or community
role.
*
You commit to
the personal ethic of Service Above Self, The Four-Way Test, and support
the Object of Rotary.
*
You have been
invited by a Rotary sponsor to join The Rotary Galaxy Club and approved
for membership by its Board of Directors.
*
You
are willing to participate regularly in the Rotary Galaxy Club Community
and as appropriate and feasible you are willing to accept a leadership
role.
*
You are willing
to be challenged to financially support club projects - including the
Rotary Kids Room the Cyber Club has chosen at the Children's Museum
and the Rotary Foundation.
*
You are prepared
to pay current dues of $150. annually.
Where
does our Rotary membership dues go:
* Breakdown:
Rotary International dues (includes Rotarian magazine);
District 7150 dues;
Galaxy Rotary Club dues and Projects.
If
you are interested in becoming a member of The Galaxy Rotary Club of
District 7150, we welcome you
to apply for membership.
Here
are the steps you'll take:
1.) Complete the appropriate fields on our Application Form
for membership in our Club.
2.) Have your sponsor e-mail
Rotarian Marlene Brown
with his/her recommendations.
3.) Send your $150 yearly payment via our secure shopping
cart.
Once we've received
all three of these, we will take the following steps:
4.) we will email you of your acceptance into our eClub.
5.) we will request you email us your picture to add to our Membership
page.
6.) we will email you your Rotary Galaxy Club Membership form.
7.) we will add you to the member database at R.I. and email you of
this
Your responsibility
as a Galaxy Rotary Club member would then be as follows:
- Attend at least two meetings a month
in the Rotary Kids Room at the Children's Museum
- Complete 10 service hours per 3 months
(quarterly) which could include either hands-on activities
in The Children's Museum (our earthly headquarters where we have
a Rotary Resource Room); Visiting other Rotary Clubs anywhere in
the world (email those reports); helping with a Rotary-related
fundraiser (each event counts for 1 service hour per quarter).
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Be a Friend of the Children!
Invest in our Future! The Children's
Museum has continued its growth as a tourist and quality of life
attraction with the activities & exhibits we provide for school
& daycare providers, families & scout groups, while continuing
the energy efficient renovation of our building. We’ve opened
four of our five floors; installed new windows/heating units/air conditioners/exhibits,
and were just designated a NYS & Federal Historic landmark. Download
form here.
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