Club Attendance Requirements
As a Rotarian, one of the responsibilities of membership is fulfilling the minimum attendance requirement, the purpose of which is to foster fellowship among club members. Attending club meetings is your opportunity to make new friends and keep in touch with established friends. Meetings also keep you in touch with the current events of the club, our district, and Rotary International.
As explained in the Rotary Club Constitution, each member must meet the following conditions to satisfy the attendance requirement:
Attend or make up at least 50% of regular Rotary club meetings in each half of the year.
Attend at least 30% of your club's regular meetings in each half of the year.
A member may not miss or fail to make up four consecutive meetings.
You must be present for at least 60% of a club meeting for it to count towards the attendance requirement. For example, at a 60-minute meeting, you would need to be present for at least 36 minutes. You also need to attend at least 30% of your own club's regular meetings in each half of the year. For example, if our club holds 26 regular weekly meetings in a half year, you must attend at least 8 of these meetings. If you cannot attend a club meeting, there are many ways you can still receive attendance credit. According to the constitution, these include:
Attending a meeting of another club locally or internationally
Attending a meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club or Rotary Community Corps
Attending certain district or RI meetings
Participating in a club-sponsored event
Attending a club board or service committee meeting with authorization of the club board.
In order to get attendance credit, you must attend a make-up meeting or event within 14 days before or after the regular time of your missed meeting.You can make up at clubs all around the world. Making up a meeting at another club is an opportunity to:
Meet a new group of Rotarians.
Observe how another club operates.
Share information about your club.
Make international contacts for club projects.
Absences may be considered excused if:
The absence complies with the conditions and under circumstances approved by your club's board. The board may excuse an absence for reasons it considers to be good and sufficient.
The sum of the member's years of membership and age equals 85 or more. That member can request the club's board make an exception to the attendance requirement. The member must notify the club secretary in writing regarding their desire to be excused from attendance.
Note: An excused absence does not provide attendance credit.
Failure to meet the attendance requirement may result in termination of membership if the member fails to
Attend or make-up at least 50% of club meetings in each half of the year
Attend 30% of their own club's regular meetings in each half of the year
Attend or make-up four consecutive meetings