Club Presidents

Recognition for District Governors
District governors will receive special recognition if 50 percent or more of the clubs in their districts earn the Presidential Citation.

2009-10 Rotaract and Interact Presidential Citation
Rotaract and Interact clubs are integral to Rotary’s future and are encouraged to participate in the 2009-10 Presidential Citation program. To qualify for the citation, Rotaract and Interact clubs must complete at least two activities overall from any of the categories or participate signiicantly in at least two activities of their sponsor club. The sponsoring Rotary club must sign the Rotaract and Interact Presidential Citation Certifcation Form and submit it to the district governor by 31 March 2010. The governor’s list of certiied clubs must be received at RI World Headquarters by 15 April 2010.

Membership Goal (required)
Achieve growth through a net increase of at least one member by 31 March 2010. (The club’s membership as of 31 March 2010 must be greater than its membership as of 1 July 2009.)

Menu of Activities
The following six categories relect the priorities of the RI Strategic Plan 2007-10. To qualify for the 2009-10 Presidential Citation, clubs must undertake and complete an activity from three of these categories (three activities in total) between  1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010.

Eradicate polio
Through Rotary’s fundraising challenge, we can inish this crucial job and keep our promise to the world.

• Organize a major fundraising initiative in your community to support polio eradication.
• Make a club contribution to the polio fundraising challenge of at least $1,000.

Advance the recognition and  public image of Rotary
To attract new members and cooperation from other organizations, we should promote our local and global service activities to the media and to our communities.

• Undertake a signiicant public relations campaign in your community to share the story of what Rotary is and does.
• Place at least one Humanity in Motion public service announcement in a print publication, on a radio or television program, or on a billboard.
• Gain media coverage of a club event or  project in your community.

Increase Rotary’s capacity to provide service
Rotary clubs are encouraged to continue their efforts to address water, health and hunger,  and literacy issues by volunteering more time,  talent, and enthusiasm along the four Avenues  of Service.

• Conduct a community needs assessment, and use it to establish a community service project that will involve at least 50 percent of the club’s members in active service.
• Sponsor a Rotary Community Corps of non-Rotarians, and complete a joint project with the RCC members.
• Conduct a service project with an international partner, either as the project host or as the sponsor. (Clubs may use Rotary’s ProjectLINK database to ind a partner.)