Our Club – the Rotary Club of Taipei, was chartered on October 9, 1948.  We are the FIRST Rotary Club in Taiwan and the ONLY English-speaking Club in the Metropolitan Taipei area.  Currently we have 53 active members and 12 honorary members, Total: 65 Members. (Female Members: 3; Male Members: 63, consist of 20 nationalities.)

Rotaract Club 

Approved by the Club, we began sponsoring Taipei Rotaract Club in 1997.  The Rotaract Club was designed to promote responsible citizenship and leadership potential in clubs of young men and women, aged 18 to 30.

Interact Club 

After the success of Taipei Rotaract Club, we sponsored the Taipei American School Interact Club in 2004 for high-school youth. This provided opportunities for young people between ages 14 to 18, to work together in a world fellowship of service and international understanding.  The term “Interact” is derived from “inter,” for international, and “act,” for action.  Every Interact club must be sponsored as well as supervised by a Rotary club and must plan annual projects of service to its school, community, and the world. 

The Objectives of Rotary, as provided in the Constitution of RI and of our Club, is to:

First :  The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service.

Second :  High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an opportunity to serve society.

Third :  The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian in his personal life, in business and in the life of the community. 

Fourth :  The advancement of international understanding, good will and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men and women united in the ideal of service.

• OBLIGATIONS AS A CLUB MEMBER

   (Each Rotary Year starts on July 1^st and ends on June 30^th of the following year.)

   

  Your Principal Obligations:

   

  l      Attendance - The bylaws of Rotary require members to attend and maintain at least 60% attendance of all weekly meetings, during each half of the year; 30% in your home Club. 

   

  You are also urged to attend District Assemblies, Conferences, RI Conventions etc.

   

  * Active members who missed Club meetings and make up at other Clubs will get credit for their attendance. 

   

  * Active participation in service and other Club activities.

   

  l      Absence and Make-up - If absent, you can make up by attending a regular meeting of another Rotary Club, within 2 weeks, before or after the date of your absence.  You should bring your make-up card each time you made up a meeting for attendance record purposes and for exemption of meal charge.

   

  If you intend to go abroad and expect to miss regular meetings, you will have to submit a request for leave in writing via fax or e-mail prior to your departure.  This request should be addressed to the Club President or Secretary.  Approval of the request does not exempt you from the attendance / make up requirement.  You will be treated as an official leave, and you won’t be charged for the meal. 

   

  l      Resignation - The resignation of any member from the Club shall be in writing (address to the President or Secretary) and shall be accepted by the Board, provided that all indebtedness of said member to the club has been cleared.

  　

  l           Fees, Dues, and Contributions

   

  1.      Entrance fee:  NT$ 20,000 (To be paid before Induction)

  a.      Initiation Fee NT$10,000

  b.      Administration Fee NT$7,000

  c.       District Office Fee NT$1,000

  d.      Rotary Foundation NT$2,000

                                            Total: NT$20,000

  (*The NT$7,000 Administration Fee will be refunded upon Resignation after settlement of account with the Club.)

   

  2.      Rotary International Dues: (Paid Semi-annually)

  (July 1 ~ December 31; January 1 ~ June 30)

  a.      Dues for each member: 

            US$21.5 * twice per year

  b.      Subscription to “The Rotarian”: 

                 US$6 * twice per year (Optional)

  c.       Council on Legislation Levy: 

  US$1 * twice per year

   

  3.      Miscellaneous Annual Dues:

  a.      To District 3480 Conference:

  NT$1,200 or so.

  b.      To the Chung Hwa Rotary Educational Foundation:  NT$600 per year

  c.       To the Rotary International – ROC head Quarter:  NT$100 per year

   

  4.      Membership due:  NT$ 2,000/month, billed on your statement monthly.

   

  5.      Meal Charges: NT$ 700 for every luncheon meeting, to be billed to your account on a monthly basis.  Charged 4 times per month even if absent, unless you have “Make-up” cards or have been traveling abroad.

   

  6.      Sergeant-at-Arms:

  (All contributions go to the charity fund.  Any amount donated shall be out of free will.)

  a.      Arriving late or Leaving early.

  b.      Not wearing a Rotary pin.

  c.       Violation of the dress code.

  d.      Warm Welcome Back (Absentee are required to bring a gift for auction if you traveled abroad).

Suggested (but not compulsory) amount for the warm welcome back:

e.       Auction, add on, and matching.

f.       Being greeted and serenaded on your birthday, your Spouse’s birthday and your wedding anniversaries.

g.       Removal of the “I am New” badge.  New member has to attend ten (10) regular weekly meetings and correctly answer three (3) questions asked by Sergeant-at-Arms or, failing that, making a contribution of NT$3,000 (suggested) to Charity.

h.      Contribution requested / imposed by and at the whim of the Sergeant-at-Arms “for reasons best known to himself.”

 

•  Deadline to Pay / Late Payment:

* Payment - Following receipt of monthly statement but no later than the end of the month.   

* Late Payment - If you fail to make payment at the end of the month, a 1% monthly interest to the total amount due will be added to your next monthly statement.  

Your timely payment is essential to the healthy operation of our Club 

•  Services

There are 4 major avenues of service through which you can apply the ideals of service. Each of these avenues is related to the objects of Rotary. 

* Club Service

* Vocational Service

* Community Service

* International Service 

　

As a new member, you are urged to join a sub-committee to serve the Club or the community.