PDG Coleman Speaks of RI Council on Legislation

TODAY IN ROTARY PDG Jim Coleman spoke on “Why I Am a Rotarian and I Still Love It After 35 Years.”  His varied topics included his concern that there has been no New Member Orientation held in the past 2-3 years; how he found and joined the Logan Rotary Club in 1981 where he learned about the 4-Way Test and embraced the “service above self” motto.  In 1984, after moving to Southern Utah’s hot real estate market, he joined St. George Rotary, presided over the Dixie Rotary Bowl for six years and rose through the ranks of District 5420 to become the DG.  He participated in the creation of the Mesquite Rotary Club and later, voted to share Washington County with the creation of the Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club – now celebrating 20 years of service in the community.

Jim’s reason for his devotion to Rotary include:

·               SG Rotarians are my best friends

·               I value all we stand for and am proud of what we do

·               I want to be sure our community knows our identity

In his recent time in Chicago’s RI Council on Legislation, Jim took part in the review and passing of 181 policy changes out of 400 submitted by clubs around the world, including:

·               an increase in member dues of $4 per year for the next 3 years (effective on July 1)

·               an invitation to Rotaractors to have concurrent membership in Rotary (only 5% of Rotaractors worldwide join Rotary as adults)

·               elimination of admission fees to join Rotary

·               a flexible meeting schedule with requirements to have only 2 meetings per month

For more information on these and other policy changes from RI, see Jim Coleman.