For New Members

Welcome to Hilltopper Rotary!

Rotary is proud to welcome you to a global network of over 1.2 million dedicated individuals working together to create lasting change. Your skills, experience, and passion make Rotary stronger. By getting involved with your club, you help strengthen communities locally and around the world from eradicating polio and promoting peace to supporting education, fighting disease, and reducing poverty.

Rotary offers endless opportunities to connect, learn, and grow. Through our club, District 6250, and Rotary International, you’ll find ways to exchange ideas, build meaningful friendships, and make a real impact while having fun along the way.

How do I start?

Get the most out of your membership by participating in club projects and activities.
 

Here are some ideas:

• Complete and return your new member profile you received from one of our Membership Chairs
• You will get login information to our club's website (aka Club Runner) from our Secretary; login and update your demographic information
• Watch the Intro to Club Runner video!  No link yet - they are updating this
• Visit myrotary.org and create your personal login information (separate from Club Runner)
• Like our Hilltopper Rotary Facebook page
• Attend a Hilltopper social
• Serve on a club committee where you can use your skills.
• Volunteer at a Hilltopper service/volunteer event
• Attend the STAR Committee Meetings your first year
• Attend another Rotary club's meeting
• Bring a guest to Rotary
• Work with a youth service program, such as our local area Onalaska High School Interact Club
• Host a Youth Exchange student

How can I meet other Rotarians in the area and around the world?

Rotary’s global network provides a great opportunity to expand your contacts and friendships to other countries while creating a foundation of support with communities around the world.

Explore Rotary’s global opportunities:

• There are 8 different Rotary Clubs in the area, all unique and amazing in their own ways; Attend one of their meetings and expand your network instantly
• Attend District convention
• Attend Rotary’s Annual Convention
• Connect with Rotarians around the world who share your hobbies and personal interests or your service interests
• Get involved with international service projects

Resources & reference

• Intro to Club Runner video - New link coming soon
• The Rotary Foundation Reference Guide
• The Rotarian or your regional Rotary magazine
• Rotary Voices Podcast 

Tools

• Take a course in the Learning Center
• Enroll in a webinar
• Watch features on Rotary projects