FAQs

We hope you have enjoyed visiting our club! We invite you to continue attending our meetings so we can get to know each other. Extend your hand and say “Hi.” Do you like our club? Is there energy in the room? Do you like our view? After three visits and a sponsorship, you qualify to apply for membership.

 

What is Rotary and what is the Rotary Four Way Test?

We’re a local and international communities focused service organization. We meet weekly, get to know each other, form friendships, and through that we’re able to get much needed service projects done in our community and in our world. We are an ethical and honest organization as defined by our “Four Way Test”:
 

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

What are the requirements for joining?

After three visits to our club, you qualify to apply for membership. You will need a sponsor who is a club member (usually the person who invited you). If you are new to the area or don’t know a club member, please let us know and we will find you a sponsor.

Am I required to come to the meeting every Wednesday morning?

You are not required to attend weekly, but the more active you are with the club, the more you will get out of it. Make the most of your membership. Join a committee. Lead a service project. Organize a social event.  Our motto is “Service Above Self.”

The doors open at 7 a.m. with visiting and networking with new and old friends. Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast before the formal meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends promptly at 8:30 a.m. Each week we do our best to offer interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining speakers from our community and beyond.

 

I want to join the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club. Now what do I do?

The member proposal form is located in your Prospective Member Packet, or you can find it on our website by going to www.sdrotary.org, click on “membership”, then click on “New Member Proposal Form” located on the left side of the page. Print it, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting on Wednesday morning. If you prefer, you can scan it and email it to membership@sdrotary.org

What committees could I join?

We have a wide variety of great committees and hands-on projects to choose from.  Check out as many committees as you like and join at least one. Become active with as many hands-on projects as you can.  Our committees are:

  • Community Service
  • Youth Service
  • International Service
  • Club Service
  • Vocational Service
  • Membership
  • Environmental Service
  • Pathways to Peace
  • Public Relations
  • Technology and Communications
  • Social Media
  • Four-Way Test Speech Contest

How much does it cost to be a member? 

Currently the dues is $95 per month (billed quarterly) and it includes the breakfasts at the meetings each week.

 

How does the SDDBRC’s Mentor Program Work?

The purpose of the Mentoring program is to expedite passage from Red Badge (new member) to Blue Badge (full member), and to engage our new Red Badge members in most every area of Rotary membership.