Cost of Membership

The Rotary Club of Reading Matins, UK

The Rotary breakfast Club of Reading

Indicative costs of membership 2018-19
to help prospective new members understand the financial cost of Rotary in their first year:

Affiliation (or joining) Fee 

          A one-off joining fee of £55 to cover Rotary registration fee, information pack, badge and lapel pin / broach.

Subscription: £55 payable monthly by regular payment to the Club which covers:

• The budgeted costs of running the club such as weekly meal costs (see below), visitors, hospitality, printing, stationery, postage and sundries e.g. meeting room expenses.
•  Rotary District expenses contribution
• Rotary GB&I Capitation charge for running our national organization from Alcester, Warwickshire.
• Our £55 subscription has been held at this amount for the past 5 years

We have recently introduced a new MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP which costs £23 per month. This provides full membership of Rotary and includes one breakfast per month. (For more information on this please contact Greg Wilkinson on 07850 791324)

Rotary Foundation Donation (optional)
The Rotary Foundation is our own charity (see our website for more information) and members are encouraged to donate US$100 equivalent each year.  This money supports worldwide activities of Rotary International part of which is returned to our District annually to support club and district programmes such as: Annual Youth Camps, Youth Exchange Visits, Club projects etc. Please note that we "Gift Aid" our donations which means that a £6 monthly donation meets the $100 target.

Weekly Meal Costs - included within the sum of £55 per month
Currently £14.25 per week at The Zest Restaurant, The Pavilion, Lime Square, 220 South Oak Way, Green Park, Reading, RG2 6UP and may be slightly more for special events

N.B. Other Costs may also be incurred throughout the year:
These can include periodic raffles to raise funds for the Club, support of Social and Fund Raising events, 5^th Wednesday social evenings, occasional Fellowship Visits to other Clubs, attendance at District meetings and District Conference etc. This is likely to vary dependent upon your level of support for overall activities.

For further information, please inspect the Club website that has links to Rotary GB&I and RI:

www.rotaryreadingmatins.org.uk

If you have any questions or wish to receive information, then please contact Greg Wilkinson on 07850 791324.

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