CHAPTER I

Rotary Code of Policies 334
January 2013
43.100. Member Sponsor and Retention Recognition
The RI Board has adopted the Member Sponsor and Retention Recognition program supporting
both recruitment and retention. Both a certificate and a membership sponsor pin shall be
awarded. The Rotary club president, in conjunction with the district governor if appropriate,
shall decide who is to be recognized.
A Rotarian would qualify for recognition as follows:
A Rotarian sponsoring five members (in any club) with four of them remaining active after two
(2) years
Recognition: certificate, bronze pin
A Rotarian sponsoring 10 members (in any club) with eight of them remaining active after four
years
Recognition: certificate, silver pin
A Rotarian sponsoring 25 members (in any club) with 20 remaining active after six years
Recognition: certificate, gold pin
Certificates are provided by RI. New member sponsor pins are purchased through an RI licensed
vendor. The gold level recognition pin may be presented at a district conference or, in the case
of a past district governor, at a Rotary Institute. (June 2010 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 182)
Source: January 2009 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 189; Amended by June 2010 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 182
43.110. Rotarian Spouse/Partner Service Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize spouses and partners of Rotarians who have
demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service through Rotary.
Eligibility
Any non-Rotarian spouse or partner of an active Rotarian in good standing may be nominated.
An individual may only receive the award once.
Spouses and partners of current RI officers, immediate past district governors, current directors,
current trustees and the RI president are ineligible for this award.
It is not possible to nominate one’s own spouse or partner for the award. In addition, the
nominee may not be a lineal descendant (child or grandchild), a spouse or partner of a lineal
descendant, or an ancestor (parent or grandparent) of the nominator.
Criteria
Candidates shall be considered based solely on the humanitarian service they have rendered
through Rotary, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in
helping others. Personal financial contributions to Rotary, its Foundation or any individual
project are not relevant considerations for this award.