Become a Member

The heart of Rotary is our dedicated members, who share the ideals of service, friendship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.

Rotary brings together people across generations who wish to create lasting change in the world, in their communities, and in themselves. Rotary members around the world strengthen their connections to friends and neighbors taking action through service.

The Rotary Club of Knoxville connection gives you the chance to develop skills like public speaking, project management, and event planning. You’ll meet interesting people from your community and around the world. And you’ll tackle local and international issues that are important to you and your fellow club members.

Impact starts with our members — people like you who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

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The Process to Joining the Rotary Club of Knoxville
  • Attend a meeting or two
  • Find a sponsor
  • Fill out New Member Proposal Form
  • RCK Board reviews and approves the membership form
  • Invite to attend College of Knowledge (an hour-long training forum hosted by three active Rotarians)
  • Upon approval, the member will be invited to a meeting and introduced to the club by his/her sponsor
Benefits of Membership
  • Connect with other leaders who are changing the world
  • Expand your leadership and professional skills
  • Amazing speakers to inform about our civic, non-profit and business community. Some of our recent speakers:
    • University of Tennessee Head coaches Josh Huepel, Rick Barnes and Tony Vitello, Senator Becky Duncan Massey, Performances from members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Opera and the Clarence Brown Theater.
Membership Dues

Required Costs:

  • $100 monthly membership dues which covers
    • One weekly full course lunch throughout the year.
    • Rotary International dues which support life-changing projects worldwide.
    • Our Rotary year runs July 1 – June 30. Dues are prorated if you join in the middle of the year

Membership dues may be paid monthly, quarterly, or yearly. The club administrator will work to provide the best plan for each club member. Some employers will cover yearly dues to civic clubs for their employees.

Optional Costs:

  • Rotary Foundation suggested donation of $250 per year
  • Rotary International Foundation (Paul Harris Foundation) suggested donation of $100 per year
  • Spring Fundraiser – attend, buy tickets, be an individual or corporate sponsor
  • Support our clubs’ initiatives – Purple Pinkie Campaign, Christmas baskets for an African orphanage
Expectations

You get out of Rotary what you put into it. You may participate in a combination of the following:

  • Attend a weekly meeting, if you are out of town, attend a local Rotary meeting to get credit
  • Serve on one or more committees – all new members are automatically on the “New Member Committee” for their first year, but are welcome to join other committees
  • Attend a monthly social event