Intro

Rotaract is a worldwide organisation with over 500 clubs in Great Britain and Ireland. Therefore we are organised into Districts to help pass information to other clubs regarding activities and constitutional changes that are going on. District 1240 covers most of Essex and part of Hertfordshire.

District Exec

District is set up much the same as at Club level with the only differences being the titles of the committee (Exec) members. The posts on the District Executive are as follows:

• Chairman
• Vice-Chairman
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Sports
• Social
• Community/Fundraising
• Publicity/Membership
• Vocational/International
• Rotary/Rotaract Liaison Officer

National meetings are held 4 times a year over a weekend and the District Chairman is required to attend. The information that they receive and any proposals that are put forward at these meetings will be passed onto the rest of the District at the District Exec Meetings.

The District Exec has meetings 6 times a year. All District Exec members report back on the work they are doing. The meetings are run on a similar format to club committee meetings.

District Events

The two biggest district events are as follows:

District Ball
Every June (the end of the Rotaract year) the annual District Ball is held, organised by the District Vice-Chairman. This is a black tie dinner/dance with a live band and is normally attended by a lot of Rotaractors, Rotaservers and Rotarians and is a great way to celebrate the end of the Rotaract year. This is the evening when the District Committee changes hands.

District Conference
This is a weekend conference organised by members of the District Committee. The weekend usually comprises of seminars, discussions, speakers from various organisations, discos and lots of drink! It is a fun weekend that offers the chance for you to meet Rotaractors from clubs all over the District.

Other district events are:

• Pathfinder - a late night orienteering competition to raise sponsorship money for each clubs charities.
• Car Treasure Hunt
• Pop Quiz
• Talent Night
• Barn Dance
• Christmas Party
• Sport Events:
  • Rounders
  • Petanque
  • Squash
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Tug of War
  • Pitch 'n' Putt
  • Football
  • Ten Pin Bowling
  • Darts
  • Indoor hockey

District Trophies

All of the following trophies are presented to the winning clubs at the District Ball:

Challenge Cup
Each club is encouraged to challenge as many clubs as possible during the Rotaract year to any event as agreed by both clubs. The organising club gets one point for arranging the challenge, each club gets a point for participating in a challenge and the winning club gets a point. The District Sports Officer keeps tracks of the Challenge table.

Sports Cup
This cup is presented to the club who wins the most points by entering District sports competitions (not challenges). Again each club gets one point for participating and the winning club gets 2 points.

Membership Trophy
This is awarded at the end of the year to the club who has increased their club membership level by the highest percentage.

RARA Award
This stands for Rotaract Award for Rotary Achievement and is given to a Rotarian who has most contributed to the Rotaract movement. Clubs are asked to nominate a Rotarian and give a small explanation as to why they think he/she should win the trophy. A vote is taken at the last District meeting. All nominees are given a certificate and the winner is presented with a trophy.

Harry Davey Award
This is a trophy given to a club who has organised the best community event(s) during the Rotaract year. Nominations are given to the District Community Officer and the District Chairman and the District Community Officer decide the winner. Entries can take many forms, the most common being a folder/presentation or a club scrap book. All clubs are encouraged to enter this annual competition.