What is it?

The STAR program is a Training program designed to deliver important Rotary Information to new Rotarians to help fast-track their integration into the Rotary family. Older members can also participate to refresh their memories. The sessions are planned to take place outside of regular Meeting hours, and normally take within 30 Minutes to one Hour. Resource Persons are normally Past Presidents with more in-depth knowledge about Rotary. 

Rationale:
a) All Rotarians have the potential for leadership, so new members should be educated early to give them better grounding, and prepare them for leadership.
b) An organization with an annual turnover of leaders needs to empower everybody to be able to step up when needed.

Benefits:
a) Offers early opportunity for the elimination of people joining Rotary with wrong motives.
b) Enables members to get more out of Rotary
c) Empowers members early, to be able to give more to Rotary by serving at both Club and District levels
d) Equips Members to communicate effectively about Rotary to others and  are thereby in a position to draw in quality members.