Regular attendance is essential to a strong and active Rotary club.  The emphasis on attendance is traced back to 1922 when Rotary International announced a worldwide attendance contest which motivated thousands of Rotarians to achieve a 100 percent attendance year after year.  Many Rotarians take great pride in maintaining their 100 percent record in their own club or by making-up at other Rotary meetings.
     Although the bylaws of Rotary require members to attend only 60 percent of all meetings, the custom has emerged that 100 percent is the desirable level.  Rotary stresses regular attendance because each member represents his own business or profession and thus the absence of any member deprives the club of the values of its diversified membership and the personal fellowship of each member.
     From time to time, proposals have been made to give attendance credit to Rotarians who are on jury duty, serving in the community, attending a trade convention, on vacation in remote areas, on shipboard or unable to attend because of ill health or other special reasons.  None of these exceptions have been adopted.  The policy is clear - a Rotarian is not given attendance credit if he does not attend a meeting.
     There are a few circumstances where attendance credit is awarded when a Rotarian participates in an alternate type of Rotary event.  If a Rotarian is requested to attend an Interact or Rotaract meeting, attendance credit may be allowed.  When a member attends a Rotary district conference, district assembly, international convention, an intercity meeting and a few other specially designated events, attendance may be credited.  A Rotarian actively participating in a district-sponsored service project in a remote area where it is impossible to make-up may also receive attendance credit.
 
                                                                                                         Taken from "The ABCs of Rotary" booklet

Please note that you can do your make-up meeting 2 weeks prior or 2 weeks after the day that you miss your club meeting.