Belonging to a Rotary club gives men and women an enjoyable and organized way to make a contribution to their community. Rotary members meet weekly to plan club, community, and international service activities. By using their skills and expertise globally, members also enhance their professional network, career development, and cross-cultural understanding. Rotary clubs are nonreligious, nongovernmental, and open to every race, culture, and creed. Members represent a cross section of local business and professional leaders. To learn more about a Rotary club in your community, please visit the information for prospective members section of the Rotary International Web site at www.rotary.org or contact your local club.
Click here to get a brochure in PDF format How many Rotarians in the world? Over 1,200,000 How many countries have Rotary Clubs? 168 Why does Rotary have a relationship with the United Nations? About half the signers of the U.N. original charter were Rotarians. Rotary is one of two associations with permanent seating at the U.N. The other is the Red Cross/Red Crescent. Why is there a Rotary Foundation? Beginning in 1917, The Rotary Foundation was created to fund the programs in support of the permanent Rotary mission of furthering world understanding and peace. Contributions come from Rotarians throughout the world and from others who support Rotary's mission. What is the TRF Permanent Fund? It is a collection of endowments whose earnings complement and stabilize the annual contributions from Rotarians, supporting domestic and international programs. What is the TRF SHARE system? It is the mechanism for sharing annual program funds with all Rotary Districts, for use in our various Foundation programs, as decided by us. What are the four youth programs of our Rotary District? They are RYLA, Youth Exchange, Interact, and the 4 Way Test. Rotaract is not a youth program, is for young people 18 to 30, and can be university or community based.
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