Rotary
WHAT IS ROTARY
Rotary is an international service club organization active in 158 countries, with over 28,000 clubs and more than 1.2 million members. It was founded by Chicago lawyer, Paul Harris, in 1905. The term “Rotary” was coined from the fact that originally, the meetings “rotated” among the members’ businesses. Today most clubs meet at hotels or restaurants over breakfast, lunch or dinner.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF RENFREW
The Rotary Club of Renfrew was founded in 1922. Originally, there were 21 members. Our Club is part of Rotary International District 7040. It is comprised of clubs in two provinces (Ontario & Quebec) and one state (New York). The district boundaries stretch from Sorel/Tracy in the East to Kingston and the Ottawa Valley in the West and south to Northern New York State. There are about 2,500 members in 63 clubs. A District Governor, chosen in rotation from each of these three areas, has the overall responsibility of overseeing the district’s activities. The current Governor is Bill Hodges of Quebec.
SERVICE AND FELLOWSHIP
Rotary is an international service organization which uses fellowship to provide opportunities for service to the community and the world. It’s international scope, large and diverse membership and its commitment to ‘Service Above Self’ allow Rotary to support a vast number of projects all over the world aimed at the betterment of living conditions and the spreading of peace and brotherhood everywhere it ventures.The number of projects supported through Rotary are too numerous to mention but the current vaccination program to eradicate polio everywhere in the world by 2002 is a Rotary initiative carried out with the cooperation of the World Health Organization and many governments. ‘PolioPlus’ is well on its way to reaching its goal on time.
LOCAL INITIATIVES
The Rotary Club of Renfrew has undertaken a large number of local projects which benefit people of our area directly.
MEMBERSHIP IN ROTARY
Membership in Rotary is by invitation and Rotary is always interested in receiving new members who subscribe to Rotary’s credo of ‘Service above Self.’ If Rotary’s work appeals to you, talk to a Rotarian and learn more about Rotary.
MEETINGS
The Rotary Club of Renfrew gathers for luncheon meetings each Tuesday at 12:10 p.m., at The Knights of Columbus Hall 313 Raglan Street South, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
Regular attendance at meetings is an important aspect of Rotary. Members who will be away from their local club on its meeting date are encouraged to ‘make-up’ the meeting by attending a meeting at any convenient club.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact the Club Secretary: Michael Laverty
318 Albert Street Renfrew, Ontario, Canada K7V 1V5
613-432-4981 FAX: 613-432-7589
E-MAIL: madmike10@sympatico.ca
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