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Club officer 2010/2011, from left
Paul Vertullo, Tom Turner, Bob Breen, Laurie Buckley, Greg Williams,
Graham Gordon, Bon Curtis, absent Peter Smith
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Rotary
International is a global network of service volunteers. It is the
world's largest service organisation for business and professional
people, with some 1,210,905 members operating in 200 countries and
geographical region world-wide. There are some 32000 Rotary clubs in
the world, helping those in need and working towards world
understanding and peace. Its a fulfilling role, and Rotarians can
get involved as much or as little as their time will allow. But
there is much more. Clubs meet on a regular basis, which allows
members to build firm friendships. Every Rotarian has a right to
attend any Club meeting anywhere in the world, so there is always
somewhere to go, and people to meet, wherever business or leisure
travel may take you. Various Clubs have different emphases, which
can reflect differences in size. A small market town may have a Club
of perhaps 20 members, whereas in large centres the number can be
closer to 100. Some concentrate on local community or vocational
projects. Others link up with a sister club in another country to
undertake an international project. Each Club decides how it wants
to use the resources it has available.
Rotarians — men
and women alike — volunteer their efforts to improve the quality of
life in their own communities and beyond their communities' borders.
The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are non-political,
non-religious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. Club
membership represents a cross-section of local business and
professional leaders. Rotarians initiate community projects that
address many of today's most critical issues, such as violence, drug
abuse, youth, AIDS, hunger, the environment, and illiteracy. Rotary
clubs are autonomous and determine service projects based on local
needs. Rotarians work with and for youth to address challenges facing
young people today. Through participation in Rotary-sponsored
Interact clubs (for secondary school students), Rotaract clubs (for
young adults), and Rotary Youth Leadership awards, young people
worldwide learn leadership skills and the importance of community
service. Rotary Youth Exchange gives high school students the
opportunity to broaden their world view and build international
friendships. Rotary has the community-based network to help.
Rotary-sponsored projects and conferences address the root causes of
violence such as drug abuse, poverty, lack of role models, and
gangs
Mission
The main
objective of Rotary is service — in the community and throughout the
world. Rotarians build goodwill and peace, provide humanitarian
service, and encourage high ethical standards in all vocations. The
Rotary motto is "Service Above Self."
Runaway Bay |
| Rotary Club of
Runaway Bay Inc. is part of an
international organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide,.
They provide
humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and
help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are over 1.2 million
Rotarians, members of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries
The
Club is part of Rotary International District
9640 straddling parts of Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales,
Australia, from Hope Island at the Northern most end
down to Grafton at the Southern and all the way West to Goondiwindi, the 1500
Rotarians in 55 Clubs service our communities in an area of 110,000
square kilometers. Through Rotary's
service programs, a Rotary club can have a significant effect on the quality of
life in its community While Rotary membership is by invitation, if you have an interest
in finding out more about our Rotary Club, you are invited to attend a weekly meeting
of the Rotary Club of Runaway Bay and observe for themselves how
enjoyable community service can be!
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