History of the ROTARY CLUB of KERNERSVILLE - Chartered in 1987. 2010-11 (President Chris Oakman) Received Gold Club Award for 13th straight year! The 18 year old spent a year immersed in Canadian culture as part of the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise’s youth exchange program. She now speaks English fluently.
Rotary International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the Design 1. SS Rotarian. Rotary International. Motto. Service Above Self. Formation. 19. 05; 1.
Type. Service club. Headquarters. Evanston, Illinois, United States.
Location. Global (Over 2. Membership. 1. 2. Official language.
Rotary Youth Exchange is a 12 month program which provides secondary school students with the opportunity to travel abroad, live with 3-4 host families.
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. President. John F. Harris (Founder)Websitewww. Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated human rights purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a secular organization open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. There are 3. 4,2. Rotarians have joined these clubs.
The test was developed by Rotarian and entrepreneur Herbert J. Taylor during the Great Depression as a set of guidelines for restoring faltering businesses and was adopted as the standard of ethics by Rotary in 1. It is still seen as a standard for ethics in business management.
The Sun City Rotary Foundation awarded $35,000 to area charities during its 2013-14 Rotary year. Presentations to four of them — Boy Scouts of America, Doves, Grand.
Harris called together a meeting of three business acquaintances in downtown Chicago, United States, at Harris's friend Gustave Loehr's office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on February 2. Shorey (a tailor) were the other two who attended this first meeting. The members chose the name Rotary because initially they rotated subsequent weekly club meetings to each other's offices, although within a year, the Chicago club became so large it became necessary to adopt the now- common practice of a regular meeting place. The next four Rotary Clubs were organized in cities in the western United States, beginning with San Francisco. In April 1. 91. 2, Rotary chartered the Winnipeg club. It later became known that the Dublin club in Ireland was organized before the London club, but the Dublin club did not receive its charter until after the London club was chartered.
At the UN Charter Conference in San Francisco, nearly fifty Rotarians served as delegates, advisors, and consultants. In 1. 94. 5, Rotary International had clubs in 6. The purposes of the UN. Working under the premise that . In one of the first cooperative activities with UNESCO, the Rotary Foundation awarded a $5,0.
The funds were designed to provide training to those who trained others. UNESCO identified prospective recipients. After the relaxation of government control of community groups in Russia and former Soviet satellite nations, Rotarians were welcomed as club organizers, and clubs were formed in those countries, beginning with the Moscow club in 1. As of 2. 01. 1, Rotary has contributed more than 9.
Organizes all Rotary student year abroad youth study exchanges for this region. Includes program overview, qualifications, responsibilities of participants, and. Rotary Youth Exchange connects students with exchange opportunities to live in a new country, experience a new culture, learn a new language and make friendships to. Interact gives students ages 12-18 the chance to make a real difference while having fun. Every Interact club carries out two service projects a year: one that helps. The Gloucester Township Rotary Club support efforts both locally and internationally. Here at home, in Gloucester Township, we provide support in many ways, including.
US dollars to the cause, resulting in the immunization of nearly two billion children worldwide. The number of Rotarians has slightly declined in recent years: Between 2. North America accounts for 4. Asia for 3. 00,0. Europe for 2. 50,0. Latin America for 1. Oceania for 1. 00,0.
Africa for 3. 0,0. Germ (2. 01. 6- 1. Organization and administration. Rotarians are members of their clubs. The clubs are chartered by the global organization Rotary International (RI) headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. For administrative purposes, the more than 3. Clubs originally were limited to a single club per city, municipality, or town, but Rotary International has encouraged the formation of one or more additional clubs in the largest cities when practical.
Most clubs meet weekly, usually at a mealtime on a weekday in a regular location, when Rotarians can discuss club business and hear from guest speakers. Each club also conducts various service projects within its local community, and participates in special projects involving other clubs in the local district, and occasionally a special project in a . Most clubs also hold social events at least quarterly and in some cases more often. Each club elects its own president and officers among its active members for a one- year term. The clubs enjoy considerable autonomy within the framework of the standard constitution and the constitution and bylaws of Rotary International. The governing body of the club is the Club Board, consisting of the club president (who serves as the Board chairman), a president- elect, club secretary, club treasurer, and several Club Board directors, including the immediate past president and the President Elect. The president usually appoints the directors to serve as chairs of the major club committees, including those responsible for club service, vocational service, community service, youth service, and international service.
Rotarians may attend any Rotary club around the world at one of their weekly meetings. District level. Each governor is nominated by the clubs of his/her district, and elected by all the clubs meeting in the annual RI District Convention held each year. The district governor appoints assistant governors from among the Rotarians of the district to assist in the management of Rotary activity and multi- club projects in the district.
Zone level. A zone director, who serves as a member of the RI board of directors, heads two zones. The zone director is nominated by the clubs in the zone and elected by the convention for the terms of two consecutive years. Rotary International. The nomination and the election of each president is handled in the one- to three- year period before he takes office, and is based on requirements including geographical balance among Rotary zones and previous service as a district governor and board member.
The international board meets quarterly to establish policies and make recommendations to the overall governing bodies, the RI Convention and the RI Council on Legislation. The chief operating officer of RI is the general secretary, who heads a staff of about 6. Evanston and in seven international offices around the world. Membership. It is open to business and professional leaders aged 1. Each club may limit up to ten percent of its membership representing each business or profession in the area it serves.
The goal of the clubs is to promote service to the community they work in, as well as to the wider world. Many projects are organised for the local community by a single club, but some are organised globally. Honorary membership. Honorary membership is conferred only in exceptional cases.
Honorary members are exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues. They have no voting privileges and are not eligible to hold any office in their club. Honorary membership is time limited and terminates automatically at the end of the term, usually one year. It may be extended for an additional period or may also be revoked at any time.
Examples of honorary members are heads of state or former heads of state, scientists, members of the military, and other famous figures. Women did play some roles, and Jean Harris made numerous speeches. In 1. 96. 3, it was noted that the Rotary practice of involving wives in club activities had helped to break down female seclusion in some countries. Gender equity in Rotary moved beyond the theoretical question when in 1. Rotary Club of Duarte in Duarte, California, admitted three women as members. After the club refused to remove the women from membership, Rotary International revoked the club's charter in 1. The Duarte club filed suit in the California courts, claiming that Rotary Clubs are business establishments subject to regulation under California's Unruh Civil Rights Act, which bans discrimination based on race, gender, religion or ethnic origin.
Rotary International then appealed the decision to the U. S. The RI attorney argued that . Matthews, a Rotarian from South Carolina, began her term as the first female vice- president of Rotary International. The first woman president in Ghana was Dr. Naana Agyeman- Mensah in 2. Rotary Club of Accra- Airport). Up until 2. 01. 3, there has been 4.
Rotary clubs in Ghana. In 2. 01. 3, Stella Dongo from Zimbabwe was appointed District Governor for District 9. Zimbabwe/Zambia/Malawi/Northern- Mozambique) for the Rotary year 2.
She had previously held the offices of Assistant Governor (2. She was also Zimbabwe's Country Coordinator (2. Stella, who is a Master PRLS 5 Graduate has been recognised and awarded various District awards including Most Able President for year 2. Rotary's office in Illinois immediately began encouraging the Rotary Club of Shanghai to recruit Chinese members . In Rotary's legislative deliberations in June 1. Non- racialism was included in the terms of the standard constitution in 1. Clubs. Rotary and other service clubs in the last decade of the 2.
Inner Wheel Clubs exist in over 1. Like Rotary, Inner Wheel is divided into local clubs and districts. Female spouses of Rotary members are traditionally called . Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self- governing and self- supporting. Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single gender or mixed, large or small.
They can draw from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools in the same community. Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of. Developing leadership skills and personal integrity. Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others. Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work. Advancing international understanding and goodwill.
As one of the most significant and fastest- growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 3. Almost 3. 40,0. 00 young people are involved in Interact. Ronaldo Venture is the president of the interact club of st Joseph high school, during the period of 2. Rotaract. Rotaract was founded in 1. Charlotte North Rotary Club.