Welcome to the Rotary Club of Agincourt
Our Club was chartered in 1979. If you are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world consider becoming a member of the Rotary Club of Agincourt? Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.
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Change your community with us by volunteering on a local project.
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We work with groups and organizations of all sizes to accomplish even more.
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Our relationship with Agincourt Collegiate
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter.
Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Wales, India, and Indonesia.
A weekend in the Wisconsin woods sparks new perspectives on leadership for dozens of high school students in District 6250.
For years, polio pioneer Dorothy Horstmann stood in the shadow of great men like Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. Now she’s ready for her close-up.
The Rotary Club of Barcelona-Diagonal is focused on building bridges between generations.
Members of the International PolioPlus Committee seek to counter false narratives
Rotary and its PolioPlus partners are delivering much more than vaccines
Grandparents for Vaccines share their stories so that today’s children need not suffer the diseases of the past
JOIN A PROJECT
Change your community with us by volunteering on a local project.
PARTNER WITH US
We work with groups and organizations of all sizes to accomplish even more.
DISCOVER NEW CULTURES
Discover and celebrate diverse perspectives with a global organization.