The heart of Rotary is our members, dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.
Rotary members share ideas, make plans, hear from the community, and catch up with friends during club programs that fuel the impact we make.
Rotary Membership - Join Now
STEP 1
Request to join a Rotary club
Rotary clubs are the traditional Rotary experience. Clubs are comprised of dedicated volunteers working together to make a difference in their community and in communities around the world
STEP 2
Finding the right club for you
There are more than 35,000 Rotary clubs and all of them are as unique as you. Each club has their own culture and way to serve. Most clubs meeting in-person, but some meeting globally online. We do our best to try and find the perfect club match based on the information you provide.
STEP 3
The candidate experience
Because the experience is so personal to the club you join, membership is determined by the individual club and each have their own process of joining. Some may call, some may text, some may invite you to participate in a service project or attend a club meeting. Create a MyRotary account to get involved today.
STEP 4
Invitation to join
We hope that joining Rotary becomes a fulfilling, lifelong experience for you. Because joining often leads to meaningful friendships, so the decision to invite a new individual is not taken lightly and often involves all club members.
STEP 5
You're a Rotary club member!
Congratulations, you're a part of a 100+ year legacy of putting Service Above Self! You've got a club full of new friends and associates who will support you during your first year with Rotary and beyond.
Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children.
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.
Rotary creates environments of peace
As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.
By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Our commitment to peacebuilding today answers new challenges: how we can make the greatest possible impact and how we can achieve our vision of lasting change. We are approaching the concept of peace with greater cohesion and inclusivity, broadening the scope of what we mean by peacebuilding, and finding more ways for people to get involved.
Rotary creates environments where peace can happen.
Rotary’s Four Roles in Promoting Peace
Rotary and its members are:
Practitioners: Our work fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies directly builds the optimal conditions for peaceful societies.
Educators: Our Rotary Peace Centers have trained over 1,300 peace fellows to become effective catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations.
Mediators: Our members have negotiated humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators to reach children who are at risk.
Advocates: Our members have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in post-conflict reconstruction. We focus on creating communities and convening groups that are connected, inclusive, and resilient.
The heart of Rotary is our members, dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.
Rotary members share ideas, make plans, hear from the community, and catch up with friends during club programs that fuel the impact we make.
