| LARC |
Los Altos Rotary Club |
| LAREF |
Los Altos Rotary Endowment Fund - LARC's tax-exempt foundation that manages and grants funds raised by LARC. |
| TRF |
The Rotary Foundation - Rotary International's tax-exempt foundation that manages and grants funds raised by Rotary International. |
| FAITP |
Fine Art in the Park - LARC's annual fine art show held annually in Lincoln Park adjacent to downtown Los Altos. It is held on the first Sunday after Mother's Day. |
| LARAP |
Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project - an organization started by Rotarian Dude Angius and other members of LARC in 1989 to educate Rotarians worldwide about HIV/AIDS. In recent year it established programs in sub-Saharan Africa to provide education, testing, training and drugs to reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS from infected mothers to their children. |
| RAP |
Rotary AIDS Project - Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project |
| RI |
Rotary International |
| VTT |
Virtual Training Team - a type of RI grant which funds training by Rotarians, usually in underdeveloped countries. The name comes from the requirement that the program be sustainable and that the Rotarians provide the training for individuals who will, in turn, train others. |
| WCS |
World Community Service - A committee of LARC that oversees oversees international projects and grants. WCS often coordinates with other Rotary Clubs worldwide on international Projects |
| ODFL |
One Dollar for Life - a program started at Los Altos High School by teacher Robert Freeman that has worked with WCS to raise funds for various projects, including rebuilding the SOPUDEP school in Haiti following the earthquake in 2010. |
| INTERACT |
Interact Club - Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 12 to 18. LARC sponsors Interact Clubs at Los Altos High School and at Pinewood, and provides support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting. |
| ROTARACT |
Rotaract Club - Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18-30 to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service. In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action through service. From big cities to rural villages, Rotaract is changing communities like yours. |
| Inner Wheel |
Before 1989, Rotary generally prohibited women as members. Therefore Inner Wheel was established for the wives and daughters of Rotarians, known as Inner Wheel. Despite women now being able to join Rotary, Inner Wheel Clubs continue in many countries. |
| Rotary Ann |
Prior to a decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court in 1987, Rotary was a men's organization, and in many clubs, the wives of the members were called "Rotary Anns". With the Court decision in the eighties, and with more women in the professions than ever before, the term "Rotary Ann" began to fall out of favor and clubs of Rotary Anns disappeared. While the name “Rotary Ann” has not gone completely out of favor, wives are more commonly known as “Rotary Spouses” or “Partners.” |