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About Rotary

Rotary Club of Scituate
P.O. Box 831
Scituate, MA 02066

Rotary is a worldwide service organization of people who want to give back to their communities serving through local clubs to address local, regional, national and international needs.  Also to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and promote international understanding and goodwill. Rotary international has over 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
 

The original Rotary Club was organized in Chicago by attorney Paul Harris in 1905. The name "Rotary" was chosen because the club met in rotation at each member's place of business. Rotary Clubs are nondenominational and nonpolitical and have both male and female members.

The Rotary ideals of friendship, fellowship and service to others spread from Chicago in 1905 throughout the United States and the world, reaching Boston in 1906, Quincy and Weymouth in 1924, Hingham in 1933 and Scituate in 1969.

Who Are Rotarians?

Members of a Rotary Club are part of a diverse group  who look beyond themselves to address needs in the community, the nation and the world. They seek the truth and let fairness govern their relationship. They build good will and better friendships and strive to benefit all in every interpersonal relationship and promote peace and understanding throughout the world. In short, they put Service Above Self - this is Rotary's motto.

Who can join?

We’re looking for people who want to give back to their communities.

Rotary clubs also welcome Rotaractors, Rotary Peace Fellows, and other members of the family of Rotary who qualify for membership.

How can I become a member?

Clubs accept new members by invitation. To help us find the right club for you, we’ll ask you a few questions about yourself and your interests.  Then we’ll share your answers with Rotary leaders in your community who will match you with a club.  Contact Rotary Club Of Scituate President Lucille Sorrentino for more information.  

Rotary is committed to peace and conflict resolution in the world. We believe this begins at home and in our community.

What Is Expected?

The Rotary Club of Scituate meets at various locations in Scituate on the second the forth Wednesday of the month  from 6:30 - 8:00PM.  They may also meet on zoom. 

As a club member, you will be asked to:

  • Pay club dues
  • Attend meetings and events
  • Use your  skills and talents to make a difference
Rotaract and Interact clubs  
 
If you’re between the ages of 12 and 18, you may be interested in joining an Interact club, a service club for youth. If you’re a young professional, at least 18 years old, you may be interested in joining a Rotaract club. Like Rotary clubs, Rotaract and Interact clubs give their members the chance to make friends, develop leadership skills, and create positive change. Learn more about Rotaract and Interact clubs.
 

How Do We Serve Locally and Internationally?

  • Scituate High School Senior Scholarships
  • Youth leadership and community service programs through the high school Rotary Interact Club
  • Middle School program through the South Shore Arts Center 
  • Pancake breakfast (first Saturday in August) for Heritage Days
  • Community dinners for seniors and veterans
  • Periodic programs for the Council on Aging
  • Support local authors, local libraries and the arts in the community through book donations and sponsorships

  • Community events such as concerts and film festivals
  • Christmas party for developmentally challenged youth from Cardinal Cushing School
  • Internationally, we also support projects in Rotary International's seven Areas of Focus:  Disease Prevention/Treatment (polio eradication remains the #1goal); Water Sanitation; Basic Education and Literacy; Peace and Conflict Resolution; Maternal and Child Health; and Economic and Community Development and the Environment 

How Rotarians Benefit

Becoming a Rotary member connects you with a diverse group of individuals who share your drive to give back. Through regular meetings and events, you’ll:

  • Discuss your community’s needs and develop creative ways to meet them
  • Connect with other leaders who are changing the world
  • Expand your leadership and professional skills
  • Catch up with good friends and meet new ones

The Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

  • The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
  • High ethical standards and the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian of their occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
  • The application of the ideal of service by each Rotarian to his or her personal, business and community life;
  • The advancement of international understanding, good will and peace through world fellowship of persons united in the ideal of service.

The Rotary Four-Way Test: 

 Of the Things We Think, Say or Do:

  • Is it the Truth?
  • Is it Fair to all concerned?
  • Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
  • Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

For more information about Rotary visit  Rotary International www.rotary.org.

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