More than 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation facilities. At least 3,000 children die each day from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water. Our projects give communities the ability to develop and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems and support studies related to water and sanitation.
Special Days: 8 International Women’s Day - (BEL/MCH) 13 Week of 13 March – Rotaract’s anniversary (NewGens) 21 World Down's Syndrome : (MCH) 22 World Water Day (UN) (WAS)
You can find them working in remote clinics, refugee camps, makeshift hospitals, primitive villages, and in their own communities. They are experts in administration, community development, education, food production, health care, and water and sanitation. They’re Rotary Volunteers. The Rotary Volunteers program operates under the umbrella of Vocational Service at the club, district, and international level. Rotarians and non-Rotarians who wish to serve as international volunteers can register with RI World Headquarters for inclusion on the Rotary Volunteers International Volunteers List. The Rotary Volunteers International Site List and the Rotary Volunteers Resource List can help volunteers locate their own projects and make arrangements directly with project coordinators. The Rotary Foundation provides funds, to cover air transportation and a modest per diem, to registered Rotary Volunteers who are Rotarians, Rotaractors, and qualified Foundation alumni and who have an invitation from a Rotary club in the host country. Volunteers do not receive a salary or honorarium for their services.
Rotary Volunteers have shared their expertise in a multitude of humanitarian projects around the world.
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is aboutSupporting the Foundation.
"Most Rotarians have humanitarian goals they want to achieve. And they know that giving to the Foundation allows Rotarians to do extraordinary things worldwide that they normally couldn't do themselves. Those extraordinary things are what make our Rotary Foundation so critical in today's troubled world, and your support is what makes it possible to continue this vital work." — 2004-05 RI President Glenn E. Estess Sr.
Frequently, friends ask whether Rotarians receive special business benefits from their Rotary membership. Should Rotarians expect a special discount or some preferential service just because they are dealing with a fellow Rotarian?
The answer is clearly “no!". The RI Manual of Procedure expressly states the Rotary position on this matter. The policy, originally approved by the RI Board of Directors in 1933, is that in business and professional relations “a Rotarian should not expect, and far less should a Rotarian ask for, more consideration or advantages from a fellow Rotarian than the latter would give to any other business or professional associate...Any use of the fellowship of Rotary as a means of gaining an advantage or profit is contrary to the spirit of Rotary.”
On the other hand, if new or increased business comes as the natural result of friendship created in Rotary, it is the same normal development that takes place outside of Rotary as well as inside, so it is not an infringement on the ethics of Rotary membership.
It is important to remember that the primary purpose of Rotary membership is to provide each member with a unique opportunity to serve others, and membership is not intended as a means for personal profit or special privileges.
Rotary International President-elect Barry Rassin laid out his vision for the future of the organization on Sunday, calling on leaders to work for a sustainable future and to inspire Rotarians and the community at large.
Rassin, a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, unveiled the 2018-19 presidential theme, Be the Inspiration, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “I want you to inspire in your clubs, your Rotarians, that desire for something greater. The drive to do more, to be more, to create something that will live beyond each of us.”
Posted by Rotary Club of Twinsburg on Jul 01, 2017
The club has fundraisers and service events coming up!
Give our Club all the support you can to make it successful. We need all cylinders firing!!! Please do what you can to serve our club. If you not being asked to serve the club, ask where you can help!
Participate in Every Rotarian Every Year. Any amount you can contribute will help the success of Rotary International in your community and around the world. Let's try to become a 100% EREY club, where every member contributes something to the Rotary Foundation, either directly or through the club.
Think of another way in which you could serve our club, or help a committee chair with some of their responsibilities. Abby and Kathy are assembling the team for this Rotary year. Help them in any way that you can, even if you have not been asked.
Posted by Rotary Club of Twinsburg on Jul 01, 2017
Things you can do to promote Rotary
1. Wear your Rotary pin daily. 2. Tell someone something about Rotary daily. 3. Invite a friend or co-worker to our next meeting or event. 4. Stay in touch with alumni. 5. Sponsor a new member to the club. 6. Give to the Rotary Foundation.
If you have any photographs or pictures of Rotary events both recent and in the past, please forward them to Philip Weiss for posting on the website. If you like we can also show you how to post them in the website yourself.
