There are many reasons to start a new Rotary Club versus joining an existing one. Whatever your reasons are, there are steps involved that must be followed to successfully have a new club chartered by Rotary International.
Why do you want to start a new Rotary Club? What will make your club different?
The Rotary Club of G.O.A.L.S. (Global Outreach And Local Service) was Chartered at the end of June 2021, as a hybrid Rotary Club in District 7070. Why as a hybrid Club? Well, the search committee looked at the current situation regarding clubs having to meet virtually due to the Covid 19 situation, coupled with RI Innovative Club Advocate structure for forming new innovative clubs. It became apparent that this new concept was appealing to the committee members, as they decided to submit a report on their findings. The Club has a flexible meeting schedule, which allows their members (from the Caribbean, Mexico, USA, and Africa) to use social media to organize their meetings, events and promote itself to the community at large.
The Rotary Club of G.O.A.L.S. have had the opportunity to establish Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as their primary focus, and Basic Education and Literacy as their Secondary focus. As a result, the Club will be collaborating with other clubs with community and international projects. However, the club will have projects of its own, which are supported by charitable organization locally and globally. In addition, there will be a Youth Service component attached to the activities of the club, and this very well may turn into the formation of a Rotaract Club.