what is rotary?
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International organization More than 200 countries 33,000 clubs worldwide 12,000,000 members. What is Rotary?. Weekly meetings 50% attendance requirement Opportunity to visit any other club. Meetings. Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What is Rotary?
International organizationMore than 200 countries33,000 clubs worldwide12,000,000 members
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Meetings
Weekly meetings50% attendance requirementOpportunity to visit any other club
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The Four-Way Test
Is it the truth?Is it fair to all concerned?Will it build good will and better friendships?Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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International Projects
PolioPlus – worldwide elimination of polio ShelterBox – emergency shelter and cooking
equipment for 10 people
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Local Projects
Rotary Trail – From Carleton Place to Appleton Community Living Association Deck (built in two
stages) Annual Christmas Dinner for Seniors at the
Carleton Heritage Inn
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Fund-raising projects
Compost sale – bags of mushroom compost delivered to your door – May
50/50 draw at the Riverside Jam (in cooperation with the Diamond Foundation and others) – July
Halloween dance at the Town Hall Rose Sale – a dozen roses for $20, delivered to
your door - November
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Donations
Over $150,000 donated to good causes since the club was chartered in 2002
Roughly 85% of donated money is returned locally to the community
Roughly 15% goes to international projects
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Local Donations - Examples
Bursaries for High Schools Carleton Place and Almonte Hospitals Alwood Treatment Centre Adventures in Citizenship program Poppy Fund Carleton Place Daycare Lanark Interval House Food Bank
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International Donations
Two shelterboxes this year, to help in the Haiti earthquake
PolioPlus Guatemala Stove Project Guatemala Hen-house Project Haiti roof repair