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Rotary clubs worldwide place a focus on increasing literacy. Such importance has been placed on literacy that Rotary International has created a "Rotary Literacy Month" that takes place during the month of March. [70] Rotary clubs also aim to conduct many literacy events during the week of September 8, which is International Literacy Day. [71]
Dr. Sylvia Whitlock (left), Rotary International event, September 17, 2012. In 1987, Whitlock became president of the Rotary Club of Duarte making her the first woman to hold such a position within Rotary International. The chapter's charter had previously been revoked in 1978 after they violated Rotary International policy by admitting women.
Dianne Feinstein, US Senator from California, Rotary Club of San Francisco, CA [3] [2] Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, Canada. Gerald R. Ford, US President, Rotary Club of Grand Rapids, MI [3] [2] Suleiman Frangieh, President of Lebanon 1969–75, founded the Rotary Club of Tripoli, Lebanon 1950; Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, Bishop ...
The Rotary Club of Lancaster is part of Rotary International, the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. The Lancaster Rotary Club ...
Apr. 18—"Service above self." That's the motto of Rotary International, and one that's shaped local Rotary clubs' response to the humanitarian crisis developing in Eastern Europe. Three Keene ...
Ruritan National is a service club located in small towns and rural areas in the United States. It aims to achieve "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service". The local clubs are autonomous from the national organization. Many Ruritan clubs sponsor local clubs or chapters of 4-H, the National FFA Organization, or a Boy Scouts of America troop.
Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth program in 1968 [1] at Charlotte North Rotary Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and has grown into a major organization of ~9,000 clubs and nearly 120,000 members in 189 countries and geographic areas. [2]
The first Round Table was established in Norwich, England in 1927 by Louis Marchesi, a young member of the Norwich Rotary Club. Marchesi envisioned a gathering place for young businessmen where they exchange ideas, learn from each other's experiences, and contribute collectively to the civic life of Norwich.