What is Rotary?
International organizationMore than 200 countries33,000 clubs worldwide12,000,000 members
Meetings
Weekly meetings50% attendance requirementOpportunity to visit any other club
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?
International Projects
PolioPlus – worldwide elimination of polio ShelterBox – emergency shelter and cooking
equipment for 10 people
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
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
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
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
International Donations
Two shelterboxes this year, to help in the Haiti earthquake
PolioPlus Guatemala Stove Project Guatemala Hen-house Project Haiti roof repair
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