Rotary's motto of "Service Above Self" conveys the humanitarian spirit of our more than 1.2 million members. This year Massachusetts is celebrating it's 100th year of Rotary with the birthday of the Boston club, the 7th to be founded worldwide. We couldn't think of anything more appropriate to focus on as part of celebrating the centennial than to reach out with fellow rotarians from around the world to help provide shelter for the 1,000's of people made homeless by the earthquake in Haiti.
Rotary is uniquely set up to help in worldwide crises because we have local Rotary clubs all over the world with members who are involved with and experienced in serving their communities locally. In Haiti " Rotary has an incredible infrastructure established before the quake, which has made our relief efforts very effective," says Dick McCombe, past District Governor at Rotary District 7020 and Haiti liaison chair. " We're flying in supplies through backdoor channels and doing things a lot of agencies can't do." McCombe heads the district's Haiti Task Force, set up two years ago to administer all financial aid to the nation and is working with local clubs to deliver aid to Port-au-Prince and those who have take refuge in the countryside," says McCombe. Please click this link to contribute to our efforts to provide Shelter Boxes to Haiti. Nearly 8,000 boxes are already in place providing safe shelter and clean water to over 80,000 people. Please click hear to Make Dreams Real in Haiti
Rotary District 7930 serves 44 towns and communities in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Find out more about how you can become involved in Rotary in your community.
Make Dreams Real Campaign Link
The application of the ideal of service is in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life; The advancement of international and local understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
For years, Rotary's commitment to "Service Above Self" has been channeled through the four Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity. These are the four areas of involvement.
Club Service
Vocational Service
Community Service
International Service
To learn more about Rotary and your community please click on the Make Dreams Real link and find a Rotary Club near you.
Rotary's motto "Service Above Self" is at the heart of the "Rotary Dreams" Campaign, Creating community through working together to make a difference in our communities is what our campaign is all about. Consider joining Rotary. Please click on the Make Dreams Real link and find a Rotary Club near you