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