


Rotary is proud to welcome you to our global community of more than 1.4 million men and women dedicated to building a better world.
You make Rotary stronger. By adding your skills, experience, and enthusiasm to our club, you can advance communities here at home and on a global scale. Together, we can eradicate polio, train more skilled peacemakers, and provide lasting solutions for communities fighting disease, hunger, illiteracy, and poverty.
Through the Rotary community, you can exchange ideas and build lifelong friendships with like-minded people. Take advantage of the resources and activities available through your club, district, and Rotary International to make your experience with Rotary both rewarding and fun.
How do You start?
Get the most out of your membership by participating in club projects and activities.
Here are some ideas:
- Serve on a club committee where you can use your skills
- Identify a need in your community and suggest a hands-on project to address it
- Work with a youth service program sponsored by our club, such as Interact or Earlyact.
- Host a Youth Exchange student or a participant in Adventures in the Environment
- Help organize our club's Adventure in the Environment program
- Recommend a colleague or friend for membership in your club
- Visit other Rotary clubs
How You can meet other Rotarians?
Rotary’s global network provides a great opportunity to expand your contacts and friendships to other countries while creating a foundation of support with communities around the world.
Explore Rotary’s global opportunities:
- Attend Rotary’s annual convention or District meetings
- Connect with Rotarians around the world who share your hobbies and personal interests (Fellowships) or your service interests (Rotarian Action Groups)
- Get involved with our club’s international service projects in Ghana, Uganda, El Salvador and more.
- Participate in project travel opportunities with other Rotarians
- Join the Cadre of Technical Advisers
Resources & references
- Connect for Good
- The Rotary Foundation Reference Guide
- The Rotarian or your regional Rotary magazine
- Rotary Video Magazine collections
Tools
- Take a course in the Learning Center
- Watch features on Rotary projects
Rotary support
- Your sponsor
- Club members
- Club committees
