| Rotary,
or more accurately Rotary International (RI), is a global network
of service volunteers. It is the world's largest service organisation
for business and professional people, with some 1,230,000 members
belonging to 31,000 clubs in 166 countries world-wide.
There are
some 58,000 Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland in 1,845 clubs,
helping those in need and working towards world understanding
and peace. Rotary International
in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) is our umbrella organisation,
and this is devolved down to 7 zones and 29 districts Aberystwyth
is in District 1150 . All Rotary clubs meet on a regular basis,
which allows members to build firm friendships. Every Rotarian
has a right to attend any Club meeting anywhere in the world,
so there is always somewhere to go, and people to meet, wherever
business or leisure travel may take you.
The Object
of Rotary is to foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy
enterprise and, in particular, to encourage:
FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the
recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the
dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to
serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's
personal, business and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill,
and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional
persons united in the ideal of service.
.Various Clubs
have different emphases. Some concentrate on local community or
vocational projects whilst others link up with a sister club in
another country to undertake an international project. Each Club
decides how it wants to use the resources it has available. In
Aberystwyth we have always placed considerable emphasis on supporting
local needs, with the "All
under one roof" centenary area project being a recent
example. At the same time, we do not neglect wider needs, as is
shown by our link with a Rotary club in Buyege, Uganda, in raising
money to provide clean water well for the village.
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