Membership - Why Join Our Local Rotary Club?
What is it all
about?
The Rotary Club of
Lake Norman Huntersville is a group of dedicated
business professionals focused on philanthropic
activities both locally and internationally.
Rotarians leverage their time, talents and funds
toward charitable giving in the Lake Norman
community.
Founding
Principles
A founding
principle and vision of Rotary International, a
501 (c) (3) charitable
organization, was to provide ways for business
men and woman to leverage their resources toward
charitable causes both large and small. Examples
include the installation of public rest room
facilities on the streets of Chicago to the
global vision of eradicating Polio in our time.
Rotary Clubs were formed to broaden this
vision. As the oldest service club in the
world, Rotary club members represent a
cross-section of the community’s business
owners, executives, managers, political leaders,
and professionals – people who make decisions
and influence policy toward the goal of
financially supporting worthy service within
their respective communities.
Service
Opportunities within the Rotary Club of Lake
Norman - Huntersville
Club members have
many opportunities for giving. Community issues
such as childhood mortality, health care,
hunger, poverty, illiteracy, clean water, and
the environment are but a few of the critical
needs in our community. Whether giving time or
money toward the charitable needs, Rotarians
experience the fulfillment that comes from
giving back to the community.
The Foundation
Critical to the
success of Rotary International is the Rotary
Foundation. It provides the life-support for all
Club philanthropic activities. Similarly, the
Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville,
supports the Foundation through its charitable
giving and expands its fund raising efforts
exponentially by leveraging local funds with
international Foundation funds. The Club
recognizes the importance of the Foundation in
all its charitable giving and is seeking
separate non-profit tax designation to further
enhance its giving programs.
Family
Foundations
Rotary sponsors
some of the world’s largest youth exchange,
educational exchange, and scholarship programs.
Rotary clubs provide innovative training
opportunities and mentoring for young leaders
and involve family members in a wide range of
social and service activities.
International
Awareness
With more than 1.2
million Rotarians in 31,000 Rotary clubs in over
160 countries, Rotarians gain an understanding
and a better appreciation of humanitarian issues
through international service projects and
exchange programs. One of Rotary’s highest
objectives is to build goodwill and peace
throughout the world.
Fellowship and
Giving
Rotary was founded
on fellowship, an ideal that remains a major
attraction of membership today. Club members
enjoy the camaraderie with like-minded
professionals who value philanthropy as well as
entrepreneurism. Club projects offer additional
opportunities to develop enduring fellowship
that supports the financial and philanthropic
vision of the Club in alignment with a broader
world vision of “service above self.” Rotary
conferences, conventions, assemblies, and
business fellowship provides information,
education, and resources to further service and
philanthropic goals.
Good
Citizenship
Weekly Rotary club
programs keep members informed about what is
taking place in the community, nation, and world
and motivate each member to make a difference
through the contribution of their funds and
resources.
Ethical
Environment
Encouraging high
ethical standards in one’s profession and
respect for all worthy vocations has been a
hallmark of Rotary from its earliest days. In
their business and professional lives, Rotarians
abide by The Four-Way Test:
Of the things we
think, say or do:
1) Is it the
TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR
to all concerned?
3) Will it
BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be
BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Leadership
Development
Rotary is an
organization of successful professionals. It
enhances team building, fundraising, public
speaking, planning, organization, and
communication and leadership skills. These
critical abilities are utilized within the Club
to enhance the success of fund development
efforts. Becoming a Rotary Leader provides
further experience in learning how to motivate,
inspire, and guide others toward philanthropic
goals.
Diversity in
Membership
Rotary’s
classification system ensures that a club’s
membership represents a variety of the
community’s professional men and women,
including leaders in business, industry, the
arts, government, sports, the military, and
religion. Rotary clubs are nonpolitical,
nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races,
and creeds.
Guiding
Principles
Learn more about
the Guiding Principles of Rotary by clicking
HERE.
Our Club’s
Service Profile
Our
Club’s goal is to make our local community
better by providing assistance to those in need.
Our local programs include student exchange
programs, and other charitable projects, most
notably, support for needed medical care for the
uninsured through the Lake Norman Community Health Clinic
and service to disabled residents for medical
care through the Red Cross Transportation
Project or help for abused homeless women and
children through recent support of
Huntersville’s Hope House. Other projects have
supported returning veterans, low income school
children, food for disadvantaged families and
those out of work, minority support services and
a host of other projects serving people around
the world. Rotary support for clean water in
Malawi, vocational training for impoverished
women in Peru, hurricane relief in Haiti and
Louisiana highlight the Rotary Club of Lake
Norman – Huntersville’s philanthropic giving. In
it’s ten plus years of existence the Rotary Club
of Lake Norman – Huntersville has given more
than $150,000 to worthy charitable organizations
positively impacting thousands of children,
youth and adults.
Rotary is
seeking Club members like you
The
Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville is
looking for leaders, givers, professionals to
enhance its community philanthropic programs.
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