Rotary International and District Overview - Becoming A Member

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Thank you for your interest in becoming a Rotarian. 

Rotary International is an association of individual clubs, with each club operating autonomously. Membership is extremely important to us, and we are always interested in hearing from individuals interested in our mission and in joining a Rotary club.

Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves.

The RI premise is that the membership of each club represents a cross-section of the business and professional population within the community served, and membership in a Rotary club requires an available business or professional classification. In addition, clubs strive for diversity in age, gender, race and ethnic background.

Rotarians must be adults of good character and good business or professional reputation who live and/or work in the communities where their clubs are based or in the surrounding areas. They hold (or have held, in the case of retirees) executive, management, or leadership positions with discretionary authority in any worthy and recognized businesses or professions.

Membership in a Rotary club offers a number of benefits, including:

• effecting change within the community
• advancing business and professional contacts
• developing leadership skills
• gaining an understanding of — and having an impact on — international humanitarian issues

Through Rotary International's service programs, a Rotary club can have a significant effect on the quality of life in its community. 

Rotary Foundation programs offer opportunities to form international partnerships that help people in need worldwide. Some 1.2 million Rotarians in 30,000 clubs in more than 160 countries make significant contributions to the quality of life at home and around the globe.

If you are interested in learning more about joining your local Rotary club, please click here to contact us via email.