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Dunedin Rotary Club Is
A
Part of Rotary International
The Dunedin club is part of a worldwide organization that
consists of more than 1.2 million business and professional
men and women in more than 31,000 clubs in 163 countries.
Over the last 10 years, Rotary has been growing at the rate
of one club every 15 hours. Like every Rotary Club, the
Dunedin group is a SERVICE club. Rotary International's
motto is "Service Above Self". Our club serves
the city, the community, the state, and the world through
a variety of projects.
A
Business and Professional Club
The Dunedin Rotary Club has existed for over fifty years
for business and professional men and women who live or
work in the area. Many of Dunedin's active leaders are members.
The luncheon meetings are an excellent place to stay abreast
of what is happening in the Suncoast Area and share business
and professional experiences with friendly, interesting
people. The weekly meetings, held at the Episcopal Church
of the Good Shepherd, Alternate US 19 at Albert St. in Dunedin
at 12:15 pm on Tuesdays, generally include fellowship time,
a catered buffet luncheon, some Club business and a short
program. Social activities and club projects occasionally
substitute for regular meetings. There’s a weekly
bulletin and a photo directory to help new members feel
at home.
A
Local Service Club
Above all else, the Dunedin Rotary Club is dedicated to
serving the community and the world. Each year the club
raises about $20,000 for support and betterment of the community.
Two major fundraising events are a July 4 “Family
Bash on Honeymoon Island” and November’s “Home
for the Holidays” at the Harborview Center in Clearwater.
There is probably no “good cause” in the area
that hasn’t been helped by the Rotary Club. In selecting
organizations to support, we try to help the youth and the
old, the healthy and the handicapped, small groups and large
organizations.
In
addition to money contributions, the club has provided hours
of labor each year for a variety of projects. The club has
contributed to city street-scaping, painted houses, adopted
a street, and sponsored blood donations through the Red
Cross.
The
Dunedin Rotary sponsors an Interact Club at Dunedin High
School, donates books to local elementary schools honoring
its guest speakers, supports local Boy and Girl Scouts,
Little League baseball, etc.
An
International Service Club
By supporting the Rotary Foundation, the Dunedin club works
to help the world’s needy and to further world peace
and understanding. Rotary Foundation invests over $35,000,000
each year in humanitarian and educational projects. Every
penny donated to the Foundation is spent for its intended
purpose—none is spent on overhead. The Dunedin Club
has assisted with international projects in India, Croatia,
and Haiti in recent years and tries to have at least one
world service project each year.
A
Supporter of World Health
One of the exciting projects of Rotary International is
the Polio Plus program. When the United Nations and World
Health Organization couldn’t handle the project, Rotary
International stepped in with a goal of eradicating polio
by the end of 2005. This year alone, Rotarians raised $100,000,000
and we have reduced Polio cases from 4000 per day in 1987
to less than 2000 per YEAR in 2002. Only a few countries
remain to finally eradicate Polio, Rotary’s 100th
Anniversary goal!
A
Contributor to World Understanding
Through its contribution to the Rotary Foundation, the Dunedin
Club promotes world peace and understanding. Rotary operates
the largest international exchange programs in existence
and its scholarship programs have the quality of the Fulbright
Programs but are even more extensive.
Rotary’s
exchange and scholarship programs include summer and year-long
exchanges for high school students, eight-week exchanges
for young business and professional persons, and graduate
scholarships for study abroad. Over 10,000 young people
participate in these programs each year. In the recent past
the Dunedin Rotary Club has had their candidates selected
numerous times for exchange programs and international study
scholarships. It has been the host club for a Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholar from Venezuela.
And Much More
In
a brief description of the club, it is impossible to describe
all of the accomplishments and activities of the Dunedin
Rotary Club and Rotary International. If you are so inclined,
the club provides outstanding fellowship and numerous opportunities
to give back to the community in a variety of ways.
Rotary
is a remarkable organization with an enormous ability to
make the world a better place for all of us. If you would
like to join us or learn more about Rotary, please make
your interest known to any member of the Club.
Dunedin Rotary Club
PO Box 1153
Dunedin, FL 34697
727 781-4153
www.dunedinrotaryclub.com
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