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Your local Rotary Club stands for over 30 years of Community
Service -
* Vocational Excellence
* International Goodwill
* Fun and Fellowship
P.O. Box 5477, Mermaid
Waters, Qld. 4218
We Meet Wednesdays at 12 Noon for 12.30 at The Quality Inn
Mermaid Waters Resort, behind Lone Star Tavern, Mermaid Waters.
ROTARY INFORMATION
Rotary is a service organization of business and professional
leaders, united worldwide, who conduct humanitarian projects,
encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and work toward
world understanding and teach - and encourage fun and fellowship in
local communities around the world. The main objective of Rotary is
service in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the
world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address
many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk,
poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They
also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and
international exchanges for students, teachers, and other
professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary
motto is Service Above Self.
And we in Mermaid Beach Rotary have regular outings with our
fifth Thursday dinner - here are some pictures of our Rotarians and
their partners at the Ipoh Satay House in Mermaid Waters.....
Some more Rotary information:
Club Assembly: A meeting to discuss
the club's programs and activities. Open to all club members.
District Conference: An annual
motivational meeting that showcases club and district activities.
Open to all Rotarians in that district and their families.
Rotary programs have a way of forging bonds
between alumni and Rotarians that can last a lifetime. Former
Ambassadorial Scholars, Group Study Exchange team members, RYLA
participants, Rotary Peace Fellows, and Interact club members are
often interested in joining a Rotaract or Rotary club. Many Rotaract
and Rotary clubs, in turn, are interested in inviting alumni to
become members.
Group Study Exchange
The Rotary
Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural
and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and
professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early
stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for
teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For
four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's
culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced
abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and
exchange ideas.
In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full
days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15
formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district
conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours,
and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.
For each team
member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip
airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the
host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their
district.
You can see it in her face!
Sophia is a Rotary Youth Exchange Student
from Erkrath, Germany,
staying with host families in Canada. Photo by Kim Rixon
The joy that spills forth as Rotarians take
part in service projects, locally or internationally, says
volumes about why more than 1.2 million people around the globe
belong to Rotary clubs and are committed to making the world a
better place.
Family Month celebrates the family of Rotary, which, in addition
to individual Rotarians, includes all of those who are involved
in Rotary's work from Rotary Foundation program alumni to
participants in Rotary youth programs in thousands of
communities around the world.
Spouses and children of Rotarians play a
vital role in Rotary too. Rotary clubs benefit immensely when
they strive to achieve a balanced interaction between Rotarians
and their families, enhancing home lives and family
interactions.
For non-Rotarians, after viewing
this site,
if you
wish to attend one of our functions please e-mail to this address (Click here)
to have a Rotarian contact you
with a personal invitation. Please let us know
which day you would like to join
us. We welcome community minded citizens.
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