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Rotary is an organization of business and professional women and men united
worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards
in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more
than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to
more than 29,000 Rotary clubs.
The mission of Rotary International is to support its member clubs in
fulfilling the Object of Rotary by:
- Fostering unity among member
clubs;
- Strengthening and expanding
Rotary around the world;
- Communicating worldwide the
work of Rotary; and
- Providing a system of
international administration.
For more information, please visit the Rotary
International website at www.rotary.org
or the District 7120 website at www.rotary7120.org
Scottsville Rotary was chartered on May 11, 1974. Since that time the Club has supported many local and international activities and events. Listed below are some of the local community ones:
- Formed the Greater Wheatland Chamber of Commerce
- Participates in annual
holiday party for residents at
Monroe
Community
Hospital.
- Sponsors foreign exchange
students - inbound and outbound.
- Awards annually scholarships to
area High School
students.
- Participates in annual Summer Fest community festival.
- Established the "Annual Ground Hog Dinner" to assist in funding the Community Assets Program.
- Participates in annual
fundraising at the LPGA for disabled children.
- Supports Wheatland Community
Asset Program
- Recognizes Wheatland-Chili
Students-of-the-Month who demonstrate Asset Program characteristics in
their school and community
- Supports
Camp
Haccomo for handicapped children
and youth.
- Participates in
Adopt-A-Highway program on Route 383.
- Sponsors Scottsville
Atheletic Association's Youth Soccer Program.
- Produces area Business
Directory for Wheatland Community.
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