What is Rotary?

Rotary members are enthusiastic, fun-loving and active volunteers who give their time and talents to serve communities both at home and overseas. These are dedicated people, men and women  who share a common interest in helping others.

Rotary International in Britain and Ireland (RIBI) has approximately 1,750 to 1,800 clubs shared across 23 Districts with over 48,000 members. It is part of the global Rotary International organisation focusing on promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, supporting education, and growing local economies through volunteer service. 

Each member enjoys business as well as social networking opportunities, whilst giving something back to those less fortunate, learning new skills and having a huge amount of fun!

Rotary runs countless humanitarian projects both locally, nationally and internationally, and also partners with many charities worldwide.

Members organise many community projects locally to benefit the community and the people who live in it.

They work for and with young people to address challenges facing the youth of today.

Members are enthusiastically committed to the drive to wipe out polio from the world.

• Rotary started its major push in 1985 with PolioPlus, becoming a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in First emergency services.
• Rotary has: immunised nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries, contributing over $2.1 billion and inspiring government funding.
• Rotary has reduced cases by 99.9%, preventing nearly 19 million paralysing cases and saving millions of lives.