Membership

If you are interested in joining Highcliffe Rotary Club, please e-mail daveg.foot@gmail.com

Initially we suggest you come to a number of regular club meetings to meet other Rotarians and to ensure that you get a good idea of how we operate and who we are, so that you can feel at home within the Club.

There is then an information meeting. In advance of this you will have given us a brief summary of you, your family, career and interests.

This meeting is largely to provide you with information about Rotary, to answer your questions and also see which activities you would be most interested in.  

Your application is then agreed by the membership.

In all the process generally takes around a couple of months from the first contact.

Rotary is open to both men and women.

1. Rotary ideals are timeless and will remain relevant as long as there is inequality and need, poverty, famine and disease in the world and for as long as there are people who care and wish to address these issues.
2. Rotary is a network of “Service Clubs”, each made up of men and women from business and professional life who wish to put something back into society at local, national and international levels.
3. Rotary undertakes various forms of fund-raising activities and involves some personal giving from members.
4. Monies raised are redirected towards needy and deserving causes within our local community as well as to causes such as global disaster relief and international aid projects such as the Rotary-led programme to eradicate polio throughout the world.
5. Rotary clubs are autonomous entities operating within a District, National and International framework.
6. Our club is part of District 1110 (Zone 3) within Rotary GB&I (Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland).  Rotary GB&I is in turn affiliated to RI (Rotary International), our world governing body.
7. Chartered in 1977, we are one of the longest-established clubs in the District and will turn 50 in 2027!
8. Our current membership of around 11 makes us one of the smaller and more intimate clubs in the District but hugely active in the local community as well as our International efforts.  Nevertheless, we are always on the lookout for suitable, dynamic and well-motivated new members to help to maintain our current activities and to give fresh impetus to the club moving on into the future.