Community Service

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Community Service


Community Service

Community service is one of the Four Avenues of Service which encourages Rotarians to offer service to their communities. Every Rotary club and every Rotarian assumes a responsibility to find ways to improve the quality of life for those in their communities and to serve the public interest.


What is Community Service?

Encouraging and fostering the ideal of service to the personal, business and community life of every Rotarian.

Opportunities for every Rotarian to exemplify “Service Above Self”.

A chance to respond to the needs of a local community.


Community Service Projects

Are relevant to the community

Serve as a learning experience for Rotarians

Identify a Rotary club’s role in its community

Determine how Rotarians can help with the resources at hand


District Structure

The district Community Service chair coordinates and promotes club community service projects within the district.

The chair:– works with clubs;

– encourages district-wide participation;

– shares information and ideas with Rotarians in the district.


Resources

Project Resources on the RI Web site

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/StartAProject/Resources/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Find and post model community service projects on ProjectLINK http://www..rotary.org/ProjectLINK

Community Assessment Tools (605C)http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/605c_en.pdf

Communities in Action: A guide to effective service projects (605A)http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/605a_en.pdf


Contact

Contact the district Community Service chair in your area or RI Staff:Community Service CoordinatorOne Rotary Center1560 Sherman AvenueEvanston, IL 60201 USATel: 847-866-3460Fax: 847-556-2182Email: [email protected]

Documents

Community Service