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| Rotary Club - Wick
& District RIBI 965 District 1010 |
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Meetings At Mackays Hotel, 46 Union Street, Wick, KW1 5ED Wednesdays 17.45pm |
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| President | Mr Rob Sutherland | 6 Coronation Street, Wick. Caithness | 01955 602502 |
| Secretary | Mr Derek May | 7 Langwell Crescent, Wick. Caithness | 01955 603295 |
| What Is
Rotary? Rotary is the largest non-governmental voluntary service in the world. Rotary is a service organisation of business and professional leaders, united worldwide to help those in need, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and work towards world understanding and peace. Rotary is 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to over 31,000 Rotary Clubs in 166 countries. Membership is by invitation. Rotarians meet weekly to enjoy each others' fellowship and discuss ways to serve others. Rotary is compassion for the under-priveledged, the ill, and the disabled who benefit from over 50,000 Rotary Club service projects in the world each year. rotary runs the biggest non-government-scholarships scheme in the world. The Rotary Foundation gives more than $50 million every year to education and humanitarian programmes which promote international understanding. Rotary began in Chicago in 1905. the world headquarters are in Evanston, Illinois, USA., and the Secretariat in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) is in Alcester, Warwickshire. |
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