rotary_wheel The Rotary Club of Orange North Inc and Rotary International

DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERESTING ACTIVITIES

FAMILY FRIENDLY

SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY

 

WHAT IS ROTARY?

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Clubs provide opportunities for members to have fun, network with like-minded people and at the same time improve their community through local projects. There are also opportunities to support and participate in community humanitarian and educational programs locally and internationally.

Rotary was founded in 1905 and is now a global network of over 1.2 million members in more than 32,000 Clubs in 168 countries. There are 34,000 members in Australia.

Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in their occupations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

The Rotary motto is: “Service Above Self”.

Rotary Clubs are nonreligious, nongovernmental and open to every race, culture and creed.

Rotary Club members are a cross section of the local business and professional people who volunteer their time and resources to help others in their local communities and the world.

Many Rotary projects and programs focus on improving the quality of life, skills and providing developmental and mentoring opportunities for our youth.

Through Rotary’s international exchange programs, youth, scholars and professionals can experience the culture and people of another land and return home to share their new understanding and knowledge with others.

Health is another significant priority. The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund sponsors major research projects into improving national health outcomes with the recent focus on mental health. The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus program is close to eliminating polio from the world. Two billion children have been immunized, 5 million have been spared disability and over 250,000 deaths from polio have been prevented.

OUR ACTIVITIES

Over 38 years of service to the Orange and surrounding community. The Rotary Club of Orange North was chartered on 20 June 1970 and has been supporting local community projects as well as youth and international activities of Rotary ever since.

 

YOUTH

We are heavily involved in the youth focus of Rotary. Some key activities include:

·         sponsor local and host Global Youth Exchange students

·         sponsor and organize the Orange and district high schools debating competition

·         sponsor and support local students attending activities such as the National Youth Science Forum, Honeywell Engineering Summer School, Siemens Science Experience, Youth Driver Awareness Program, Model United Nations

·         sponsor and support participants in Rotary youth enrichment and leadership development camps

 

INTERNATIONAL

In recent years we have:

·         collected and arranged delivery of donated goods for use in schools and hospitals in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Nepal and the Pacific nations

·         had volunteers build schools and hospitals in PNG, Nepal and other Pacific countries

·         provided Shelter Boxes for overseas disaster relief

·         supported volunteer specialists to repair cleft palates in children in Bangladesh

·         host international students from the University of NSW in a country experience

·         sponsor local and host international young business and professional people in Rotary’s Group Study Exchange Program

 

COMMUNITY - HANDS-ON

 

Over the years we have initiated and undertaken many community projects, such as the Cabonne/Orange/Blaney Life Education van, fun runs, chairlift for the Hydrotherapy pool, constructed the Base Hospital helipad, tree planting, joint construction of Rotary Park at Mt Lindsay overlooking Orange. Recent projects include:

 

·       construction of BBQ shelters at Gosling Creek and Elephant Park

·       revamp of Rotary Park at Mt Lindsay

·       organisation of the annual Bowel Scan project

·       catering for the Orange Street Christmas Party

·       assisting in Clean Up Australia Day

·      support for local community projects and groups such as Ronald McDonald House, Cancer Care West, Riding for the Disabled, Bush Babies Child Care, Breast Cancer Support Group, Prostate Cancer Support Group

 

 

 

FUNDRAISING – vital to support all of our projects. The major activity is catering at the Australian National Field Days each year, as well as the Christmas Street Party and other events. We man gates at the show and other events such as the Gnoo Blas Classic and NRL trial matches.

These community and fundraising activities are fun with great camaraderie and at the same time provide essential funds that benefit the community.

We are one of 4 Rotary clubs in Orange.

Our members are:

1.      men in their 30s to their 70s

2.      from a range of business and professional backgrounds

3.      partners and families are welcomed to participate in Club projects and activities

4.      We are involved in the Orange community and the wider global community in many different ways – as a club and as individuals.

 

Our weekly meetings involve a dinner, fun and interesting guest speakers on wide ranging topics or sometimes a behind the scenes visit to a local business, industry or institution.

 

We enjoy our meetings and think you will too. They are an opportunity to unwind, enjoy camaraderie, maybe do some networking, discuss topical issues or learn about something different! We are flexible and strive to keep involvement in Club activities affordable and fun for all members. We are family friendly and welcome family involvement in meetings and activities.

 

We usually meet at 6.00 for 6.30pm on Thursday evenings (not on public holidays) at the Orange Ex-Services Club, Anson St. and conclude about 8.00pm.