WHAT IS ROTARY?

Rotary’s Objective

Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community and around the world. The 1.2 million Rotarians who make up more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in nearly every country in the world share a dedication to Rotary’s guiding principles, purpose and direction.

Rotary International’s Focus

Rotary International has established six focus areas: promoting peace, preventing disease, providing clean water and sanitation, enhancing maternal and child health, improving basic education and literacy, helping communities develop.

Rotary’s Four-Way Test

Of the things Rotarians think, say or do, the Four-Way Test is applied:

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ROSSLAND ROTARY TODAY

Today, the Rossland Club membership is about 25 adults of all ages, genders and backgrounds united in the vision that we can make a difference in the community and in the world. We believe that our work is more effective and will have more impact by working as a team and through the structure offered by Rotary International.

We welcome you to attend a club meeting to visit and learn more about us, propose a project, make a presentation, or contribute to a particular project. The club is not affiliated with any religious or political organization (there is no secret handshake!), and we always appreciate the opportunity to get to know community-minded and service-oriented people who like the idea of “giving back” to one’s community.

MEETINGS

The Club meets Mondays, 6:00pm at the Seniors Centre, Rossland, BC, Canada. We welcome visitors, potential new projects, speakers, contributors. Please drop us an email at the address below.

THANK YOU

Your participation in Rossland Rotary events supports Rossland Rotary’s programs and donations including: Rossland Youth Action Network (Y.A.N.); Rossland Museum; local student participation in Rotary International Youth Exchange, fully sponsoring a top student to attend Adventures in Citizenship (Ottawa) and Adventures in Technology (Saskatoon); the Mike Pistak Memorial Rotary Scholarships; Rossland Library; Friends of the Rossland Range; Rossland Junior Curling Club; the Miner’s Hall attic equipment, and a few international projects for disaster relief, disease prevention, education, literacy and clean water in under-developed countries. Each year new projects and programs are evaluated and funded, depending on how much is raised from the various events and fundraisers.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks to all who assist Rossland Rotary in funding on-going programs, attending & volunteering to support our events, making donations. It’s nearly impossible to name everyone, but here is our attempt:

Rossland Online Auction donors of goods, services and in-kind services: 3 Tree Contracting, The Josie, Big Red Cats, Louise Drescher, Macpherson West, Revival Boutique, Revolution Cycles & Service, Red Mountain Resort, Sheila & Don Vockeroth, Redstone Resort, Julie’s Garden Care, Kootenay Gateway, Bear Country Kitchen, Better Life Fitness, LaFace Contracting, Mountain Town Knits, Nelson District Credit Union, Redtop Barbershop, Alpine Grind, Out of the Cellar, The Essential Body Massage Therapy, Delicious Baby Boutique, Sheree Sonfield, Virtual Heights Accounting, Idgie’s & Misty Mountain Pizza, Alpine Grind, Bear Country Kitchen, Butch Boutry Ski Shop, Brew Shop Too, Gabriella’s Restaurant, Barb Pistak, Redtop Barbershop, Rockcut Pub, Sharp Shop, Virtual Heights Accounting.
Rossland area businesses who have made the Rotary Raffle a significant part of our fundraising the past few years: Instinct Killer Skis, Big Red Cats, Revolution Cycles & Service, Gerick Sports, Powderhound Sports, Ferraro Foods, The Red Pair Shoe Store, Ross Vegas, Christina Lake Golf Club, Red Resorts.
Organizations who make it possible for us to sponsor a grade 11 or 12 attendee to the Adventures in Citizenship and Adventures in Technology programs: Rossland Branch of the Nelson District Credit Union, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (Nuclear Medicine Unit), Kootenay Association for Science and Technology
Community volunteers, businesses and everyone who supports Rotary and make our work possible. We couldn’t do it without you!