Every year, World Rotaract Week honors the chartering of the first club in North Carolina, USA, on 13 March 1968.
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary.
As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000 clubs in about 163 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon. District 7030 has more than 30 Rotaract Clubs, engaged in a diverse range of community, educational and leadership projects.
All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. Rotaractors may also:
Assist in organizing Interact clubs or mentor Interactors
Participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Become Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars or Group Study Exchange team members
Seek membership in their local Rotary club
Participating Rotaract clubs can receive special recognition from
Rotary International if activity summaries are submitted to RI, using
the World Rotaract Week Celebration Recognition Form, by 15 April.
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