Rotaract


What is Rotaract?
Rotaract = Rotary + Action.
Rotaract is an essential part of the Rotary family, serving as a global network of service clubs for young adults ages 18 and up. Members are dedicated to addressing the world’s most pressing challenges while developing leadership skills and forming meaningful friendships across the globe. Watch the "What is Rotaract?" video here.

Rotaract clubs focus on hands-on service projects, mentorship, leadership development, and networking. They offer accessibility and flexibility for those seeking a different Rotary experience. Each club operates independently, choosing how to organize, manage funds, and carry out service projects that align with the needs of their communities. Rotaract clubs can now be established with or without a Rotary sponsor, and they have the option to select another Rotaract club as their sponsor.

How to start a Rotaract Club: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rF5cn4SYQc31pmS04p-PNoBK0qhmGYcI?usp=sharing

 Rotary districts are encouraged to include Rotaractors in every district committee, further integrating Rotaract into the larger Rotary family. Clubs are open to all young adults at least 18 years old, providing a welcoming space for community engagement and leadership growth.

Often described as “Rotary, but with better parties,” Rotaract clubs typically meet twice a month—once for a business meeting and once for a social event—with additional meetings scheduled for service projects and events.

Rotaract clubs engage in both local and international service projects, collaborating with local Rotary clubs or working independently to meet community needs while promoting international understanding and peace.

Rotaract Goals

  • Develop professional and leadership skills.

  • Emphasize respect for the rights of others, recognizing the worth of each individual.

  • Acknowledge the dignity and value of all occupations as opportunities to serve.

  • Promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities.

  • Foster knowledge and understanding of community and global issues.

  • Provide opportunities for personal and group service activities that promote international understanding and goodwill.

Rotaract's policies have been updated to further empower clubs. These changes include moving Rotaract policies from Chapter V, "Programs," to a revised Chapter II, "Clubs." The Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and Recommended Rotaract Club Bylaws have also been amended to reflect these updates, ensuring alignment with Rotary International’s commitment to inclusivity and flexibility.

Recent Rotaract policy updates: https://my.rotary.org/en/recent-rotaract-policy-updates

Ascension Rotaract Network
District 6840 is one of the founding districts of the Ascension Rotaract Network Multi-District Information Organization (MDIO). Ascension Rotaract provides a robust support network for the Rotary family, connecting Rotaract and Rotary partners throughout the region. The organization fosters the exchange of innovative ideas, empowers leaders, and upholds the Rotary value of "Service Above Self" across clubs, districts, and the globe, to elevate and strengthen Rotaract.

Ascension Rotaract Network MDIO serves Rotaractors and Rotary partners in clubs and districts across the eastern United States and the Caribbean, specifically in Zones 28 through 34. Learn more at Ascension Rotaract Network.

YOUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE A POPULATION FOR ROTARACT CLUB? Learn how to engage your professional into YOUR rotary club: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QXiJM-2ou71Obwk1NSqGrs4h3nzfOU_Y?usp=sharing

 

Related Links

https://my.rotary.org/en/recent-rotaract-policy-updates - Recent Rotaract policy updates

https://www.ascensionrotaract.com/ - Ascension Website

Biggest Rotaract Club near our District: https://www.rotaractbhm.org/

Rotaract handbook https://my.rotary.org/en/document/rotaract-handbook

Engaging Younger Professionals tool kit https://www.rotary.org/en/engaging-younger-professionals-toolkit