Rotaract - Rotary in Action

Rotaract is an international program for young men and women ages 18 to 30 years old who believe they can make a difference. Rotaract Clubs provide an opportunity for young adults to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to address the physical and social needs of their communities and to promote better relations between all people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.

Rotaract was founded in 1968 by Rotary International, a worldwide association of service-minded businessmen and professional leaders. Rotaract Clubs can either be classified as Community-based or School-based.

A Rotaract Club cannot exist without a sponsoring Rotary Club ( for example Rotaract Club of PWU sponsored by the Rotary Club of Panday Pira, Rotaract Club of Malate sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bagumbayan Manila.)

The first officially chartered Rotaract Club was in North Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1968, but clubs of young people associated in service with local Rotary clubs had existed for several years in India and Europe. Today, there are some 165,000 members in more than 7,000 Rotaract Clubs in 151 countries.

GOALS OF ROTARACT

• Develop professional and leadership skills
• Emphasize respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of worth of each individual
• Recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve
• Recognize, practice and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems and opportunities in the community and worldwide
• Provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill toward all people

ACTIVITIES TAKEN BY ROTARACT CLUB

Rotaract Clubs organize a variety of projects and activities, depending primarily on the interests of the club members. There are, however, three types of activities within the Rotaract Program that all clubs undertake in varying degrees:

• professional development
• leadership development
• and service projects.

Together, these three areas ensure a balanced club program and provide important experience and opportunities for the personal development of each Rotaractor.

4 AVENUES OF SERVICE

CLUB SERVICE - responsible for attendance, membership, programs, fellowship and public relations

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - responsible for developing a program designed to provide information about a wide cross section of business and professions & to stimulate awareness & acceptance of high ethical standards in business and profession life

COMMUNITY SERVICE - responsible for enhancing knowledge, understanding and community needs, problems and opportunities formulating & developing appropriate activities for serving the community

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE - responsible for enhancing knowledge, understanding of worldwide needs, problems and opportunities

IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

PP - Past President
IPP - Immediate Past President
PE - President Elect
PN - President-Nominee
PDG - Past District Governor
DG - District Governor
DGE - District Govenor Elect
DGN - District Governor Nominee
DGNG - Deputy District Governor for New Generation
DRR - District Rotaract Representative
DRRE - District Rotaract Representative-Elect
DRRN - District Rotaract Representative-Nominee
DEB - District Executive Board