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Rotary is
short for Rotary International - a world-wide organisation of over 25000
local clubs and 1.2m men and women members in business or the
professions who provide humanitarian service to the community at local,
national and international level. We encourage high ethical standards in
all walks of life work for peace and goodwill in the world.
Rotary was founded, on the 23 February 1905, by a 37 year old
attorney Paul P. Harris, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. For a history of Rotary click on link.
Rotary gives
its members the opportunity to put something back into the community in
recognition of what the community has given to those members in their
path to success or achievement in their occupation.
Chelwood Bridge Rotary Club was formed about 13 years ago and are one of
1500 clubs in the UK. We are one of 52 clubs in Rotary District 1200
which covers Somerset, West Wiltshire and West Dorset. We meet for
dinner most Tuesdays at the Carpenters Arms, Stanton Wick, near Bristol
for an enjoyable evening of fellowship, conversation, discussion,
planning of projects and often an interesting speaker. Visitors are
always welcome, for location see our "About us" page.
To join one must be of good character and of a good
business/professional reputation. One must also live or work in the
locality and we prefer to recruit people between the ages of 30 and 55.
People who have recently retired from a business or profession and who,
but for their retirement, would have fulfilled the criteria set out
above are also eligible for consideration. For further information please
email our secretary
Adrian Miller.
What
do we do?
Primarily we enjoy each others company. From this
'fellowship' comes Service and as we are a group of people with a wide
range of interests and experience we are able to use our talents and
skills to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Hence our main
motto:
"SERVICE ABOVE SELF"
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