Community Service 

Community service is one of the Avenues of Service which encourages Rotarians to offer service to their communities.  Every Rotary club and every Rotarian assumes a responsibility to find ways to improve the quality of life for those in their communities and to serve the public interest.
 
Rotary always benefits two people.  The child who is sick, who is hungry, who is thirsty, who has no clothes.  No shelter, no education, no future, no hope…that child is beneficiary of Rotary’s outreach.  That child is Rotary’s business.  But another benefit comes to the Rotarian-the one actually performing the service.  That person grows and fulfills the real reason for his or her existence, which is to serve others.
 -- Past RI President Richard King

Vision to learn

Vision To Learn is a mobile eye clinic that provides free eye exams and free glasses to elementary school students in low-income communities.

Camp Pendleton

Rotary District 5280 is collecting baby and children's items and toys for military families that live at Camp Pendleton every year.
The annual event is a collaboration between District 5280, RC LA5, Cedars Sinai and the County of LA and serves under-served families in South LA.

Community Service IS the Most Important Avenue of Service

  • Seen by community members

  • Encourages engagement by community members and other organizations

  • Brings attention to your club

  • Positively impacts the lives of Rotarians and non-Rotarians

  • Engaging Rotary Changes LIVES!

What is Community Service?

  • Encourages and fosters the ideal of service to the personal business and community life of every Rotarian

  • Opportunities for every Rotarian to exemplify “Service Above Self”

  • A chance to respond to the needs of a local community

What Makes a Project Effective?

Effective projects do more than just offer a quick fix for problems.  The most effective projects:

  • Respond to real issues

  • Improve community members’ lives

  • Incorporate the abilities of those who are served

  • Recognize the contributions of all participants as important and necessary

  • Are based on a realistic assessment of available resources

  • Aim for specific goals and objectives with measurable results

  • Build effective networks

  • Empower people and communities

Selecting a Project - The Areas of Focus Guidelines

  • Basic Education and Literacy

  • Disease Prevention and Treatment

  • Economic and Community Development

  • Maternal and Child Health

  • Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution

  • Water and Sanitation

Setting Effective Goals

Effective goals are:

  • Shared – representing the aspirations of all involved

  • Challenging – ambitious and exceeding what clubs have achieved in the past

  • Achievable – based on a realistic assessment of materials, resources and time

  • Measurable – having a tangible, quantifiable point to pursue

  • Time Specific – having a specific deadline or time frame for completion

Bigger, Better & Bolder Approach

  •   Collaboration

  •   Cooperation

  •   Strategic Partnerships

    • Rotary Clubs

    • Districts

    • NGOs (non-governmental organizations)

    • Government

  •   Matching Grant Utilization

Vision To Learn
Vision To Learn is a mobile eye clinic that provides free eye exams and free glasses to elementary school students in low-income communities. The glasses help kids do better in school which provides them with a foundation for a better life. Vision To Learn's website is www.visiontolearn.org.
 
Contact us

 

Thuy Trifunovic

SAG Community Service