1. Community Service

2. 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.
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3. What is Community Service?
Encouraging and fostering 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.

4. Community Service Projects
Are relevant to the community
Serve as a learning experience for Rotarians
Identify a Rotary club’s role in its community
Determine how Rotarians can help with the resources at hand

5. District Structure
The district Community Service chair coordinates and promotes club community service projects within the district.
The chair:
works with clubs;
encourages district-wide participation;
shares information and ideas with Rotarians in the district.
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6. Project Resources on the RI Web site
Find and post model community service projects on ProjectLINK
Community Assessment Tools (605C)
Communities in Action: A guide to effective service projects (605A)

7. Contact Contact the district Community Service chair
in your area or RI Staff:
Community Service Coordinator
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL USA
Tel:
Fax:
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