Summit Rotary is proud of its heritage of service. We have
been helping international and local projects since 1957. For more information
on each area please click on the links below:
Rotary International
Youth Programs
Gears and Spokes
Scholarships
Fundraisers
Moscow Rotary
Rotary International
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united to provide
humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and
help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries, approximately
1.2 million Rotarians work to develop community service projects that address
many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and
hunger, illiteracy, and violence. The Rotary's motto is Service Above Self.
A key way of funding these efforts is The Rotary Foundation. The Foundation
funds local Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life
locally and in the developing world. One of the major Humanitarian Programs
is PolioPlus, which seeks to eradicate the poliovirus worldwide.
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Youth Programs
Rotaract
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18
to 30. Rotaract clubs are community-based or university-based and are sponsored
by a local Rotary club, making them true "partners in service" and
key members of the Rotary family. Summit Rotary provides support for the Rotaract
Club at UNCG.
Interact
Interact is an international organization of service and social clubs for
young people of secondary school age that fosters leadership and responsible
citizenship and promotes international understanding and peace. The name was
created by combining the words "international" and "action."
Interact clubs are sponsored by Rotary clubs as a program of Rotary International.
Rotary clubs provide guidance and inspiration, but the Interact clubs are
self-governing and self-supporting. Clubs take a variety of forms; both single-gender
and mixed as well as large and small. The membership base of a club can be
drawn from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools
from the same community. Our club supports the Interact club at Northwest
High School.
Net Club
Net Club is a student organization at Northwest High School that educates
their peers about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol use.
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Gears and Spokes
In its first two years, Gears and Spokes has raised over $70,000 for youth
charities in Greensboro. We also strive to keep our administration low. Last
year we distributed 83% of the money raised to charities.
Unlike many charities, we do not limit our focus to just one cause or disease.
Although we focus on issues that affect the Youth in our community, our structure
allows many different charities to participate. This open structure allows
us to impact more of the root issues affecting our children. Our Charity Partners
are focused on many different aspects of the same problem. We believe that
by wider participation we can touch more lives.
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McKnight Scholarships
Provides several need-based scholarships
to worthy High School Students in Greensboro. These scholarships are valued
at $1,000 each.
Most Improved Student Award
This program, co-sponsored with
Guilford County School System and Guilford County Parks and Recreation Department,
recognizes students that have turned their school experiences around. Students
are recognized for significant changes in attitude, grades, and behavior.
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We also support additional charities through monetary contributions. Some of the ones we have helped in the past are:
American Red Cross Youth Group
Bell House
Children's Home Society
Eastern Guilford PTSA
Eastern Music Festival
Eastside Development Corporation
Natural Science Center
Nexus Initiatives
Piedmont Environmental Center
Youth Exchange
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Moscow Rotary
Summit's focus is not just local though. Through our international Rotarian
ties we focus on national and international issues. It is credited with helping
establish the first Rotary organization in Russia during the waning years
of the Soviet Union. These ties include sister clubs in Moscow, international
exchange programs, and support of The Rotary Foundation.
