Rotarians have put Service Above Self for more than a century. Through the Avenue of Community Service, Rotarians give back to the places they live in. The projects are as varied as the Rotary clubs that carry them out, but all address the needs of a particular group.
When clubs complete effective service projects, they improve the community, bring people together, and reflect well on Rotary. When Rotary is viewed as a positive force in the community, its membership strengthens and grows, adding to the organisation’s ability to serve worldwide.
Rotary’s Community Service activities centre on contributing to the communities in which we live and work. Specifically, we are charged with:
- Identifying and fulfilling the needs of our community, utilising to the full the skills, talents and vocations of the Club’s membership.
Prioritising the ideal of service within the community, acknowledging that, as a provider of funding Rotary is merely one of the many, but as a provider of service it is without peer.
The Rotary Club of Dublin Central has always tried to identify “hands-on” projects which enhance the local community or assist others less fortunate than ourselves. Such projects include “Project Dracula”promoting blood donations, garden makeovers, old folks’ outings, funding of community facilities, etc.