Meet Prospect/Goshen Rotary

This local Rotary club, serving the areas of Prospect in Jefferson County and Goshen in Oldham County, was chartered in February 1995 as a unit of Rotary International.  We are a group of business and professional men and women who strive to live by the Rotary Motto:
  Service Above Self.

We meet weekly for breakfast to learn more about each other, our community and the broader national and international scene. Members present short autobiographical / pro­fessional talks.   Most meetings feature a guest speaker covering topics ranging from personal development, local and national politics, recent business or technological developments, and a wide range of opportunities for service.  We might hear from a gardener-philosopher, a public official, an international poet, or the director of a charitable agency.

We are a small club and strive to get to know each other better through fun and fellowship as well as service.  Spouses and partners are included in our many social activities.

Our service to this community changes as particular needs arise and are met e.g. renovation of the Mahan Library.  We regularly support the Salvation Army through Holiday Bell Ringing, the DePaul School for Dyslexic Children through departy for dePaul, area educational programs through programs such as Junior Achievement with volunteer teachers.   We actively participate in the Fourth of July celebrations in Prospect and actively sponsor a speech contest where contestants from local high schools can win savings bonds and advance to higher levels of competition. We often host visitors to our community from other countries through Rotary’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) Program and help to provide financial support to Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio and its other humanitarian programs.

Rotary is... 
 a service association of business and professional leaders united worldwide who conduct humanitarian projects, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and work toward world understanding and peace. 

ROTARY has more than 1.2 million service-minded leaders belonging to over 30,000 Rotary Clubs in 163 countries and geographic regions.  Membership is by invitation.

ROTARIANS meet weekly to enjoy each other’s fellowship and discuss ways to serve others.

ROTARY is compassion for the underprivileged, the ill and the disabled, many of whom are the beneficiaries of over 50,000 service projects conducted by Rotary Clubs in the world each year.

ROTARY adds fulfillment each year to the lives of some 7,000 people of secondary school age as they study in countries other than their own.

ROTARY sponsors high school INTERACTS, over 7,000 service clubs for young people of secondary school age in more than 90 countries.

ROTARY sponsors college level ROTARACT , which has over 5,000 service clubs for young adult, ages 18 through 30, in more than 110 countries. 

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION spends more than US $60 million dollars annually on a variety of educational and humanitarian programs to promote international understanding.

ROTARY began in 1905 in Chicago.  The international headquarters is in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and there are branch offices in nine countries on five continents.

ROTARY CLUBS in 1994 -1995 increased at the extraordinary rate of a new club member every 12 hours.

OBJECT OF ROTARY
FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthi­ness of all useful occupations, and the dignify­ing of each Rotarian’s occupation as an oppor­tunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST
Of the things we think, say or do…
      1.      Is it the TRUTH?
2.       Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3.       Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4.       Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ORGANIZATION

Our elected officers and directors provide the structure and opportunities for the members to demonstrate their commitment to service through The Four Avenues of Service:

Club Service – Provides dynamic club functions to keep member interest high.
Community Service – Initiates and supports local community projects.
Vocational Service – Emphasizes the need for each Rotarian to fulfill personal service in all daily relationships.
International Service – Promotes in­ternational understanding, generally through overseas exchange and dona­tion programs.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
To be a member in good standing, one must attend 60% of all weekly meetings.  Attendance is credited for meetings at this club, for make-ups at other clubs and for participation in designated Rotary activities and service projects. Exceptions can be made for illness and other reasons.  New members should expect to attend club meetings and participate in some ways in club projects.

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
Dues are $108 a year and meals are $7 a week.  A $7 credit is given for a makeup meeting with another Rotary Club.  New members pay a one-time initiation fee of $100.  There may be additional costs for meals or other fellowship activities.  
All standard fees are billed in advance, quarterly.

Members are encouraged to participate in club fund raising activities and to contribute to the Rotary Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund-- $100 per year per Rotarian.  This supports a wide variety of humanitarian and educational activities.

WEEKLY MEETINGS
 EVERY  THURSDAY -- Doors Open at 7:00 a.m. 
Program 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

  HUNTING CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
Just off US Hwy 42 in Hunting Creek Subdivision
Prospect, KY 40059