Welcome
What would it take to change the world? Rotary is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.
Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.
The family of Rotary extends beyond individual Rotarians and Rotary clubs to include other service-minded people who help with the organization's work. Groups such as Rotaract, Interact, and Rotary Community Corps serve side by side with sponsor clubs, using their diverse skills to improve the quality of life in their communities.
The Ypsilanti Rotary Club
Ypsilanti Rotary Club members are business, professional, and community leaders. We meet regularly to plan and implement community service activities and network with other professionals.
Belonging to the Ypsilanti Rotary Club provides members with an opportunity to make a contribution to the Ypsilanti community and to communities around the world.
People join the Ypsilanti Rotary Club for many reasons, including community involvement, personal development, professional networking, and camaraderie with fellow members. But perhaps the most important benefit is the satisfaction gained from making a real difference in the world.
Meetings
Monday - Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University Student Center
900 Oakwood, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
The Ypsilanti Rotary Clubs meets weekly at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center (900 Oakwood, Ypsilanti, Michigan). Meetings are an opportunity for members and visitors to enjoy lunch and socialize. Visitors are always welcome. Meetings are led by the club president and start with the ringing of a bell followed by members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Announcements are usually followed by a program given on a topic related to the community or service projects of the club.
The Mission of Rotary
The Mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
The Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
- 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.
Avenues of Service
Based on the Object of Rotary, the Avenues of Service are Rotary’s cornerstones and the foundation on which club activity is based:
- Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
- Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
- Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
- International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
- New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs.
Diversity and Rotary
Rotary recognizes the value of diversity within individual clubs. The Ypsilanti Rotary Club strives to reflect the community with regard to professional and business classification, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity. We understand that diversity is the key to our future.
Join Us
To find out how you can become a member of the Ypsilanti Rotary Club, contact info@ypsiRotary.com
