Community Services

Rotary Community Services Committee

Purpose

The Community Services Committee exists to identify, assess, and respond to the needs of our local community, while also maintaining awareness of wider international initiatives or crises where Rotary can play a supportive role.

The committee ensures Rotary resources – time, skills, and funds – are used effectively to make a meaningful impact, working, where appropriate, in collaboration with other local and international partners.

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Key Objectives

1. Identify Local Needs

  • Regularly assess community priorities through engagement with residents, local authorities, schools, charities, and service providers.
  • Maintain a listening approach to ensure Rotary’s involvement is relevant.

2. Determine Rotary’s Role

  • Evaluate whether Rotary has the capacity, skills, or resources to assist with identified needs.
  • Where appropriate, coordinate club volunteers, fundraising, or advocacy in support of local projects.

3. Collaborate with Other Organisations

  • Partner with community groups, councils, faith organisations, and charities to maximise impact and avoid duplication.
  • Develop long-term working relationships with established service providers (e.g. Foodbanks, Crickhowell Volunteer Bureau).

4. Support International Relief Efforts

  • Maintain a watching brief on global crises and disasters.
  • Channel support through Rotary’s international relief partners (e.g. ShelterBox, End Polio Now , Rotary Foundation disaster response funds and many others).

5. Develop and Deliver an Annual Plan

  • Produce a structured plan of activities aligned with Rotary’s values and local priorities.
  • Include a balance of ongoing commitments (e.g. support for Foodbank, Children in Need) and new initiatives responding to emerging needs.
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Our work internationally

Our Rotary Club is deeply committed to serving our local community, while also recognising the importance of supporting global needs. In addition to our local projects, we proudly contribute to international charities and disaster relief efforts. We actively support key initiatives such as Rotary Foundation and End Polio Now, and other trusted international organisations. This global vision complements our local work, reflecting our values of compassion, service, and lasting impact both at home and around the world.

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary International’s charitable arm, transforming donations into life-changing projects around the world. It supports initiatives in peacebuilding, disease prevention, clean water, education, and economic development. Through grants and programs, the Foundation empowers Rotary clubs—like ours—to make a lasting impact both locally and globally. From funding clean water systems in remote villages to supporting scholarships and disaster relief, the Foundation is at the heart of Rotary’s mission to create sustainable, positive change.

End Polio Now: Rotary’s fight to eradicate Polio

Since 1985, Rotary has led the global campaign to end polio, a disease that once paralysed over 1,000 children every day. Working with partners like the World Health Organization and the Gates Foundation, Rotary has helped reduce polio cases by 99.9%, vaccinating over 2.5 billion children worldwide.

Thanks to this effort, 19 million people can walk who otherwise wouldn’t, and more than 1.5 million lives have been saved. Today, polio remains endemic in just two countries—Afghanistan and Pakistan—though outbreaks still occur in a few others.

Rotary remains committed to finishing the job. By supporting End Polio Now, we’re helping to protect children everywhere and move closer to a polio-free world.