ROTARY CLUB OF CROWBOROUGH
	INTERESTED IN JOINING ROTARY ?
	We are always interested in hearing from people who live or work in the local area, who may be interested in finding out more about Rotary or who may be interested in joining our club. We welcome enquiries from people irrespective of gender who would like to find out more about joining a club of local professional people who make a significant contribution to their local community. As well as helping others it is a wonderful way to make new friends and meet like minded people.				If you would like to know more, or perhaps come along to one of our meetings please Email our president elect as follows :- Email: Membership chairman Malcolm Sanger
	WHAT IS ROTARY ?
	Rotary International is a worldwide organization of business and professional clubs, dedicated to vocational standards, community service, and international understanding. To foster fellowship through diversity of interests, a Rotary club is composed of one representative of each business and profession in the community. Established in 1905 in Chicago and presently headquartered in Evanston Illinois, Rotary is the oldest service club organisation in the world; in 1922 the name became Rotary International as clubs				were organised in other countries. Rotary International is comprised of more than 1.1 million men and women in nearly 27,000 Rotary clubs in 149 countries and 39 geographical regions. Membership is by invitation, and clubs determine their own service activities. Currently the organisation encourages clubs to focus on community activities in fighting hunger, illiteracy and drug abuse, and helping the elderly and  the environment.	Clubs also may participate in the international programmes of Rotary Foundation which administers privately funded scholarships and grants in order to accomplish large-scale international humanitarian projects as well as smaller projects that are sponsored and partially funded by Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries. Rotary International's Polio Plus programme, in co-operation with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, funds vaccine purchase and social mobilisation activities in order to help to eradicate polio worldwide.