What is Rotary?
Rotary is one of the world's largest and most active service clubs. Rotarians are people who balance their family and work with community activities. They enjoy making contributions to their local communities, to youth and to international projects.
They enjoy working and socialising with people from other vocations.

Rotary is about having fun and fellowship while providing service to the local and international communities.

Qualifications for Membership
The privilege of being a Rotarian is for people who are:
" A proprietor, partner, or corporate officer of a business or profession: or
" A person responsible for the employment of others; or
" A person holding an important or executive position: or
" Leaders of good standing in their vocation and community.
Membership is by invitation.

Classification
Each Rotary Club contains no more than two active members of each vocation. This ensures diversity, sharing business experiences and information, lively discussion and good fellowship.

Meetings
The Rotary Club of Loganholme, an incorporated club, usually meets weekly over a meal on Monday evenings. The meeting programs provide interesting insights into different topics. Rotarians are welcome to "make up" at any club in the world. The meetings last approximately 90 minutes, and comprise routine business, light-hearted interaction, the weekly program, and discussion. There are additional opportunities for fellowship and social enjoyment, including partners.

Costs
The membership fee is $100 per half year, prorata for new members and a $50 once only joining fee. The two-course meal costs $22.

Activities
Activities range from local community projects, assistance to youth, youth exchange and vocational programs, to international support for projects in several countries.
Some of the recent activities undertaken by the club include:
" Fundraising for the Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children program via a day driving a racecar for 10 laps of a raceway.
" Financial assistance to the Logan Hospital Adolescent Mental Health Unit.
" Obtaining a 4WD Ambulance for Kilu'ufe Hospital in the Solomon Islands.
" Installing smoke alarms in the homes of our senior citizens.
" Our partners raised funds for CANTEEN who provides support for youth with cancer.
Regular activities throughout each year include:
" Coordinating an area for Qld Cancer Fund Doorknock.
" Pride of Workmanship Awards, which recognises employees.
" Clean Up Australia

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 service 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.