- Welcome to the homepage
of the SW Durham Rotary Club -
Our club is centered
around the southwestern part of Durham, North
Carolina, Rotary District
7710. Rotary is an
organization of business and professional leaders united
worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage
high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build
goodwill and peace in the world. In 166 countries
worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to
more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. Members of our club come
from all professions present in the greater Durham
business and academic community - our club prides itself
in being active in local community leadership and
contributing to numerous local and international
humanitarian services. No matter whether you are a
Rotarian visiting the area or a local interested in
learning more about our club - we invite you to check
out our website and come visit us at one of our club
meetings!
Million Meals Fundraiser:
On April 21st - our club joined the Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill Rotary Clubs, as well as volunteers from Chapel Hill businesses and the Dental School to package meals for the Million Meals Fundraiser. The Rotary Million Meals project is a joint effort with Stop Hunger Now to produce 1,000,000 dehydrated, high-protein meals by June 30, 2007. All clubs in District 7710 are working to achieve that goal, as well as funding a minimum of 50% of the cost of the project. 18 members of our Club together with family and friends (for a total of 52 volunteers) helped man the 2nd shift - over 172,000 meals were packaged that day! Check out this photo-gallery for pictures of the event.