- 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!
Gold Coin
Raffle to benefit Abright Community
Park
we are currently selling
tickets, price $5 each, for a raffle to benefit our
charitable projects. The main beneficiary of this raffle
will be the Albright Community Park. Funds raised will be
used for a playground to be constructed in collaboration
with KaBOOM!! and its partners. The
first prize of the raffle will be two 1 oz American
Eagle gold coins (each worth about $1,280), the 2nd
prize two .5 oz American Eagle gold coins and the third
prize two .25 oz American Eagle gold coins.
The drawing of the prizes will be on June 24th 2010 and
tickets will be sold until June 17th. In order to purchase
tickets, please contact any member of the SW Durham Rotary
Club - the maximum number of tickets is limited to 5000 and
they will be sold on a first come first serve basis.