{"id":60,"date":"2017-05-02T19:18:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsite.swdurhamrotary.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-03-29T18:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:53:48","slug":"join-our-rotary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/get-involved\/join-our-rotary\/","title":{"rendered":"Join SWDR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.22-PM-750x445.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.22-PM-750x445.png 750w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.22-PM-350x208.png 350w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.22-PM-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.22-PM.png 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>Maybe you\u2019ve seen a need in your own community and wondered how you could help. Maybe you want to use your professional\u00a0skills to help others &#8212; or even\u00a0learn new skills. Maybe you\u2019re seeking connections with other service-minded professionals in\u00a0your community or abroad.\u00a0Whatever your reason, joining Rotary can help you achieve these goals, and so much more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.54-PM-350x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.54-PM-350x232.png 350w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.54-PM-750x498.png 750w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.54-PM-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-2.31.54-PM.png 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Members of the Southwest Durham Rotary Club come from all professions present in the greater Durham business and academic community &#8212; our club prides itself in being active in local community leadership and contributing to numerous local and\u00a0international humanitarian services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Rotarian membership is by invitation only. Prospective members must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">adults who have demonstrated good character, integrity, and leadership;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> have a good reputation in their business, profession, and community;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">be willing to make a positive difference in the Durham community and around the world;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and live or work in the Southwest Durham area and be able to regularly attend our weekly meetings on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the University Club.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> If you are interested in joining our club, please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:swdrotary@gmail.com\">swdrotary@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0so that we can invite you to one of our next club meetings\u00a0and introduce you to our club members.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you\u2019ve seen a need in your own community and wondered how you could help. Maybe you want to use your professional\u00a0skills to help others &#8212; or even\u00a0learn new skills. Maybe you\u2019re seeking connections with other service-minded professionals in\u00a0your community or abroad.\u00a0Whatever your reason, joining Rotary can help you achieve these goals, and so much &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/get-involved\/join-our-rotary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Join SWDR&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":966,"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions\/966"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swdurhamrotary.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}