About #RotaractTO
About #RotaractTO
About #RotaractTO
About Us
Our Leadership
The Rotaract Club of Toronto is led by our Steering Committee which consists of our President, Board of Directors, and Committee Chairs. They are elected or appointed by our members and serve a one-year term from July 1st to June 30th.
Meet Our Steering Commitee
Our History
Rotary has been making history and bringing our world closer together for over 100
years. In August 1910, the sixteen Rotary Clubs in the United States formed the National
Association of Rotary Clubs, now Rotary International.
Rotaract started as a service program for individuals ages 17 to 25, sponsored by local Rotary clubs.
The Rotaract Club of Toronto was the first Rotaract Club outside the United States and we were formally chartered on February 17, 1980, and re-charted on December 7, 1987. Since then, we have been serving our local community and communities abroad for 30+ years of continuous service.
Today we bring together students and young professionals ages 18+ to serve through volunteering and service projects, develop leadership and professional skills and have fun through fellowship.
Our Values
Rotary was founded on principles that remain at the heart of the organization today. These principles reflect our core values: integrity, diversity, service, leadership, and fellowship. Our core values emerge as themes in our guiding principles.
We respect, welcome, and represent people and ideas of a diverse Toronto, leading to greater innovation and creativity. Our organization is non-religious, non-partisan and we abide by the Four-Way Test.
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
We want people with differing perspectives and ideas who will help us take action to create lasting change in communities at home and around the world. Through the Rotaract Club of Toronto, you will find unique opportunities to get involved. Everyone is welcome!
Rotarians and Rotaractors participating in the Toronto Pride Parade.
Our Mission
Most of our service projects fall within Rotary's six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. The areas of focus are: Promoting peace, Fighting disease, Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, Saving mothers and children, Supporting education, Growing local economies and Protecting the environment.
Rotaractors cleaning up the Toronto Island shoreline.