About Us
We have fun working together within teams on our various
projects. If Rotary sounds like the organisation for you and
you feel able to get involved or volunteer some of your
precious spare time, we’d like to hear from you! Simply email
our membership officer for an informal chat.
What is Rotary?
Rotary is one of the
world’s leading
membership and
humanitarian service
organisations, with 1.2
million members
globally. Rotary was
formed as a
networking
organisation and this
still plays a part in
Rotary life today.
Rotary provides the
opportunity to expand
personal and
professional circles,
meet new people and
make lasting
friendships, all while
having fun in the
process.
Founded on 90 years
of activity in the town,
we are part of Rotary
International, with
more than 33,000
Rotary Clubs across
the world. There are
some 50,000 members
in over 1,750 Clubs in
Great Britain and
Ireland. We share a
common vision for
better communities
and work together to
achieve it.
With 60 members, we
are the largest Rotary
Club in Beds, Herts &
Bucks.
Rotary International
supports worldwide
programmes to reduce
poverty, disease and
inadequate living
conditions. Rotary's
global initiative to
eradicate Polio has
been very successful
with only 2 countries
left where it is still
endemic.
We actively support
some very worthwhile
overseas projects but
the majority of our
effort and fund raising
is nonetheless devoted
to charitable causes
within our local
community
Who are we?
We are a group of
individuals from
many walks of life.
We normally meet
on Tuesday
evenings in
Berkhamsted for a
meal, usually with
an interesting after
dinner speaker; one
meeting each
month is devoted to
planning and
organising our
activities.
Charitable causes
are supported via
Berkhamsted
Rotary Trust Fund
CIO (UK reg charity
No. 1182564).
We recognise that
time is at a
premium for
working people with
family and work
commitments, so
our members
attend whatever
meetings work for
them.
We organise
challenging
competitions for
schools and provide
days out for the
elderly and for
disadvantaged
young people. We
organise events to
raise money for
local and overseas
charities, such as
our widely
recognised
Berkhamsted Half
Marathon, the Town
Fireworks and
Santa’s Sleigh.
Your skills and
experience could be
invaluable in our
drive to help
communities at
home and around
the world. Consider
volunteering your
time and abilities. Yu
will be helping to
make people’s lives
better. If you'd like to
make a contribution
there are many ways
to get involved with
Rotary:
you could join
Rotary and open
up a world of
opportunities.
you could donate
to one of our
Club's initiatives
you could
volunteer to speak
at our Club about a
cause which
interests you
teachers or
students - you
could take part in a
Rotary Schools
competition
you could
volunteer to help
the Club in one of
its initiatives, as a
friend of Rotary.
Join Us!
What we do