What would it take to change the world? Montgomery Sunrise Rotary is a part of Rotary International, the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self. Join us in making our world a better place for everyone!

The only thing missing from our club is YOU! We would be thrilled to know you are interested in membership in Rotary! Rotary International is an association of individual clubs that operate autonomously. Membership is extremely important to us, and we are always eager to hear from individuals interested in our mission and joining our Rotary club.

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Followed by Rotarians worldwide in their business and professional lives, The Four-Way Test was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932. It has since been translated into more than 100 languages and is used by organizations and individuals throughout the world.

Of the things we think, say or do 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?

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The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

The Rotary Foundtion is the secret to making Rotary International, and the clubs that belong to it, the most effective, and financially responsible charitable service organization in the world. Every dollar contributed to the Foundation funds its humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and program operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out many worthy projects worldwide.

PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary’s history, is the volunteer arm of the global partnership dedicated to eradicating polio. For more than 20 years, Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease. Today, PolioPlus and its role in the initiative is recognized worldwide as a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.

In addition to providing financial and volunteer support, Rotary works to urge support from other public and private sector partners. Rotary’s leadership in the polio eradication effort was recognized in 2009 with a $255 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Commitment to Service Award (C2SA) is the Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club's annual fundraising event. Each year for over 5 years now, Montgomery Sunrise has hosted this event to honor an individual in the Montgomery / River Region area for their efforts and achievments in serving their community. This award ceremony includes a fine dining dinner and a Roast of the honoree by several individuals who have known them for some time and can share with us some of their memories of the relationship they have with our honoree and have a little laugh at their expense as well. The evening also includes a silent auction as well. Funds raised by corporate sponsorship, ticket sales and the silent auction are used to support a selected charitable organization who is also a part of the evening's events, sharing information and images of their work. C2SA is a way for Montgomery Sunrise Rotarians to put their dollars to work locally to help their community. Learn more about this annual event at www.C2SA.org

If you are a charitable organization and would like to submit a grant application, you can download one here.