Columbus Rotary takes pride in building communities, businesses and friendships.  We are high-caliber executives and professionals who meet weekly for programs, networking, friendship and interesting speakers from our community and the world.  We also support our local and international communities with funding, programming and hands-on service.  We are "Service Above Self".

31,000 autonomous clubs in 166 countries comprise Rotary International. The world's first service organization, Rotary has a long history of helping those in need and uniting people of different cultures and beliefs. Clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races and creeds.

Membership in Rotary is by invitation. An individual interested in membership who doesn't know any Rotarians may and you will be linked with a member to learn more about us. A primary goal of the club is to continually attract committed new members who have the interest and ability to get involved in service projects.

fast fact: Columbus Rotary , founded in 1912 as the 38th Rotary International club, is one of the 15 largest clubs in the world and part of 1.5 members worldwide.

Columbus Rotarians do great work.

You may know Rotary for our efforts to wipe out Polio worldwide, or for our sponsorship of exchange programs around the world.  But, Columbus Rotarians are also involved here in our owcommunity, offering their time, treasure and talent.

Local Programs include:
Adopt-A-School, Arnold Sports Festival, books4kids2keep, Career Days & Panels, Colerain Christmas Party, Enterprise Academy, Homeless Families Foundation Recreation Center, High School Services Above Self Fair, Immunization Project, Junior Achievement Urban Initiative, Map-It, Minority Small Business Consulting, Relay for Life, Easter Seals Graduation, Interact & Rotaract Club sponsorships and Scholarship Programs.

International Programs include:
Group Study Exchange, Rafiki AIDS orphanage, Operation Smile, Polio Plus, Wheel Chairs to developing countries, Youth Exchange and clean water service projects in Guatemala, India and Africa. 

fast fact: Columbus Rotarians contribute over $1 million to community programs in Columbus every six years.

Columbus Rotarians have fun.

Whether it's a family outing at the zoo, sharing fly fishing tips or "going alone" in a euchre tournament, fun activities abound within the club.  One of the main reasons our members stay members is the personal friendships and connections they make.  And, many times those personal connections circle back to impact our community service projects and to build business opportunities for our members. 

fast fact: Past President Chet Guffey once scheduled an open heart surgery so as not to spoil his 50 year perfect attendance record.

Membership Qualifications

Prospective members must:

• hold — or be retired from — a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position;
  
• have the capacity to meet the club's weekly attendance or community project participation requirements;
  
• live or work within the locality of the club or the surrounding area.