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rotary international in great britain
and ireland
humanity in motion


Rotary Club of
Godalming Woolsack
humanity in motion


rotary international in great britain
and ireland

Rotary has flourished in Godalming for more than 70 years and the community work of the two Rotary Clubs is now accepted as part of everyday life in the town. The Clubs have initiated or been involved in a wide range of community service and fund raising projects over many years to the benefit of local charities and residents.
Examples of Rotary in action locally are:
Godalming Rotarians from both Clubs have raised funds for or been involved in many international projects such as those summarised below.
The Rotary Foundation is the corporate charity of Rotary which makes grants and programs available to Rotarians, thereby allowing them to support humanitarian and educational missions throughout the world. Woolsack can boast of one of the highest per capita level of donations to Rotary Foundation in District 1250.
The Foundation’s most ambitious humanitarian project is PolioPlus which is aimed at eradicating polio across the world by ensuring that children are immunised against this crippling disease. Since 1985 more than two billion children have received the oral polio vaccine, five million have been spared disability, and a quarter of a million deaths have been prevented.
The Ambassadorial Scholarship Scheme sponsors scholars to study outside their home country. More than 47,000 scholars from 110 countries have received scholarships valued at more than 476 million dollars.
A major educational project is the Group Study Exchange program though which annual
grants are awarded to teams of non-
Ambassadorial Scholars and Group Study Exchange teams share their experiences by making presentations to Rotary Clubs both at home and abroad.