How To Join Rotary

The Rotary Club of Guildford District meets Wednesday lunch times at
Guildford Golf Club High Path Road, Merrow, GU1 2HL.

We are a private Club and new members must seek an introduction. Why not contact a member of the Club who can invite you along as guest or email the membership secretary through this website.

New members must be senior in position within a local organisation (or recently early retired) e.g.; Director, Head Master, Partner, Branch Manager. Local is essential to be able to attend meetings and help out in the many activities. The concept is to achieve representation from each and every type of organisation within the area to give a true Kaleidoscope of ideas and diverse interests.

The spirit of Rotary is friendship, goodwill and helping others not so fortunate. We seek out the unfulfilled needs of the local community be it hospital, youth, elderly, disabled etc. But Rotary is so much more, by the Club being part of an international body we are able to send help, effectively focused at times of disaster or famine. We promote international understanding, sponsor health, education and humanitarian programmes in third world countries, our only limit is the extent of money raised each year by Club activities.

The Rotary Club of Guildford District promotes an annual Charity Boxing Dinner at the H. G. Wells Centre Woking, approaching 300 sit down to dinner with amateur boxing, raffle and auction, raising £20,000 average.

Other events are organised through a Rotary Year and Club Members give freely of their time to organise, sell and make successful to the benefit of deserving causes.

After the weekly lunch, or dinner, a guest speaker address the Club on a topic of general interest. Other fellowship meetings take place at which families and friends are specifically invited, parties/barbecues/socials, quiz/race/theatre nights. Fellow Rotarians are made welcome at all other 32,596 Clubs worldwide. Such guests are a regular feature at Club meetings.

Cost of membership is particular to each Club, however the per capita administration dues to RI (of the order £15), also RIBI (at approximately £25) and a small sum to District are uniformly levied per Member on each Club. Dues for Club administration in general rarely exceed £100 per Member. In addition Members are invited to make an annual personal donation to the Rotary Foundation charity, currently equating to an average of £20 per member in the UK.

Rotary is enjoyable, fulfilling and makes lifelong friendships.