Rotary International Mission Statement
 

The mission of Rotary International is to assist and guide Rotarians and Rotary clubs to accomplish the object of Rotary, to ensure Rotary's continuing relevance, and to help build a better world, emphasizing service activities by individuals and groups that enhance the quality of life and human dignity, encouraging high ethical standards, and creating greater understanding among all people to advance the search of peace in the world.

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to promote:
 
  • The development of acquaintances as an opportunity for service;
  • High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
  • The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
  • The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world of fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
 
President's Message
 

Nome is a small, isolated community in an environment that is often unforgiving and always beautiful. We rely on one another here.

This makes Nome a symbol for the world. Substitute "Humankind" for "Nome," and the paragraph above is no less true.

Rotary is a way we connect to the rest of the world through service. Through Rotary, we can think globally when we act locally. For instance, we recently helped lead our little town's effort to send aid to the areas of Sri Lanka devastated by the Christmas tsunami. Our Rotary college scholarship recipients, even if they do not return to Nome, make us proud for their accomplishments in school and beyond. These fine young people are another contribution from Nome to the world.

Thank you for visiting our website. Please join us. We rely on one another here.

Sincerely,

Erin M. Lillie
Nome Rotary President
 
Nome Rotary President Erin Lillie (Center) with visiting Rotarians Marvin Webb of the Bettendorf, Iowa club, and his wife Carol of the Davenport, Iowa club.
 
 
2005 Nome Rotary Officers
 
  President Erin M. Lillie Directors Jennifer Imus  
  Past President Rev. Lucy Barton   Charlie Lean  
  President-Elect Susanne Greenly   Christine Schultz  
  Vice-President Randy Morton   Thomas Vaden  
  Secretary Dennis Weidler   Clinton White  
  Treasurer Ric Schmidt      
 
Nome Rotary Events
 

Since it was chartered in 1946, the Nome Rotary Club has been an active leader in the community of Nome. While the club's biggest commitment to the community comes through the presentation of scholarships to Nome youth, the club has been involved in numerous projects since its conception. Some of the club's current activities include:
 
  • Continuing college and vocational scholarships for Nome youth
  • Sponsorship of two youth to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Fairbanks
  • Fifty turkeys/hams distributed to the needy every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter
  • Adopt-a-Highway, Seppala Drive from West F Street to the Nome airport
  • Charter organization, Boy Scout Troop 98
  • Mini-Mukluk Marathon, a run/walk round trip, Nome Recreation Center to Swanberg's Dredge, early March
  • Polar Bear Swim / Dunk Leo
  • Snake River Duck Race, Labor Day
  • Support for JROTC in Nome
  • Support for Nome's Boys and Girls Club
  • Support for Nome's Child Advocacy Center
  • Halloween Bean Bag Toss (DAWN Program)
  • Rib Dinner and Mini-Duck Races: Firemen's Carnival, first Saturday of December
  • East End Park, construction and maintenance
  • All Nome Rotarians are Paul Harris Fellows or $100/year Sustaining Members
 
How to Join
 
An association of nearly 32,000 autonomous clubs in 166 countries, Rotary International is one of the world's largest service organizations. The goal for a club's membership is an up-to-date and progressive representation of the community's business, vocational, and professional interests. An important distinction between Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by invitation. Rotary clubs invite individuals to join and become members. Membership is vital to a Rotary club's operations and community service activities. A primary goal of the club is to continually expand the club with committed members who have the interest and ability to get involved in service and humanitarian projects. 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.
 
Often a person being considered for membership is invited by a member/sponsor to attend one or more club meetings to learn more about Rotary. The sponsor may then submit the name of the candidate to the club's membership committee. Any individual who is interested in membership but doesn't know any Rotarians can contact Nome Rotary directly. We have weekly meetings every Wednesday at 12 noon at the Polar Cafe. We look forward to meeting you!
 
To learn more about how and why to get involved, visit Rotary International's web site or download some of the .pdf documents linked below:
 
  Why join your local Rotary club Rotary Basics This is Rotary Nome Rotary Brochure  
 
 
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