Background

The Rotary Club of Alliston is part of an international service organization with over 32,000 clubs in 168 countries around the world  with a membership of over 1.2 million. All rotary clubs are guided by an international manual of procedures and have a common  goal to promote peace throughout the world. Rotary clubs, therefore, work both in their local communities and internationally with  other Rotary Clubs. 

Rotary International has one of the largest Foundations in the world and has been given a four-star rating by Charity Navigator. This  rating is given to a small number of Foundations operating in the world. In Canada an arm of this foundation is Rotary Foundation  Canada.

The Rotary Club of Alliston is administered by a Board of Directors elected annually by its membership. Although the Rotary Club of  Alliston will administer many of its own projects, the club is willing to work and/or partner with other organizations. To this end,  other organizations are invited to request funds or other means of help. This would normally be required to be in writing with a full  description of the project directed to the sitting president or committee chair. All projects require approval of the club and are  subject to available funding.

The Rotary Club of Alliston will normally only work in other communities both domestically and internationally through the Rotary  Clubs in those communities. 

Guidelines

1. Any projects should not be directed to one individual, political party or religious institution;

2. Project should normally be directed to a new need within the community with no duplication of an existing program or government function;

3. Projects should be sustainable and provide on-going value to the community;

4. In the event the an approved project does not take place within a 3-year period, The Rotary Club of Alliston will not advance funds to the organization and the club will withdraw support.

5. In accepting funding, an organization agrees to acknowledge the Rotary Club of Alliston’s assistance in general publicity and in speci?c publicity of the project for which funding is given.