About the Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley

Chartered on May 15,1981

Meet Monday evening at Hedley Lodge, Belmont Abbey, Hereford

Currently 34 members and 4 honorary members

President (2010-2011) is Alan Hudson

Twinned with Dillenburg RC

Friendship relations with Cahors (France) and Almere (Netherlands)

About Rotary

Rotary International is a world fellowship of business and professional men and women united in the ideal of service.

Internationally, there are more than 25 000 Rotary clubs, with a combined membership of over 1.2million men and women in more than 170 countries and geographical areas.

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular, to encourage and foster:

• The development of acquaintance 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.

Rotary International (RI) is based in Evanston, Illinois, USA. RIBI is the association of Rotary clubs in Great Britain and Ireland. There are over 1700 Rotary clubs in RIBI, in 29 districts.

The Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley is in District 1100.