Rotaract
What is Rotaract?
Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 who are dedicated to community and international service. Its membership totals over 184,000 in more than 8,000 clubs worldwide. Rotaract clubs are self-governing and self-supporting and can be either university-based or community-based. Individual Rotary clubs sponsor Rotaract clubs and offer guidance and support, making the Rotaract clubs true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.
CLICK HERE to view the Rotaract handbook.
CLICK HERE for Rotary International Site for Rotaract
District 7980 Rotaract Clubs
Community-Based Clubs
Vista Rotaract Club
- Chartered: March 2021
- Sponsor Rotary Club of Madison
- President:
- Advisor: Michael Perry, Bill Stableford
Rotaract Club of Stamford
- Chartered:
- Sponsor Rotary Club of Stamford
- President:
- Advisor:
University-Based Clubs
Rotaract Club of Fairfield University, Fairfield
- Chartered: May 1, 2008
- Sponsor: Rotary Club of Fairfield
- President:
- Advisor: Christopher Johnson
Rotaract Club of Norwalk Community College
- Chartered: March 22, 2011
- Sponsors: Rotary Clubs of Norwalk and Westport Sunrise
- President:
- Advisors:
University of New Haven
- Charter
- Sponsor Rotary Club:
- President:
- Advisor:
Rotaract Club of Quinnipiac University, Hamden
- Chartered: March 22, 2005
- Sponsor: Rotary Club of Hamden
- President: Hailey Cruz
- Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Elahee
Rotaract Club of Sacred Heart University, Fairfield
- Chartered: March 22, 2010
- Sponsor: Rotary Club of Seymour-Oxford
- President: Dylan Molster
- Advisor: Dr. Kwamie Dunbar
Rotaract Club of Western Connecticut State University, Danbury
- Chartered: May 4, 2007
- Sponsor: Rotary Club of Danbury Sunrise
- President:
- Advisors: Karen Tracy and Disha Damania
Rotaract Club of Yale University, New Haven
- Chartered: May 21, 2003
- Sponsor: Rotary Club of New Haven
- President:
- Advisors: Dr. Iona Black and Colin Gershon
Rotaract Spotlight
VISTA ROTARACT CLUB
At Vista, we believe that a sense of community is what binds us together. In fact, those at Vista learn that it is possible to become active members of a diverse array of communities.
In this blog series, What does Community Mean to You?, we will be highlighting a few of the communities that our students and members take part in. We hope that by reading these stories, you will be able to learn about the valuable connections that our students and members make every day.
With the support of local Madison and Guilford Rotary clubs, Vista has launched its own Rotaract Club! This historic Rotaract club allows individuals of all abilities to come together to support their local communities.
On September 17th, the club organized its first project, a vegetable garden on Vista’s Madison campus. The vegetable garden will bring fresh produce to Vista’s regularly occurring cafes. The club was able to develop this project because of a Rotary District Grant and the enthusiastic support of Rotary liaisons Michael Perry and Bill Stableford.
The Vista Rotaract Club organizing plants for the new garden beds, including Rotary liaisons Bill Stableford and Michael Perry
On Saturday, the Vista Rotaract Club began planting in the garden beds. These plants included spinach, cabbage, arugula, Swiss chard, kale, and escarole. The club members worked together, from digging to planting to watering. Margaret, Vista Rotaract’s Vice President, said that the garden planting day gave her “so much confidence, and I learned so much.” With support from Rotarians and Vista’s staff, our students and members learned about the different types of plants in the garden as well as how to space the plants and stretch their roots. It was an exciting day full of learning, laughter and strengthening relationships while supporting their local communities.
This is just the beginning of Vista Rotaract garden. The club hopes to grow more fruits and vegetables in the Spring of 2022.
Members of the Vista Rotaract Club at their new garden beds