Rotary Club of Broward FAQ

Yes. Guests are welcome at every weekly meeting and every social, and it costs nothing to visit. Send a quick note through the join page first so we can send you that week's details, since some Tuesdays are in person and some are online. We'll know your name when you get there.

Tuesdays at 7:00 AM. Coffee and conversation first, the program at 7:30, and you're out by 8:30. The weekly meeting is online, on Zoom: register on the meeting link page and the same link works every week. The monthly Social with a Purpose is in person and moves around Broward: a nonprofit tour one month, taco night in Wilton Manors the next.

Whatever you'd wear to work or to meet a client for coffee. Morning meetings are relaxed, and most are online anyway. Socials are casual: tacos, burgers, happy hour on the beach. Our installation dinner was business casual, and that's as dressed up as we get. Nobody is checking your shoes.

No. Plenty of Rotary clubs grew up on invitations. This one is happy to be found. Fill out the visit form and a member will reach out with the next meeting's details. If you'd rather come to a social first, that works too.

Yes. Meetings end before the workday starts, projects are hands on and finished by lunch, and socials happen in the places you already go, which is why this club draws people early in their careers alongside members who have been in Broward for decades. Rotary International has made reaching younger members a global priority, and Rotaract exists for ages 18 and up.

Starting January 1, 2027, dues are $400 a year for an individual and $500 a year for a couple or two people from one company, plus $125 a year for each additional person. That is the lowest in District 6990; most clubs charge $300 to $400 a quarter. We keep it low because most meetings are on Zoom and there is no required meal. Because the club is a 501(c)(3), dues and donations may be tax deductible; confirm with your tax advisor.

A weekly meeting of about ninety minutes, one social a month, and whichever service projects you pick. Most meetings are online, so there's no commute. Rotary dropped strict attendance rules years ago. Come when you can and let us know when you can't. Travel a lot? Any Rotary club in the world counts as a make-up.

No. Our members drive in from Coral Springs, Plantation, Hollywood and all over Broward County, and the weekly meeting is online, so there is no drive at all. The socials and service projects move around the county. If you live or work anywhere in Broward, this is your club.

Rotary allows corporate memberships, where a business sponsors one or more employees as members, and the company's name travels with them. BLU Longevity already partners with us on beach cleanups and sends a crew in matching shirts. Reach out through the partners page and we'll walk through the options together, including project sponsorship.

Visit a couple of meetings or a social, meet the members, then tell David Neuman, our membership chair, that you're in. A member sponsors you, the board approves, and you're inducted at a meeting. It usually takes a few weeks from first visit to pin.

Rotary is a worldwide network of local clubs, about 1.2 million members in more than 46,000 of them, whose members meet regularly, become friends and take on projects in their own communities and overseas. The first club started in Chicago in 1905. Ours started in Fort Lauderdale in 2026.

Neither. Rotary is nonpartisan and nonsectarian. Members hold every political view and every faith or none, and Rotary's own rules keep both out of club business. Speakers sometimes cover public issues, like a county official explaining a ballot amendment, but the club takes no position and endorses nobody.

Four questions Rotarians use as a gut check: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? A Chicago businessman named Herbert Taylor wrote it in 1932 to turn around a company that was nearly broke.

Rotaract clubs are Rotary's clubs for people 18 and older, often based at universities or run as community clubs. Since 2019 they're full members of Rotary International. Rotary clubs like ours have no age limit in either direction, and plenty of Rotaract members move into a Rotary club once they're working. Both are welcome here.

Clubs pick their own projects inside seven areas of focus: peace, disease prevention, clean water, maternal and child health, education, local economies and the environment. Rotary's biggest single effort is the campaign to end polio, which has cut cases by 99.9 percent since 1988.

The IRS has recognized Rotary Club of Broward as a 501(c)(3) public charity, so donations may be deductible. Keep your receipt and check with your tax advisor about your own situation. Gifts to PolioPlus go through The Rotary Foundation, which is also a 501(c)(3), and are matched two to one by the Gates Foundation.

Club dues cover Rotary International, District 6990 and the club's own costs. Donations go to projects: the care kits, the cleanups and the partners we support. PolioPlus gifts go through The Rotary Foundation, which is rated among the most efficient charities in the world.

Yes. We welcome sponsors for care kit builds, cleanups and socials, and corporate partners get their logo on this site and at the event. Because the club is a 501(c)(3), a sponsorship may be deductible. There's no rate card; we work out the terms with each partner. Use the partners page to start the conversation.

Rotary Club of Broward was chartered on March 17, 2026, in Rotary District 6990, and installed its first officers that June. Members choose the projects, book the speakers and run the socials, and every officer is a volunteer with a day job. Guests are welcome at any meeting.

Drew Monaghan is our charter president. David M Neuman is president-elect, secretary and membership chair, and takes over as president on July 1, 2027. Michael Rabinovich serves as a club director. Every officer is a volunteer with a day job.

Our monthly night out, with a twist. We tour a local nonprofit, bring what it needs, then go to dinner together. Past stops include Broward Partnership's campus in Pompano Beach and the Harvest Drive warehouse. Guests and friends are welcome.

Rotary's recognition for giving $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation, named after Paul Harris, who founded Rotary in 1905. The Foundation funds PolioPlus and the global grants clubs use for projects overseas. We presented our first Paul Harris Fellow at the care kit meeting in October 2026. Rotary Club of Broward is a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club for 2026-27, and we grant every new member their first Paul Harris award when they join.

The Tuesday meeting is online, on Zoom, which is how members join from anywhere in Broward before work. Service projects and every social happen face to face, and the calendar on the events page marks each event online or in person. To visit, register on the meeting link page and the link is yours. Attendance is optional: come when you can.

We book a guest speaker most Tuesdays and we're always looking for people doing interesting work in Broward: nonprofit leaders, founders, public servants, scientists. Past speakers include a retired county property appraiser and an oncologist. Talks run about thirty minutes with questions after. Pitch yourself through the contact page.