Four Avenues of Service - International Service

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International Service describes the activities which Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. The spread of Rotary clubs across the globe allows for the concerted Rotary support of humanitarian efforts worldwide.  Vist Rotary International Programs.

The Middletown Rotary Club supports Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation, which each year provides over $60 million for international scholarships, cultural exchanges, and humanitarian projects large and small, that improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.  

	In 2005, a team of Middletown Rotarians hosted building engineers from Ecuador in an effort to improve that country's building codes.  The Rotarians had toured Ecuador the previous year to review the safety of Ecuador's buildings.  Read more...
	In 2002, we participated in a Rotary International Foundation Matching Grant with the Rotary Club of Aurangabad East to provide sight restoring cataract surgery to almost 500 of Indians.
	We also participate regularly in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, having hosted and sponsored numerous students over the years.
	In 2001 we hosted a PEP delegation of Russian educators.