Our members are business and professional men and women with a common goal of serving our local community and the worldwide community. at Joanna’s restaurant in Somers. What Somers, CT Rotarians Do
Besides conducting fund raising projects to raise money to give to deserving groups or to fund our projects, Somers Rotarians are committed to Rotary’s motto: “Service above Self” and are noted for g
etting involved in community projects that require a lot of their time and labor. Some of the “Hands on” projects that we have participated in are:
-Sponsor and run the annual Easter Egg Hunt in at Field Road Park
-Built the Somers Senior Center
-Sponsor and run the Annual Fishing Derby each May
-Coordinate Somers High School fundraisers, such as the Cider Press benefitting the High School Beta Club and National Honor Society
-Annually award Scholarships to graduating Somers High School Seniors
-Sponsor the annual "Great Escape Road Race" before the Four Town Fair Parade
-Run a "Beer & Food Booth" at the Four Town Fair each September
-Charter Boy Scout Troop 387
-Assist in funding the construction of the Somers Scout Lodge for Troop 387
-Built a Wetlands Study area on School Campus (Vision Boulevard)
-Annually fund the SHS Research & Development Class for the building of an electric car which is raced at Lime Rock Park each May
Guiding principles
These principles have been developed over the years to provide Rotarians with a strong, common purpose and direction. They serve as a foundation for our relationships with each other and the action we take in the world. Object of Rotary
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:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: 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;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. The Four-Way Test
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
