Rotary Club Visakhapatnam South ( RCVS ) - 23310 is one of the active clubs in Rotary district 3020 of zone 6A. The charter was awarded in the year 1986. Fourth chartered club in Visakhapatnam ,a major port city in India. Visakhapatnam is one of the fastest developing cities in INDIA / ASIA as per the recent survey published in media. It's development is spread in all directions and sectors such as Industrial, Education and Tourism etc.
Rotary Club of Visakhapatnam South was chartered on 08.01.1986 in the industrial area of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India. The Club was started by Rtn.V.K.Reddy and his friends in a humble way in 1986 and is operating its services since then uninterruptedly and rendering services to the needy people of the area. The Club had constructed its own building during 1991-92 to strengthen its activities.
The Club has started some continuous permanent service projects at regular intervals by its past presidents. It is to be lauded that services are added not stopped in these 35 years. Club has got itown premises for meeting n fellowship.
Over the past thirty five years RCVS members have involved in humanitarian service, both locally and internationally. Our programs address such concerns as health care, hunger, poverty, Blood Donation, illiteracy, and the environment. We as Rotarians experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back to the community. Our club has been in the forefront of eradication of polio through active participation in every NID. RCVS has conducted many health camps, Blood donation programs and fruits distribution to school children, eye testing campaignand many more. With more than 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries & geographical areas, Rotarians gain an understanding of humanitarian issues through international service projects and exchange programs.One of Rotaryhighest objectives is to build goodwill and peace throughout the world.
RCVS has been a forerunner in International Service. Our Clubflags adorn the meetings of many international Clubs and our members actively participate and build bonds wherever they travel. RCVS membership is a medley of people from diverse backgrounds Most of our club members are first generation enterprenuers,involved in manufacturing.infrastructure sector to service sector, doctors, engineers etc. These professionals bring their expertise to our Clubvarious projects and prove the fact that the hole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Rotary Club Visakhapatnam South is part of Rotary International (District 3020), which is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2M business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotarymain objective is service in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.
Our Mission Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Objective of Rotary
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.
Based on the Object of Rotary, the Avenue of Service are Rotary philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:
