“Tracing the roots of Rotaract” by Vanessa N. Glavinskas (2006)
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In 1968, during a period of social and political change in the United States, students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) founded the first official Rotaract club, a Rotary International-affiliated service organization for young adults aged 18 to 30. Leaders like Bill Baumgardner, Dick Helms, and John Lafferty helped establish the club, which quickly gained Rotary sponsorship and grew in prominence. Rotaract now includes over 186,000 members in more than 8,100 clubs worldwide across nearly 140 countries. The founders emphasized Rotaract’s importance in fostering leadership and community service skills. The UNCC club inspired similar early clubs, including one in Mexico. To honor its beginnings, Rotary International launched World Rotaract Week in 1992, celebrated annually each March, with strong institutional support from figures such as UNCC Chancellor Dean Colvard.
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Em 1968, durante um período de mudanças sociais e políticas nos Estados Unidos, estudantes da Universidade da Carolina do Norte em Charlotte (UNCC) fundaram o primeiro clube oficial do Rotaract, uma organização de serviço ligada ao Rotary International para jovens entre 18 e 30 anos. Líderes como Bill Baumgardner, Dick Helms e John Lafferty ajudaram a estabelecer o clube, que rapidamente recebeu patrocínio do Rotary e cresceu em destaque. Hoje, o Rotaract conta com mais de 186.000 membros em mais de 8.100 clubes em quase 140 países. Os fundadores destacaram a importância do Rotaract no desenvolvimento de habilidades de liderança e serviço comunitário. O clube da UNCC inspirou a criação de outros clubes iniciais, inclusive um no México. Para celebrar suas origens, o Rotary International instituiu em 1992 a Semana Mundial do Rotaract, comemorada anualmente em março, com forte apoio do reitor da UNCC, Dean Colvard.
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