Rotary is inviting Swindon people to find out more about the organisation - and become Rotarians themselves.
The town has four clubs - Swindon Old Town, Swindon North & Thamesdown, the Rotary Club of Swindon and the Rotary Club of Swindon Phoenix.
A spokesperson for the Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town said: "One of our members knew vaguely of the organisation for years, thought it was not for him and never imagined he would ever become a member.
"He found he was wrong on both counts. He was invited by a friend to go along as a guest for a while to find out more. He did so, and it’s changed his life and he’s been a member for many years. Wishes he’d joined long ago.
"What changed his mind? He found it to be an organisation that does so much to support those who need help, locally, nationally and internationally.
"Every Rotary Club, small and large, is a small but important cog in a worldwide organisation. He has also found joining his club, the Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town, to be a great way to meet and make new friends.
"He found the existing members to be welcoming, friendly and supportive, and he enjoys the feeling that in a small way, he is helping to make the lives of the disadvantaged better."
One of the best known of the organisations many efforts for good causes began in 1985, when Rotary International began a campaign to eradicate the devastating disease of polio. Since then, with the partnership of the World Health Organisation and later, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, nearly 3bn children in 122 countries, have been immunised against the disease, and more information about this work can be found at https://endpolio.org/
The spokesperson added: "The Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town organises and runs the annual ‘Swindon’s Famous Duck Race’ Day, held at the Westcott Recreation ground.
"Money raised through this major event and other activities, supports many important local charities. Through our regular Soft Toy Tombola events we also support a charity school in a very deprived area of Nairobi.
"We also run an annual Rotary Young Photographer competition for various age groups, and we sponsor students in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards scheme."
The club meets at 7.30am , on three Wednesdays a month, but although this means an early start, because the meetings finish at 8.30am they are not too long and the rest of the day awaits. It is a club with working age and retirement age members, men and women, from a variety of backgrounds.
There are also have regular social events for members, family and friends, entirely funded by members - every penny raised for charitable causes, goes to charitable causes.
Further information can be obtained by calling 07876451176 or 07918926020,
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