Welcome to the Rotary Club of Ferney-Voltaire!

The Rotary Club of Ferney-Voltaire, gathers men and women of all ages, different nationalities and various professional sectors. Our members are business leaders, representatives of the professions or the public sector, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, members of international organizations but also retired! The purpose of Rotary is to serve others without expectation of return, without calculation. This spirit motivates all club members who volunteer their time to help those in need at the local, national, and international levels. Identifying needs, developing projects and carrying them out effectively are what motivate us; we devote most of our time to this, rather than to esoteric discussions, administrative formalities and protocol...... 

Here are some of the concrete achievements made in recent years.

At the local level:

  • Fight against digital poverty in favor of the association Atout Tattes. Donation of 2'000€ for the purchase of computer equipment.
  • Donation to the Accueil Gessien, for the purchase of furniture for their shelter. The sum of 6'000€ was collected through various sales actions: chocolate, oranges from Portugal and olive oil from Greece.
  • Collection of food for the Food Bank and the Resto du Coeur.
  • Help to the Resto du Coeur for an amount of 4000 euros including 3000 for the purchase of a refrigerated cabinet.


At the international level:

  • Participation in the international program (Global Grant (GG)) "Let's save our premature children or/and with a malformation" with the club of Tunis El Menzah up to 2'500$. Strong commitment of the club of Ferney to obtain the support of the District 1710, as well as other clubs and districts of the area of the big Geneva.
  • Our project Children of the Moon which wants to cover the needs of all Tunisian children suffering from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), a disease that prevents them from being exposed to the sun. A GG is submitted to the Foundation for acceptance. Our club has budgeted 5'300€. Calls for donations from our friendly clubs in District 1710, from District 1710 itself but also from various clubs outside the district (more than 20 clubs in total) and from districts 1720, 1780 and 9010. The total amount available for the project is $72,300
  • Club (€1500) and District participation in the project Support for visually impaired female students of RC Addis Ababa Entoto, Ethiopia, whose elected President is a former member of RC Ferney Voltaire. This project is the first phase of a GG in preparation. Our club has contributed 1500€.
  • Contribution of 250€ for a GG project (Support to mothers of abnormal children) promoted by RC Sofia.

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Club members at the handover to the new President, in front of our Château de Voltaire.

  

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