Rotary Club of Long Beach

Supporting Higher Education,
Supporting Our Future

One of the proudest achievements of the Rotary Club of Long Beach membership is the continued support for and success of the Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation (LBRSF).

The nonprofit LBRSF has funded nearly 5,000 annual student scholarships totaling more than $6 million for deserving local students to attend Long Beach City College or California State University, Long Beach.

The foundation awarded nearly 250 scholarships totaling approximately $350,000 in the past academic year alone.

LBRSF’s mission is to ‘joyfully provide’ financial resources to high school and college students with average and above-average grades to attend LBCC or CSULB. Our program reaches out to local/Long Beach students who might not fit the mold for traditional financial aid or scholarship programs and whose families also can’t afford the cost of higher education.

A registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation created over 60 years ago, LBRSF has become the largest annual scholarship donor to both Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach. This support funds vocational, trades, and academic programs to help recipients become responsible, productive adults.

Rotary Club of Long Beach members can directly support the foundation as a specific Avenue of Service or aid the organization through RCLB’s many other projects. What community issues would you like to address?

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When considering membership, it’s a good idea to reflect on the “Is Rotary For Me?”  questions and see if you align with the Criteria for Membership.

Also note that RCLB meetings are every Wednesday at noon on the Queen Mary.

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Criteria For Membership

 

Long Beach Rotary is looking for members who:

1. Are of good character and reputation in both their professional and personal life,

2. Affirm they will follow the concepts of The Four Way Test — the ethical guide Rotarians use to help make business, professional, and personal decisions — which are as follows:

  1. Is it the truth?
  2. Is it fair to all concerned?
  3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
  4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

3. Have attended at least two RCLB events before being sponsored for Membership. Attendance of at least one weekly lunch meeting and a Rotary Connections meeting is highly recommended, although any two events (social, service, or committee meeting) will fulfill this requirement,

4. Be open to consider voluntary contributions to the LB Rotary Charitable Foundation, and/or the LB Rotary Scholarship Foundation, and/or the Rotary International Foundation,

5. Are comfortable with the following financial expectations:

  • The one-time Application Fee of $450. 
  • The Annual Dues of $760, which includes Rotary International dues, Rotary District dues, and the cost of Club administration.
  • Cost of weekly lunch meetings ($35/week) or, if preferred, the $950/year meal plan.
      

Is Rotary For Me?

Good question! If you can answer “yes” to any or all of the following questions, then perhaps Rotary is for you:

  • Do you want to feel a closer personal connection to Long Beach?

  • Do you want to give back to the community to help improve the lives of those living in our city?

  • Do you want to form friendships that can last a lifetime?
     
  • Do you want to surround yourself with people of truth and integrity and who do things that are fair and beneficial for all concerned?

  • Do you want to grow in personal development and leadership skills?

  • Do you want to have lunch weekly with a room full of like-minded and kind people to hear and learn from interesting speakers on various topics?

  • Do you want to be able to meet others throughout the world by visiting any of the 46,000 Rotary clubs internationally?

  • Do you want to be part of an organization with a mission to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace?

  • Do you want to share your time, talents and/or treasure to make a positive change in our community and in the world?