The Rotary Club of Bombay is one of the pioneers in India of the rotary movement, devoted to the ideal of Fellowship through service. It was founded on March 19, 1929. The first president of the club was Rtn. Charles N. Moberley. Sir Phiroze Sethna, one of India’s most illustrious sons, was the only Indian among the other European founder members and the first Board consisted of only eight members. Most clubs in Dist 3141 can trace their roots to the Rotary Club of Bombay.
Our guiding philosophy and principle are “Sustainable Development that makes a Difference”. The membership of the Club has grown from 38 in 1929 to around 373 members currently including some very eminent citizens of Mumbai city from all walks of life. Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Mr. Ratan Tata, Mr. Deepak Parekh, Late Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Mr. Adi Godrej, Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Mr. Ajay Piramal, Mr. Uday Kotak and some other luminaries are our Honorary members.
This Club has inspired the incorporation of 24 Interact clubs, with about 750 school children as members, and 6 Rotaract clubs with a membership of about 200 college students. There is also a very active Inner Wheel Club.
Over the past several years, RCB has been actively supporting projects in the areas of medical service, safe drinking water, wash and sanitation, vocational training, night study centers, dialysis centers, paediatric heart surgeries, adult literacy for women, preservation of urban heritage and many others.
From the very beginning the pulse of Rotary has been and always will be Community Service. Today the Rotary Club of Bombay has diversified its activities through the work of over 50 committees constituted to look after the various avenues of service. Of these, over 20 contribute to community service. The Club has been able to attempt a number of service programmes only because of generous donations.
So far more than 25 ongoing projects by the Rotary Club of Bombay have been making a positive impact on over 100,000 beneficiaries. It is truly heartwarming to witness the positive impact that the Rotary Club of Bombay has had on countless lives.
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