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have lights. Headlights do not count. To
join the parade, entrants must simply
show up with their lighted entries at
6:30 p.m. Friday at the line-up area for
staging where spots will be assigned.
No-preregistration is necessary.
Internationally, Rotary has some 1.2
million members in some 35,000 clubs.
The service organization's members
give some 16 million hours of volunteer
hours each year. The Rotary Rotary International also organizes ties, the high school Interact arm, as
International website of www.rotary.org its clubs into districts spanning interna- well as some college/young adult
provides information on the worldwide tional boundaries, to foster learning, Rotaract groups.
projects and major areas of service. peace and understanding. The Ann Rotaract originally began as a Rotary
Rotary works toward world peace, in Arbor North Rotarians have, with part- International youth program in 1968 at
part by Rotary Peace Fellowships. Each ners, provided clean and safe toilets for the Charlotte North Rotary Club in
year, Rotary awards up to 100 fully fund- women and children in rural India. Charlotte, North Carolina, and has
ed fellowships for leaders from around Other clubs help build schools with grown into a major Rotary-sponsored
the world to study at one of the organiza- local partners. The Rotary Club of organization of clubs spread around the
tion peace centers. More information Plymouth A.M. has done that in Africa's world.
about peace Fellowships can be found Ghana. Locally, the Rotary District 6400 web-
at the rotary.org website. Rotarians have, in some communi- site is www.rotary6400.org.