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ROTARY IN TAIWAN
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台灣扶輪十二地區分布地圖
Map of Taiwan 12 Districts
R o t ar y w a s fi r s t
introduced to Taiwan D3481 D3482 D3521
when the RC (Rotary D3502
Club) Taihoku was D3522
formed in 1931 with D3501
the RC Tokyo as its
sponsor. But it and the D3461 D3523
RC Takao and the RC
Keelung discontinued
functioning in 1940 D3462 D3490 Rotarians of RC Tachia Central participate in a donation ceremony RC Taipei Hsin-Yi sponsors a GG project to support St. Joseph's Home Through jointly sponsoring GG2348772, RC Hsinchu Downtown, RC RC Taipei Choumei sponsors a campaign at Taipei Municipal Yi-Fang
because of World War II. D3461 for the Global Grant (GG) project #2349944 Accessible Mobile Clinic D3481 that helps those vulnerable dementia patients. RIPE Stephanie A. D3501 Hsinchu North, RC Miaoli, and RC Wonju in South Korea donate a D3521 Elementary School to ensure young students to learn how to prevent
from the drug abuse.
for Remote Barangays, which is co-sponsored by the Rotary clubs in
Mobile Health Vehicle to Miaoli Da Chien Health Medical System for
Urchick visits it during her stay in Taiwan in November 2023.
Taiwan and RC Midtown Tarlac of D3790 in the Philippines. serving in remote Tai'an Township.
In 1948, RC Taipei was
formed by community D3470 D3510
leaders in Taipei and
the Rotarians who came
2
from the Rotary clubs
in Chinese Mainland
that were forced to dissolve in a devastating civil war. In 1960,
Rotary International granted status of District 345 for the 19
clubs in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In 1978, District 3460
was formed in the central and the south part of Taiwan and
in 1984, District 3470 was established in the south of Taiwan.
In 1987, Rotary clubs in Taiwan were separated from those
in Hong Kong and Macau in District 3450 with District 3480
created in the north Taiwan. Rotary in Formosa keeps growing Together with the Rotary clubs of D3360, RC Changhwa Central RC Taipei Yinlog is joined by other four Rotary Clubs in D3482, and RIPE Stephanie visits D3502 Rotary Day event “End Polio Now Rotarians of RC Taipei Great Pacific and volunteers dive in the
with more Rotary districts: District 3490 created in1990 and the D3462 provides gastrointestinal endoscopy equipment at Mae Sai Hospital D3482 RC Suao in D3490, and its service partners Taipei City's Seda Charity D3502 Carnival and Charity Run for Anti-Drug”. D3522 ocean for a coral reef restoration project in Penghu and promote
clubs in the Island redistricted to 7 districts in 1998, and into in Thailand. Love Association and Yuan Heng Dental Clinic, and they co-host a sustainable environmental protection.
12 districts in 2017. Currently, Taiwan Rotary has 988 clubs and service event of the oral health care for the kids in Masai Elementary
School.
36,186 Rotarians.
Taiwan Rotarians have been making outstanding financial
contributions to The Rotary Foundation and create help in the
world for people in need in the local and global communities.
They make all efforts to "Light Up Rotary", as the annual
presidential theme set by 2014-15 RI President Gary Huang,
who is the first Chinese RI President from Taiwan in the history
of Rotary. They hosted the Rotary International Convention
in Taipei in 1994 and will host another in 2026. They hosted
Rotary Institute in Taipei many times and will host another in
Nov 2024.

Through a GG project, RC Touliu North of D3470 and RC Kyoto The participants of RYLA camp at LeeMing Institute of Technology RI President Gordon R. McInally has fun and enjoys music with the 168 Rotarian doctors and volunteers in D3523 travel to rural areas
D3470 Rakuto of D2650 work together to conduct on-site inspections in the D3490 sponsored by the Interact committee of District 3490 learn a lot with D3510 children during his visits to Linbian Elementary School in Pingtung D3523 in Cambodia, providing free medical services and donating medical
Hushan Reservoir community. special experiences. County for the project Rotarians sponsor online English tutoring equipment for the need.
program for the rural community.