Rotary District 7680 serves fourteen counties in the west-central region of North Carolina (from the VA state line to the SC state line, and from Boiling Springs to Hamlet). Each county has at least one Rotary club. There are 60+ Rotary and Rotaract clubs with over 2,300 volunteers who share similar values and are dedicated to serving the needs of their communities and helping others around the world.

BIRTHPLACE OF ROTARACT
District 7680 is noted for its support of The Rotary Foundation, its programs for youth, and as “the Birthplace of Rotaract”. The first of over 10,000 Rotaract Clubs in the world was founded at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on March 13, 1968, by the Charlotte North Rotary Club. Learn more about Rotaract here.

ABOUT ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
What would it take to change the world? Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization, with more than 1.4 million members in over 35,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self. Learn more about Rotary International here.

WE ARE IN ZONE 33 OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

Rotary International is divided into 34 Zones, and District 7680 is in Zone 33.

The Director for paired Zones 33 and 34 is Patrick Eakes, a 26-year Rotarian and Past President of the Crescent Rotary Club. He served as the 2014-2015 District 7690 Governor and will serve as our Zone Director for the 2024-2026 term.  Patrick and his wife, Kristen, are Major Donors and members of the Bequest, Paul Harris, and End Polio Now Societies. Patrick has received the Service Above Self Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Citation for Meritorious Service. Patrick and Kristen have two children, both of whom are very active in Rotary projects.

Zones 33-34 encompass 31 districts from western Pennsylvania, through the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, and the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. There are 26 countries and regions represented in Zones 33-34. Our Rotarians speak English, French, Dutch and Spanish as primary languages. Zone 33 includes western Pennsylvania down through North Carolina and South Carolina, and Zone 34 includes Georgia, Florida, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. Learn more about Zones 33 and 34 here.