About Inner Wheel – Inner Wheel Bangladesh 328

What is the Inner Wheel?

Inner Wheel is one of the internationally reputed Women’s voluntary “service” Organizations involved in philanthropic activities throughout the world. Inner Wheel Clubs throughout the world comprise the womenfolk of Rotarians. It is active in over 100 countries and geographic locations with over a hundred thousand members.

Inner Wheel concentrates on Friendship and Personal Service. It is not a money-raising organization, but each club has projects that build fellowship and raise money to support charities.

One of the greatest features of Inner Wheel is the opportunity given to members of the world over to get to know one another, thus contributing to International Friendship and Understanding. Although there is a serious side to this organization, the emphasis is upon members enjoying the part they play in the world of Inner Wheel.

International Inner Wheel began in July 1967. International Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s organizations with 98,173 members, spread over 103 countries in 168 Districts in almost 4130 clubs.

Objectives of Inner Wheel

To promote true friendship
To encourage the ideas of personal service
To foster international understanding

Founder of Inner Wheel:

Margarette Oliver Golding, the wife of a Manchester Rotarian, was born in Welsh’ Parentage of Hey Brecan.

Margarette Oliver Golding, The founder of Inner Wheel is the right leader at the right time. She formed directly and contribution are remembered till to day. She successfully achieved an even harder task in persuading members to look beyond their local concern and became part of greater world. She was versatile.

As she attributes of a varied life, were brought by Margaret Oliver Golding to the service of Inner wheel. She was an excellent speaker. Nature has endowed her with the gift of inspiring friendship and devotion. Her greatest attribute was courage and courtage what inner wheel needed in the beginning. She firmly established Inner wheel during her life time upon the path which it was to follow thereafter.

her passing away on May 2nd 1939 was grievous and untimely end of a life devoted to the service of others.

The structure of Inner Wheel is:

International Inner Wheel
Associations & Councils (Eligible countries)
Non-District Clubs
Districts (Clubs from a District)
Clubs (12 Members from a Club)

As an NGO, International Inner Wheel has a consultative status at the UN and consequently members are appointed to represent Inner Wheel at the United States, Geneva and 2 in Vienna. Since its inception in 1924, Inner Wheel continues to grow as new clubs from in different countries. Each Club enjoys close ties with its corresponding Rotary Club and is always willing to support and assist Rotary when invited to do so.

Membership is open to:

The categories of active membership which show our links with Rotary are as Follows :

Wife of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
The female partner of a male Rotarian.
Widow of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Mother Of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Sister of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Daughter (over 18) of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Step Daughter (over 18) of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Daughter-in-law of a Rotarian or former Rotarian.
Mother of an Inner Wheel Member
Sister of an Inner Wheel Member
Daughter of an Inner Wheel Member
Female Rotarian or Former Female Rotarian
Female former member of Rotaract
Wife or Mother of a Female former member of Rotaract.

A club may have a maximum of 4 honorary members ; these are women who have shown support for Inner Wheel but who do not fall into any of the above categories. Honorary members can not take office in the club, they are elected annually and may with the agreement of the members of the club, be offered full membership after two years.

Membership in a club can be taken up by a foreign national having the same qualification.

Meetings:

Inner Wheel clubs are open to make their own program and projects. It is absolutely their choice. Meetings are held once in a month and take the form of business meeting, sometimes with a speaker. These meeting gives excellent opportunity for developing friendship and offering service.

There are Standing rules, Bylaws and a constitution to follow.

International Inner Wheel holds a convention, open to all members, every three years.

Inner Wheel year is from 1st July to 30th June.