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Rotary Club Sighet 2001

Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș, Romania

Community developmentHealthMental healthEducation
AssociationFounded 2001Local reach
Profile last updated: September 20, 2026

About

Founded in 2001, Rotary Club Sighet 2001 is a non-profit association based in Sighetu Marmației, Romania working on community development, health, mental health +6 more.

Rotary Club Sighet 2001 is a non-governmental Rotary service club in Sighet, Maramureș, Romania. Founded on 20 July 2001 by 20 local residents, it is the first Rotary club in Sighet and the second in Maramureș county. Its volunteer members run community projects, mainly for vulnerable and disadvantaged people, in areas including health and disease prevention, education and literacy, support for hospital departments, local culture and the environment. Activities include scholarships, the annual Promenada Inimii health walk, the Baia Socială social bath project, donations to a children's care association, and youth clubs Rotaract and Interact. The club states it follows the Rotary motto 'Service above self' and is part of Rotary District 2241 in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

Location

Sighetu Marmației, Romania

Founded

2001

Organisation type

Association

Members

23

Focus areas

Rotaryservice clubcommunity developmenthealtheducationscholarshipsSighetMaramureș

Languages

RO

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentHealthMental healthEducationPoverty & HungerArts & CultureEnvironment & ClimatePeace & ConflictHeritage

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPatientsPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Community programmesDirect servicesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Promenada Inimii

Health · Romania

Annual outdoor walk promoting cardiovascular health, with free medical measurements and analyses for participants, held in Sighet at the end of September or beginning of October.

Baia Socială

Community development · Romania

Project to rehabilitate a decommissioned heating plant and equip and open a social bath for disadvantaged people in Sighet.

Burse ROTARY

Education · Romania

Monthly scholarships for high-achieving high school students from financially precarious backgrounds, including single-parent families.

Cupa Rotary la Șah

Sport for development · Romania

Chess tournament for children and juniors, encouraging intellectual and sporting development, first held in October 2023.

Rotaract and Interact clubs support

Youth development · Romania

Sponsorship of the Rotaract Sighet and Interact Sighet youth clubs, including financial support and awards for their projects.

Countries of operation

Romania

Funding & support

Ways to support

MembershipSponsorshipVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Rotary InternationalRotary District 2241

Partnerships

Inspectoratul Școlar Județean Maramureș, Rotary Club Sighetu Marmației Voievodal, Rotary Club Weissenhorn, Rotary Club Furness Peninsula, Rotary Club Sunset Villages, Asociația Casa Famiglia Madre Colomba, Filarmonica Satu Mare, Spitalul Municipal Sighet

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