In the tentative and dangerous world that the millennial generation lives in, individuals are making strides to better the world for generations to come. There are goals being set and achieved right here on Kean University’s campus. The students involved in this mission are those involved in the Rotaract Club on campus.

Kean University’s Rotaract Club is a chapter of the international society, Rotary International, which was established in 1968. Kean University’s chapter was established in August of 2015 and is sponsored by The Elizabeth and Union NJ Rotary Clubs.

The Rotaract Club fundraises mostly by on-campus bake sales and off-campus canning events outside shopping centers. The club is dedicated to a variety of causes for world betterment, but the current mission is to end childhood hunger in foreign countries.

The Rotaract Club is presently accountable for approximately 35 members, although the club wishes to expand to 50 members by the end of the 2015/2016 school year that ends this May. The club’s President, Ashley Fuentes, senior English education major, has several goals set for the group throughout the duration of the next year or so.

“[The Rotaract Club would] like to raise $3,000 for an event called "Stop Hunger Now" and host it on campus,” said Fuentes.

The club hopes to raise the complete sum of money for the event “Stop Hunger Now” by May of 2016, so the clock has begun to tick. This event is a huge incentive for Kean University’s Rotaract Club, and attests to the club’s dedication on colossal worldwide issues such as child hunger.

“If the event does happen, the whole school community is invited to help end childhood hunger in other countries,” said Fuentes.

The Rotaract Club also plans to host an open participation game of Knockout, a basketball pastime, as a method of fundraising for “Stop Hunger Now” at some point in late April of 2016. The Rotaract Club is making extremely positive strides towards the cause against world hunger. There is a global fight being fought right under the noses of Kean University students and more recognition of it is deserved.

Fuentes feels confident about the future of the club; she hopes that the Rotaract Club will be acknowledged by the university as a funded club on campus. She feels that the Rotaract Club has developed a strong executive board for the 2016/2017 school year.

“[The new executive board is] made up of hardworking, dedicated philanthropists who all share the vision of making our communities and world better place,” says Fuentes proudly.

Rotary International currently has a “Rotaract Yearbook” traveling the world with different chapters of Rotaract Clubs to document accomplishments as different colleges and universities make leaps and bounds towards the overall betterment of the world.

Kean University’s Rotaract Club hopes that by January of 2017 the yearbook will have been on every continent before it makes its way back to the chapter here at Kean University. The Rotaract Yearbook is currently somewhere in Canada.

Kean University’s Rotaract Club can be found on popular social media platforms. Find the club on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KeanRotaract and on Instagram at @KEANROTARACT. The club can also be found on Cougar Link, and any student wishing to join the ranks of the Rotaract Club should look there for inquiries and more information.

The chapter of Rotary International that has made its home on Kean University’s campus exemplifies all that it means to be a humanitarian. Motivated and compassionate college students that are fighting for positive world change are the kind of people that will go on to make a significant impact on the world in the years to come.

The Rotaract Club is always looking for more students to partake in the fight for noble causes. Maybe if more people joined in now, the world will be a better place for millennials and the millennials’ children. People around the world need help, and the help is coming from the humble county of Union, New Jersey. Rotary International is a society that is fixing the world one step at a time, and Kean University students have the chance to participate in the massive movement.