What's
Rotary?
ROTARY is an organization of business and professional
leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian
service, encourage high ethical standards in all
vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
ROTARY is
the world's first service club. The first Rotary Club was
founded in Chicago, Illinois, USA on February 1905
ROTARY is
some 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to
more than 28.000 Rotary clubs in virtually every nation in
the world.
ROTARIANS
meet weekly for fellowship and interesting and informative
programs dealing with topics of local and global
importance. Membership reflects a wide cross-section of
community representation
ROTARIANS plan and carry out a remarkable variety of
humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs
that touch people's lives in their local communities and
our world community
ROTARY is the Rotary Foundation, which each year provides
some US$90 million for international scholarships,
cultural exchanges, and humanitarian projects large and
small that improve the quality of life for millions of
people. Rotary is widely regarded as the world's largest
private provider of international educational
scholarships.
Rotary is Polioplus, Rotary's commitment to work with
national and international health organizations on the
goal of polio eradication by the year 2005, Rotary's 100th
anniversary. More than one billion children in developing
nations have been immunized against polio through
PolioPlus Grant |
Membership responsibilities
What Rotarians get out of Rotary depends largely on what they put into it. Many membership requirements are designed to help club members more fully participate in and enjoy their Rotary experience.AttendanceAttending weekly club meetings allows members to enjoy fellowship, enrich their professional and personal knowledge, and meet other business leaders in their community. If members miss a meeting of their own club, they’re encouraged to expand their Rotary horizons by attending a meeting of any other Rotary club in the world. ServiceBy participating in local and international service projects, club members can volunteer their time and talents where they’re most needed. The four Avenues of Service are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:
- Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the club’s effective functioning.
- Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
- Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
- International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
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