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About 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. In more than
160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians
belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs... READ
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A Brief History
The world's first service club, the
Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was formed on 23
February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished
to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit
he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary"
derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among
members' offices... READ MORE
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The Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage
and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise
and, in particular, to encourage and foster... READ
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The 4-Way Test
From the earliest days of the organization,
Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards
in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely
printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The
4-Way Test... READ MORE
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The Mission of Rotary International
The mission of Rotary International is
to support its member clubs in fulfilling the Object of Rotary
by: Fostering unity among member clubs; Strengthening and
expanding Rotary around the world; Communicating worldwide
the work of Rotary; and Providing a system of international
administration.
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Information for Prospective Members
Rotarians are business and professional
leaders who take an active role in their communities while
greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A
Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders
from the community that the club serves... READ
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Resources for Prospective Members
Recent issues of the Rotary News Basket
and The Rotarian spotlight Rotary club projects that promote
literacy, provide disaster relief, support Rotary's global
effort to eradicate polio, and address other critical community
and world issues... READ MORE |
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Becoming a Rotarian
An association of some 30,000 autonomous
clubs in more than 160 countries, Rotary International is
one of the world's largest service organizations. The goal
for a club's membership is an up-to-date and progressive representation
of the community's business, vocational, and professional
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The Membership Process
Often a person being considered for membership
is invited by a member/sponsor to attend one or more club
meetings to learn more about Rotary. The sponsor may then
submit the name of the candidate to the club's membership
committee. An individual who is interested in membership but
doesn't know any Rotarians can contact the local club directly.
Search the Where Clubs Meet and Rotary Web Sites databases
to find contact information for clubs... READ
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Responsibilities of Membership
Rotary club membership carries with
it certain responsibilities. Members are expected to attend
weekly programs of the club. Opportunities to make up attendance
include attending the regular meeting of another Rotary
club, attending various other Rotary meetings, or attending
a club service project authorized by the club board of directors... READ
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become
connected to your community;