| Rotary club members are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working
to address various community and international service needs. Through community service and other means, Rotary
club members help promote peace and understanding throughout the world. Our members are our most important asset.
They are the force that allows Rotary to carry out its many humanitarian efforts and achieve its mission.
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| Why Join Your Local Rotary Club? |
| Professional Networking |
| A founding principle of Rotary was to meet periodically to enjoy camaraderie
and enlarge one’s circle of business and professional acquaintances. As the oldest service club in the world, Rotary
club members represent a cross-section of the community’s owners, executives, managers, political leaders, and
professionals – people who make decisions and influence policy.
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| Service Opportunities |
| Club members have many opportunities for humanitarian service, both locally and
internationally. Service programs address such concerns as health care, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and the environment.
Rotarians experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back to the community.
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| International Awareness |
| With more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in over 160 countries, Rotarians gain an
understanding of humanitarian issues through international service projects and exchange programs. One of Rotary’s highest
objectives is to build goodwill and peace throughout the world.
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| Friendship |
| Rotary was founded on fellowship, an ideal that remains a major attraction of
membership today. Club members enjoy the camaraderie with like-minded professionals, and club projects offer additional
opportunities to develop enduring friendships. Rotary club members who travel have friendly contacts in almost every city
in the world.
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| Good Citizenship |
| Weekly Rotary club programs keep members informed about what is taking place in the
community, nation, and world and motivated to make a difference.
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| Family Foundations |
| Rotary sponsors some of the world’s largest youth exchange, educational exchange,
and scholarship programs. Rotary clubs provide innovative training opportunities and mentoring for young leaders and involve
family members in a wide range of social and service activities.
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| Entertainment |
| Social activities give Rotarians a chance to let loose and have fun. Every Rotary club
and district hosts parties and activities that offer diversions from today’s demanding professional and personal schedules.
Conferences, conventions, assemblies, and social events provide entertainment as well as Rotary information, education, and service.
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| Ethical Environment |
| Encouraging high ethical standards in one’s profession and respect for all worthy
vocations has been a hallmark of Rotary from its earliest days. In their business and professional lives, Rotarians abide by The
Four-Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do:
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Is it the TRUTH? |
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Is it FAIR to all concerned? |
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Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? |
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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? |
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| Leadership Development |
| Rotary is an organization of successful professionals. Team building, fundraising,
public speaking, planning, organization, and communication are just a sampling of the leadership skills that club members can
exercise and enhance. Being a Rotary leader provides further experience in learning how to motivate, inspire, and guide others.
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| Diversity in Membership |
| Rotary’s classification system ensures that a club’s membership represents a variety of
the community’s professional men and women, including leaders in business, industry, the arts, government, sports, the military,
and religion. Rotary clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.
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