•Rotary International is a volunteer serviceorganization of business and professionalleaders who provide humanitarian serviceand help to build goodwill and peace in theworld.

•Rotary International Founded in 1905 by PaulHarris and three other businessmen as afellowship among Chicago business leaders.Rotary Founder Paul Harris

•Rotary International Rotary has grown tomore than 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubslocated in 200 countries and geographicalareas throughout the world

•Rotary International Rotary started forfellowship but grew quickly to much more It isdifferent from many organizations, requiring asignificant commitment from each of itsmembers

•Four Objectives of Rotary Early Rotariansidentified four objectives for the ClubFellowship, Ethics, Service, Peace

•Fellowship Making new friends on a globalbasis through a mutual commitment toRotary

•Ethics Rotarians are held in high esteem intheir communities because of theircommitment to high ethical standards inbusiness and professions; The recognition ofthe worthiness of all useful occupations; andThe dignifying by each Rotarian of his or heroccupation as an opportunity to serve society

•The Four Way Test Of all the things we think,say, or do Is it the TRUTH ? Is it FAIR to allconcerned? Will it build GOODWILL andBETTER FRIENDSHIPS ? Will it be BENEFICIALto all concerned?

•Service above Self The motto of Rotariansworldwide We serve others in order to achieveRotary’s 4 objectives All of our members areexpected to find ways to demonstrate serviceabove self