Rotary International

Service Above Self Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons 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 worlds first service club. Rotarians carry out a variety of humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. Since its founding in 1905, Rotary has grown to include some 1.2 million service-minded men and women belonging to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries in the world. Rotarians meet weekly for fellowship and interesting and informative programs dealing with topics of local and global importance. Membership reflects a cross-section of community representation. Rotary is widely regarded as the worlds largest private provider of international educational scholarships. The Rotary Foundation provides each year some $90 million for international scholarships, cultural exchanges, and humanitarian projects that improve the qual