Rotary International

To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster first: the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; second: high ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying by each rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; third: the application of the ideal of service in each rotarian's personal, business, and community life; fourth: the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.