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RI Mission Statement/Object of Rotary

Mission Statement

To support its member clubs in fulfilling the Object of Rotary;
To globally promote the concept of service as a worthy endeavor;
To strengthen and expand Rotary to communities around the world and to foster unity among member clubs of the association.

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:

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 of 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.

Definition of Rotary

"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."