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Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide
who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all
vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160
countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than
30,000 Rotary clubs.
Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the
community's business and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs
meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races,
and creeds.
The main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in
the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service
projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at
risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also
support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international
exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and
career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above
Self.
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