what is rotary? information evening may 13, 2003

What is Rotary?What is Rotary?

Information eveningInformation evening

May 13, 2003May 13, 2003

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

What is Rotary?What is Rotary?

““Rotary is an organization of Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.”and peace in the world.”


High Ethical StandardsHigh Ethical Standards

The Four Way Test of the things The Four Way Test of the things with think, say and do:with think, say and do:

1.1. Is it the TRUTH?Is it the TRUTH?

2.2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3.3. Will it build GOODWILL and better Will it build GOODWILL and better friendships?friendships?

4.4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?concerned?


A Brief HistoryA Brief History

February 23, 1905February 23, 1905 Paul HarrisPaul Harris Sylvester SchieleSylvester Schiele Hiram ShoreyHiram Shorey Gustavus LoehrGustavus Loehr


The Rotary EmblemThe Rotary Emblem


Rotary InternationalRotary International

Winnipeg Manitoba – 1910Winnipeg Manitoba – 1910 1.2 million service minded men 1.2 million service minded men

and womanand woman 30,000 Rotary clubs 30,000 Rotary clubs


MembersMembers

Part of a diverse group of business Part of a diverse group of business and professional leadersand professional leaders

Membership in a Rotary Club is by Membership in a Rotary Club is by invitation invitation

Rotarians plan and carry out a Rotarians plan and carry out a remarkable variety of remarkable variety of humanitarian, educational and humanitarian, educational and cultural exchange programs cultural exchange programs


The Rotary FoundationThe Rotary Foundation

U$ 90m annually U$ 90m annually $26.50 in 1917$26.50 in 1917 After 6 years $700.00After 6 years $700.00 $50,000 by 1932$50,000 by 1932 11stst ½ million dollars in 1952 ½ million dollars in 1952 1 million dollars in 19651 million dollars in 1965


The Rotary FoundationThe Rotary Foundation

3H Program3H Program Educational ProgramEducational Program


Polio PlusPolio Plus

In 1985, Rotary made a historic In 1985, Rotary made a historic commitment to immunize all of the commitment to immunize all of the world's children against polioworld's children against polio

By the 2005 target date for certification of a By the 2005 target date for certification of a polio-free world, Rotary will have polio-free world, Rotary will have contributed in excess of half a billion contributed in excess of half a billion dollars to the cause.dollars to the cause.


Rotary MottosRotary Mottos

"He Profits Most Who Serves Best""He Profits Most Who Serves Best" "Service Above Self""Service Above Self"


A Great OpportunityA Great Opportunity

To ServeTo Serve To Meet PeopleTo Meet People For Personal Growth and For Personal Growth and

DevelopmentDevelopment To Have FunTo Have Fun For Cultural AwarenessFor Cultural Awareness To Develop Public Speaking SkillsTo Develop Public Speaking Skills


Sow the Seeds of LoveSow the Seeds of Love

""...To Sow the Seeds of Love is to ...To Sow the Seeds of Love is to find opportunities to serve every day, find opportunities to serve every day,

every moment of our lives. To Sow every moment of our lives. To Sow the Seeds of Love is to think of the Seeds of Love is to think of

others first, and ourselves in terms others first, and ourselves in terms of what we can do for others..of what we can do for others..."."

Bhichai RattakulPresident, Rotary International 2002 - 2003


Thank YouThank You

The members of the Rotary Club of The members of the Rotary Club of Kapuskasing wish to thank all you Kapuskasing wish to thank all you

for giving up your evening and for giving up your evening and allowing us this opportunity of allowing us this opportunity of

giving you this brief presentation giving you this brief presentation on Rotary.on Rotary.

what is rotary? information evening may 13, 2003

Documents