About Rotary

Rotary International is a worldwide fellowship of business and professional people united in the ideal of service. It is acknowledged as the world's first service organisation. Rotary has more than 25,000 clubs with a membership of over 1 million men and women in more than 160 countries and geographical areas.

Rotary does not make any claim to be a philosophy of life. However through its commitment to service and international understanding it provides a channel in which a persons desire to serve - a desire inherent in all civilised philosophies and religions - may find expression and opportunity.

The spirit of Rotary, which has attracted so many people of different races, cultures and faiths, have been simply but eloquently stated in "The Object of Rotary".

Rotarians are encouraged to serve individually, and as members of their clubs, through their vocations and by the application of service to their personal, business, and community lives in the context of Rotary.

Each Rotary club is normally composed of not more than a single representative from each type of business or profession within the local community. The club meets weekly and each member is expected to attend meetings regularly. Members have the right to visit other Rotary clubs in any country and are received with warmth and friendship.

Rotary draws its membership from men and women of managerial or executive responsibility who are in positions to influence the conduct of their particular profession or business. In this way Rotary tries to achieve in each club a cross section of the local business and professional community. In choosing one representative from each classification among the available vocations it requires them to not only represent the classification in Rotary but to also represent Rotary in their vocation.

The Objects of Rotary

To encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in particular, to encourage and foster :-

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.

2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by all Rotarians of their occupation as an opportunity to serve society.

3. The application of the ideal of service by all Rotarians to their personal, business and community life.

4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Rotary Links

Please click on the following links to visit other Rotary sites

District 1260 web site - Providing details of our District and for links to other club sites in our District.

Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland web site - Providing details of Rotary nationally.

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