DISCOVER ROTARY Welcome! And thank you for your interest in Rotary.

WHO WE ARE 2 June 2014 - Original presentation We are professionals who share a passion for and a commitment to enhancing communities and improving lives across the globe. With clubs in almost every country, there’s no limit to what we can do. We work together to exchange ideas, apply expertise, and implement improvements that transform communities. Rotary has been dedicated to service for over 100 years, and has grown into a worldwide organization with a respected foundation. The Rotary Foundation enables Rotary clubs to partner and receive grants to carry out service projects all over the world. Appropriate for use through 2016

2 June 2014 - Original presentation Core values: service, fellowship, integrity, leadership, diversity Emphasis on ethics and vocational service Funds projects that produce lasting change OUR HISTORY 1905 – Paul Harris founds Rotary 1910 – First Rotary Convention 1925 – Rotary reaches 6 continents 2016 – 1.2 million members Rotary has been Doing Good in the World for over 100 years. The organization was started by Paul Harris, an attorney in Chicago who wanted to create a professional group with the same friendly spirit he’d felt in the small towns of his youth. He gathered three other professionals, and they met at one of their offices in downtown Chicago. They decided to call the new club “Rotary” for their practice of rotating meeting locations. At the organization’s 1917 convention, President Arch C. Klumph proposed setting up an endowment “for the purposes of doing good in the world.” That initiative became The Rotary Foundation, which has funded programs such as Ambassadorial Scholarships and PolioPlus and grants for thousands of projects around the world. Appropriate for use through 2016

We work within our communities and connect with other clubs to work on international projects that address today’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, including fighting disease, providing clean water, supporting education, and promoting peace. Rotary may not be the only nonprofit focusing on these issues, but our unwavering commitment, innovative approach, community presence, and global network are unique. We see opportunities where others see obstacles. OUR IMPACT

Our largest and proudest effort is our work to eradicate polio Our largest and proudest effort is our work to eradicate polio. This initiative requires persistent effort as new cases pop up even while we prevent others. We initiated this campaign in 1979 by vaccinating children in the Philippines. With the help of our global partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we have reduced polio cases worldwide by 99.9%.

DEVELOPING YOUNG LEADERS We invest in new generations of leaders to deliver on the promise of a brighter future. Our programs for young people foster leadership skills, cross-cultural understanding, and humanitarian focus. DEVELOPING YOUNG LEADERS

WHY JOIN? Joining Rotary allows you to be a part of something bigger than yourself.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE SLIDE TITLE When you join Rotary, your potential to do good in the world grows exponentially. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in your community and be a part of lasting change that improves the quality of life for people around the world. MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You’ll make valuable connections and work with professionals who will encourage and challenge you to be your best. GROW LEADERS

You’ll learn and practice skills that can easily transfer to your career, like project management, training, and public speaking. LEARN NEW SKILLS

CONNECT ACROSS CONTINENTS When you join the Rotary family, you become part of a global network of people of action. You’ll have opportunities to attend conventions and conferences locally and internationally, and to connect with members from all over the world. CONNECT ACROSS CONTINENTS

BUILD LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS And you will forge friendships while making a difference. BUILD LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS

JOIN OUR GLOBAL NETWORK When you join Rotary, you join a network of global volunteers. Your club is connected to more than 35,000 others all over the world. Each club is unique, but all share the same purpose: to bring innovative, sustainable change to improve communities around the globe. Whether you are traveling on business or for pleasure, as a member of Rotary, you have direct access to local community and business leaders wherever you go, and you are welcome to attend any club meeting anywhere in the world.

INTERESTED? www.rotary.org/join When we work together, there’s no limit to what we can do.

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