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."
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