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What Is Rotary
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WHAT IS ROTARY?
In 1976, the Rotary
International Board of Directors was interested in
creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects
of Rotary. They assembled a committee and requested that
a one-sentence definition of Rotary be prepared. After
numerous drafts, the committee presented this
definition, which has been used ever since in various
Rotary publications:
"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."
Rotary's 31,000 clubs in more than 165 countries and
regions encourage high ethical standards and carry out
humanitarian projects to address such issues as poverty,
health, hunger, education, and the environment. Founded
in Chicago in 1905 as the world's first volunteer
service organization, Rotary quickly expanded around the
globe. Clubs meet weekly for fellowship to discuss local
and global topics. Clubs are nonreligious,
nongovernmental, and open to every race, culture, and
creed. One of the primary principles of Rotary is to
network and to support business conducted between
members. As the oldest service club in the world, Rotary
club members represent a cross-section of the
community's owners, executives, managers, political
leaders, and professionals - people who make decisions
and influence policy.
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About
The Catonsville Sunrise Rotary Club
Charter Date:
May 8, 2001
Why
Was This Club Created?
We are a part of Rotary International's turn of the
century emphasis on starting and growing new clubs that
cater to the service desires of the post - boom
generation. RI surveyed our region in terms of
existing service clubs versus the demographics of our
community and found that Catonsville was
"underserved". We were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Columbia
Town Center - and gathered
together through the efforts of Rotary District 7620 and
the early leaders.
Our
Club Philosophy
Most of us are in business and have families, but we
want to serve our community and the world. The most
efficient way for us to do this is to Use the Global
Reach of RI and the Format of Rotary to serve our
Community and our World. Sometimes that service comes
from the checkbook; sometimes it comes from rolling your
sleeves up. Either way, Rotary provides us with a way
to use our talents in an efficient way to serve our
communities.
Our
Club Goals
Each year we re-evaluate goals and what we are doing to
achieve those goals. We have goals related to serving
our local community, serving the international
community, serving the youth of our community, and
serving our club. We are on track to be recognized by
our Rotary District as "Club of the Year" by 2010.
Why
You Should Become A Rotarian of Our Club
If your desire is to move from "Successful" to
"Significant" in the greater Catonsville community, you
should be a part of the Rotary Club of Catonsville -
Sunrise. Click HERE
to learn more.
Learn More About Our
Lanes of Service
Club Service
Community Service
International Service
Membership
Vocational Service
Contact Us
To learn more about
the Rotary Club of Catonsville-Sunrise, please click on
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