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Rotary FAQ
What does the term "Four Avenues of Service" mean?
What is Rotaract?
What is The 4-Way Test?
When was Rotary started?
Why Become a Rotarian?
| | The "Avenues" refer to the four elements of the Object of Rotary: club service, vocational service, community service and international service. They describe the primary areas of Rotary activity. Club service involves all of the activities necessary for Rotarians to make their club function successfully. Vocational service is a description of the opportunity each Rotarian has to represent the dignity and utility of ones own vocation to other members of the club. Community service pertains to those activities which Rotarians undertake to improve the quality of life in their community. It frequently involves assistance to youth, the aged, the handicapped and others who look to Rotary as a source of hope for a better life. International service describes the many programs and activities which Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. International service projects are designed to meet humanitarian needs of people in many lands. | |
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| | Rotaract is an international organization of service clubs for men and women aged 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are affiliated with Rotary clubs in their own communities; the name combines "Rotary" and "action". Their overall mission is to promote leadership and responsible citizenship, high ethical standards in business, and international understanding and peace. | |
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| | Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the Truth?
2. Is it Fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary 4-Way Test. It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. | |
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| | The first Rotary club in the world was organized in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., on 23 February, 1905 by Paul P. Harris, a young lawyer, who gathered together in a spirit of friendship and understanding a group of men, each of whom was engaged in a different form of service to the public. That basis for membership -- one person from each business and profession in the community -- still exists in Rotary. At first, the members of the new club met in rotation at their various places of business, and this suggested the name "Rotary." | |
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| | Professionals today juggle career, family, friends and personal interests. Little time is left over for community involvement and the satisfaction of volunteerism. You can make the most of the time you give to your community by belonging to a Rotary Club. Rotarians achieve together what individuals can not accomplish alone-and have fun doing it! While Rotary Clubs make a real difference in communities around the world, they also offer unparalleled opportunities for individual growth | |
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