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Text Box: Rotary International  What is Rotary                Rotary International is an association of over 32,000 clubs located                in over 170 countries consisting of 1.2 million business and professional                leaders united worldwide to carry out humanitarian and educational projects,                encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and promote world                understanding and peace.   The 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 occupations; and the                                  dignifying by each Rotarian of his or her occupation as an                                  opportunity to service society;                Third          The application of the ideal of service be every Rotarian to his or                                   her 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.    What Rotary Does                Rotary provides more than one hundred million U.S. dollars per year in                humanitarian and educational grants that save and change lives throughout                the world. In South Central Pennsylvania, Rotary District 7390 provides roughly $750,000 in support to local communities for literacy, youth, seniors, water, health, and area beautification projects, and over $250,000 to the Rotary Foundation for humanitarian and educational projects, at least one-third of which benefits the district area. On the education side, Rotary funds more than 800 students annually to study overseas and act as cultural ambassadors. Rotary, in partnership with six prestigious universities around the globe, also educates mid career professionals in peace and conflict resolution. Rotary partners with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Center for Disease control and Prevention to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. This has resulted in a 99% reduction in polio and has the world on the brink of successfully eradicating this dreaded disease. On the humanitarian side, Rotary addresses issues such as poverty, literacy, education, water management, health and hunger, and a better environment. Student of the Month

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                                                    The Four Way Test

                                                                                       "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?