Rotary was founded on the basis of exchanging information with people in diversified careers, fellowship and community service. It quickly became an idea whose time had come and spread into international service. Where else can one enjoy the fellowship of community leaders, get involved with worthwhile community projects, meet people from all over the world and enjoy a good program?

As with any worthwhile endeavor, Rotarians will get out of Rotary much more than they put into it. However, an effert must be made by each Rotarian through his local club to put something into it. This is not a lunch club; you can eat lunch anywhere. Rotary is a service organization. It exposes its members to a wide range of service projects in their community as well as around the world. It gives them a chance to give back to their community some of the benefits the community has given them.

Rotary also allows Rotarians the opportunity to make a difference in the world. Yes, the world. In 1985, Rotary International initiated a worldwide vaccine program. Its purpose was to inoculate the children of the world against the five major childhood diseases. By January 1995 over 600,000 children in the world have been inoculated. This program wiped out polio in the western hemisphere as of September 1994. When this program is complete in the year 2005, Rotary will have directly or indirectly affected the lives of one out of four people living on the earth.