Is it the truth? | Is it fair to all concerned? | Will it build goodwill and better friendships? |
Will it be beneficial to all concerned? | - The Rotary 4 Way Test.
ABOUT ROTARY
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Rotary International is the world's largest service organisation for business and professional people, with some 1,243,000 members in 163 countries world-wide.
On February 23, 1905, Chicago lawyer, Paul P. Harris, called three friends to a meeting. What he had in mind was a club that would kindle fellowship among members of the business community. The four businessmen didn't decide then and there to call themselves a Rotary Club, but their get-together was, in fact, the first meeting of the world's first Rotary Club. As they continued to meet, adding others to the group, they rotated their meetings among the members' places of business, hence the name.
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RIBI
There are now 59,000 Rotarians in 1,838 Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain and Ireland is divided into 29 regional districts according to location. Clubs meet on a regular basis, which allows members to build firm friendships. Every Rotarian has a right to attend any Club meeting anywhere in the world, so there is always somewhere to go, and people to meet, wherever business or leisure travel may take you. Various Clubs have different emphases, which can reflect differences in size. Many clubs concentrate on local community or vocational projects. Others link up with a sister club in another country to undertake an international project. Each Club decides how it wants to use the resources it has available.
DISTRICT 1220
District 1220 includes Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and clubs in Leicestershire and Staffordshire. Mapperley Rotary Club is a member of the Trent Region of District 1220.