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Map of the presence of Rotary International. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The self-declared mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders". [1]
The term login comes from the verb (to) log in and by analogy with the verb to clock in. Computer systems keep a log of users' access to the system. The term "log" comes from the chip log which was historically used to record distance traveled at sea and was recorded in a ship's log or logbook.
W. B. George (1899–1972), Governor of District 250 of Rotary International for 1956–57, president of the Kemptville Rotary Club and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association [7] [8] Sir Nigel Gresley , Locomotive designer and engineer, founder of Rotary Club of Doncaster, Britain [ 9 ]
Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) is a Rotary International student exchange program for secondary school students. Since 1929, Rotary International has sent young people around the globe to experience new cultures. Currently, about 9,000 students are sponsored by Rotary Clubs every year.
This organisation was originally established for the wives and daughters of Rotarians although no Rotary connection is now required. Gradually other groups formed themselves into Inner Wheel Clubs and in 1934 the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland was formed.
Some of the differences between Global Grant Scholars and the previous Ambassadorial Scholarships are that Global Grant Scholars must pursue full-time overseas, graduate-level study or research for at least one year that aligns with Rotary's seven areas of focus: Environment; Peace and Conflict Prevention; Community and Economic Development ...
In the 1940s, when Taylor was an international director of Rotary, he offered the Four Way Test to the organization, and it was adopted by Rotary for its internal and promotional use. Never changed, the twenty-four-word test remains today a central part of the permanent Rotary structure throughout the world, and is held as the standard by which ...