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  Rotary International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rotary International is an organisation whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world.
The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians and are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Rotary Membership is by invitation from a current Rotarian, to professionals working in diverse areas of endeavour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rotary_International   (659 words)

  
 Learn more about Rotary dial in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The rotary dial is a device mounted on or in a telephone or switchboard that is designed to send interrupted electrical pulses, known as pulse dialing, corresponding to the number dialed.
However, such letter codes were not used in all countries (Older Australian rotary dial phones had them, but the letter combinations were often printed in the centre plate adjacent to the number).
The 1 is normally set at approximately 60 degrees clockwise from the uppermost point of the dial (if one imagines a clock face over the dial, the 1 is located at approximately the 2 o'clock position), and then the numbers progress upward counterclockwise, with the 0 being at about 5 o'clock.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ro/rotary_dial.html   (625 words)

  
 Rotary International -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rotary International is an organisation whose members comprise Rotary Clubs ((A club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services) service clubs) located all over the world.
The world's first service club, the first Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in (Largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan) Chicago by attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen.
Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the (A United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services) World Health Organization (WHO) passed a resolution in 1988 to eradicate polio by 2000.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rotary_international.htm   (621 words)

  
 El Segundo Rotary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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.
Rotary became international in 1910 when a club was formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Many official Rotary programs are intended to meet community needs, whether it be to promote literacy, help the elderly or disabled, combat urban violence or provide opportunities for local youth.
www.esrotary.org   (557 words)

  
 Rotary International: About Rotary: History
The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth.
Rotary's popularity spread throughout the United States in the decade that followed; clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York.
Rotary still actively participates in UN conferences by sending observers to major meetings and promoting the United Nations in Rotary publications.
www.rotaryhistory.org   (549 words)

  
 Rotary International District 7640
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds.
Rotary club membership representsa cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women.
www.rotarydistrict7640.com   (93 words)

  
 ABC's of Rotary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field.
Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the "Rotary International Association." A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a "keyway" in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft.
Rotary stresses regular attendance because each member represents his own business or profession and thus the absence of any member deprives the club of the values of its diversified membership and the personal fellowship of each member.
www.icufr.org /01-icufr-abc-01.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Welcome to the Home of the Rotary Lombardi Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Award was initiated by the Rotary Club in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi to cancer.
The Rotary Lombardi Award goes annually to the college football lineman -- offense or defense -- who, in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the discipline of Vince Lombardi.
The climax of the trip is the annual Rotary Lombardi Dinner, when an sellout crowd gathers to hear the annoucement of the winner prior to its release to the national media.
www.rotarylombardiaward.com   (278 words)

  
 Rotary Watches - Rotary Watches Homepage - Designer watches, classic men's watches, elegant women's watches, Swiss made ...
The latest collection of stunning watch designs from Rotary is no exception, carefully blending the 'old with the new' and the 'contemporary with the classic', to achieve a distinctive range of watches for the modern man and woman.
Of particular note, is the highly acclaimed Rotary Reversible™, in which the case rotates to reveal a second dial or a decorative case back.
The ultimate chameleons of the watch world, Rotary's performance watches offer the wearer all the benefits of a traditional sports watch combined with the elegance and styling of a dress watch.
www.rotarywatches.com   (219 words)

  
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The Rotary Club of Juneau (known as "the downtown club") is one of three clubs in Alaska's capital city.
Juneau Rotary was chartered in 1935, the second Rotary club in the Territory of Alaska.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
www.juneaurotary.org   (441 words)

  
 Rotary Club of Austin
The CE concept has grown to the point that currently over 125 large Rotary clubs across the United States conduct a Camp Enterprise for high schools in their metropolitan areas.
Periodically, Rotary clubs in Texas and across the nation share ideas with each other to continually improve the effectiveness of the weekend retreat for their participants.
Many of the participants of the Rotary Camp Enterprise experience are already sending back to Rotary the message that it was one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives.
www.rotary-austin.org /displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=77   (1009 words)

  
 Rotary District 9680 - Home
I hope that you will find it informative and useful, and at the end of the day, you will know a little bit more about what Rotary is and what it does.
Belonging to a Rotary Club gives men and women an organized outlet for contributing to their community.
Rotary concerns itself with truth, fairness, improved relations between people, and world peace.
www.d9680.rotary.org.au   (162 words)

  
 Ocala Rotary Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help to build goodwill and peace in the world.
Bob had been strong on leadership, humor and dedication to the cause of Rotary and for this he is still fondly remembered by the present senior members of the club.
The Rotary name and emblem are the official property of Rotary International and are being used on this web site with permission as outlined in the RI Policy on Electronic Communications.
www.ocala-rotary.org   (601 words)

  
 THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST HELENS
Rotary club members are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and international service needs.
Rotary International is an association of individual clubs that operate autonomously.
As far as Rotary International is concerned it is only three months away from Club Assembly and the hand over to a new President or, in the case of District, a new District Governor and his team.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /sthelensrotary   (2976 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Rotary International (Private Organizations) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rotary International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1905) by Paul Percy Harris, a Chicago lawyer.
Beginning with one club in Chicago, it spread to other cities, and in 1910 the National Association of Rotary Clubs was formed.
After other branches were established in many countries throughout the world, the name was changed (1922) to Rotary International.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RotaryIn.html   (256 words)

  
 Rotary International
Rotary clubs and districts mobilize to collect funds and provide direct aid to communities devastated by last week's mudslides and floods brought on by Tropical Storm Stan.
Rotary looks forward to providing all children with a permanent gift — a world free of polio.
Media professionals: Visit the Press Center for complete coverage of Rotary around the world, including news releases, photos, videos, and more.
www.rotary.org   (316 words)

  
 Rotary Club of Oakland home - Community Service, Volunteerism, local and international, Rotary International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oakland Rotary is 300 business and professional men and women giving back to the Oakland Community and beyond.
Oakland #3 is the third oldest Rotary Club in the World, founded in 1908 just three years after Rotary’s start in Chicago (#1) and its extension to San Francisco (#2).
Our Rotary Club is one of 56 clubs belonging to District 5170 (www.rotary5170.org), an area extending from Oakland south to Watsonville.
www.oakland-rotary.org   (225 words)

  
 Rotary International Rose Parade Float
Paul Harris said, “In the promotion of Rotary, it is important to reach large numbers and you cannot reach them privately.” When Rotary International’s directors approved the first entry in the parade over 25 years ago, they saw in it an unrivaled opportunity to bring Rotary’s name into public view.
This year’s Rotary International float is entitled “The Magic of Caring.” Designed by award winning float designer Raul Rodriguez and built by Larry Crain of Charisma Floats, with its “Teddy Bear” appeal to children and adults alike, this whimsical float acknowledges Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio worldwide.
Seen by millions of people around the world, Rotary’s entry into the Rose Parade is a wonderful venue to share with the world Rotary’s commitment to “Service Above Self.” Last year, more than 1300 Rotarians and their families, Rotaract Club members, and Interact Club members volunteered their time and effort to help decorate the float.
www.rotaryfloat.org   (705 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Rotary Engines Work"
A rotary engine is an internal combustion engine, like the engine in your car, but it works in a completely different way than the conventional piston engine.
A rotary engine does these same four jobs, but each one happens in its own part of the housing.
The rotary engine (originally conceived and developed by Dr. Felix Wankel) is sometimes called a Wankel engine, or Wankel rotary engine.
www.howstuffworks.com /rotary-engine.htm   (171 words)

  
 Rotary Aviation: Helicopter Charter & Helicopter Pleasure Flights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The beauty of a helicopter is in its nature to be able to land and take off vertically, enabling the passenger to be taken to inner city locations or to country retreats with ease and simplicity.
Rotary Aviation are able to show you the true beauty of flying with the freedom to go where you wish to go, whether by helicopter charter or by seeing if learning to fly a helicopter is for you with our trial helicopter lessons.
Please take the time to look through our website at the services we have to offer, and if you have any questions relating to any of our services such ast helicopter charter or more please do not hesitate to contact us using the details on our Contact page.
www.rotaryaviation.co.uk   (151 words)

  
 Rotary International Brazil Office
O Rotary representa um corte transversal das profissões de uma comunidade, pois os rotarianos estão envolvidos em todos os ramos comerciais e profissionais, e ajudam-se uns aos outros.
O Rotary é uma organização que congrega líderes e pessoas de sucesso.
O Rotary é a associação de clubes dedicada à prestação de serviços mais antiga e prestigiosa do mundo.
www.rotary.org.br   (767 words)

  
 Daniel Mooers" "The Joseph A. Caulder Collection" of Rotary History
Joe Caulder, who served as a Rotary International District Governor for the 19th District in 1921-22 and as a member of Rotary International's Board of Directors in 1928-29, was an active Rotarian for more than 50 years.
He worried that the new, younger Rotarians would not be able to easily learn about the works and deeds of the men who developed the Rotary ideals during the international organization's first half century.
Readers should understand that many rules and procedures of Rotary and its clubs have changed dramatically since this material was put together by Joe Caulder.
www.nlis.net /~freedomi/rotary/caulder   (258 words)

  
 Rotary Foundation Scholarships
Applications may also be obtained directly from The Rotary Foundation if the applicant has confirmed with the local Rotary club that the type of Ambassadorial Scholarship he or she wishes to pursue is available.
Initial application must be made through a local Rotary club in the applicant's legal or permanent residence, or place of full-time study or employment.
A Rotarian; an Honorary Rotarian; an employee of a club, district or other Rotary entity or of Rotary International; a spouse, lineal descendant (child or grandchild), a spouse of a lineal descendant, or an ancestor (parent or grandparent) of any living person in the foregoing catagories.
www.studyabroad.com /forum/rotary/rotary.html   (775 words)

  
 Rotary International: About Rotary
Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.
Members of a Rotary club are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world.
If you would like to be considered for membership by a local Rotary club, complete a Prospective Member Contact Form.
www.rotary.org /aboutrotary/index.html   (155 words)

  
 Auto Lifts from the leader - Rotary Lift
Rotary Lift provides its customers a competitive advantage by combining the real-world needs of technicians with new, innovative productivity tools and solutions.
Rotary Lift offers the broadest line of auto lift products for use in the professional automotive service and commercial truck and transit markets.
Rotary is the only North American lift manufacturer certified to ISO9001 quality standards.
www.rotarylift.com   (224 words)

  
 Rotary Club 375 - Lancaster, Ohio - About 375 Text Only
A national Rotary organization was formed in Chicago in 1910 at a convention of the 16 clubs then in existence.
IN 1911, THE Rotary Club of Winnipeg, Canada was admitted to the organization and Rotary became INTERNATIONAL in scope at that time.
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:
www.lancasteroh-rotary.org /about375txt.htm   (1019 words)

  
 Welcome
This year we celebrate the start of a new century of Rotary, building upon a wonderful 100 years of service to the world.
Rotary International is the oldest and first service club now located in 168 countries.
This year will be the time to set the standard for Rotary's "Second Century of Service".
www.rotary5180.org   (138 words)

  
 Rotary Belgium Luxembourg - the official site of the Rotary districts 1620, 1630 and 2170   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The crisis committee of Niger Rotary clubs, Niger's government, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are collaborating to assist victims of a severe famine that is affecting some 3.5 million people, or 30 percent of the country's population.
Rotary International offers the following awards to recognize the efforts and contributions of Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and non-Rotarians.
A Rotary fellowship is a group of Rotarians who unite to pursue a specific worthwhile activity which advances the Object of Rotary, including but not limited to educational, health, vocational, environmental, and recreational activities.
www.rotary.belux.org   (680 words)

  
 Rotary District 5020 - Vancouver Island and Northwest Washington
Rotary is alive and well in 168 countries of our world as 1.2 million Rotarians continue to do what they do best – Doing Good in the World.
We must continue to put our support behind the Rotary Foundation as through the Humanitarian Programs we are then able to fund international Rotary club and District projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education and other essential needs primarily in the developing world.
Rotary has succeeded because in Rotary the standing of a man depends upon his deeds, not his creeds; and because its course leads toward the brightest and most alluring human objectives: the brotherhood of man
www.rotary5020.org   (640 words)

  
 Huntingdon Rotary Club - Welcome to our home page
The Rotary Club of Huntingdon was chartered in 1947, and is proud to have one of the founding members still active within Rotary and regularly attending meetings.
He was introduced to Rotary in 2001 by a long standing rotarian whose daughter was being chauffeured to her wedding by Peter.
He is a strong proponent of the Rotary '4 Way Test' in all that we say and do, and hopes all club members will enjoy Rotary.
www.rotary-huntingdon.org.uk   (210 words)

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