Rotary's Guiding Principles
Rotary's Guiding Principals
Rotary's Guiding Principles
Throughout Rotary's history, several basic principles have been
developed to guide Rotarians in achieving the ideal of service
and high ethical standards.
Object of Rotary
First formulated in 1910 and adapted
through the years as Rotary's mission expanded, the Object
of Rotary provides a succinct definition of the organization's
purpose as well as the club member's responsibilities.
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 useful occupations;
and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an
opportunity to serve society;