A Message from the Club President

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How do you describe the organization called "Rotary"? There are so many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of over a million Rotarians. There are the features of service, internationally, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people and many more descriptive qualities.

In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors was interested in creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects of Rotary. They turned to the three men who were then serving on Rotary’s Public Relations committee and requested that a one-sentence definition be developed, which has been used ever since in various Rotary publications:

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons mixed worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

These 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks, "What is a Rotary Club?"

Yours in Rotary,

Alberta Barrett

President

Rotary Club of Killeen, Texas