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What's Rotary

Rotary is a volunteer organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders united

worldwide to provide humanitarian service and help build goodwill and peace.  About 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries  and geographical areas conduct projects to address today's challenges - including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental  concerns - while encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations.

As the world's largest private provider of international scholarships, The Rotary Foundation

of Rotary International helps more than 1,000 students annually to study abroad and serve

as cultural ambassadors. Rotary also partners with seven prestigious universities around

 the world, providing opportunities to earn a master's degree in peace and conflict resolution.

PolioPlus is Rotary's flagship program. By the time polio is eradicated, Rotary club members will have contributed US$850 million and countless volunteer hours to immunize more than two billion children in 122 countries. Rotary is a spearheading partner in the Global Polio

Eradication Initiative, along with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S.Centers for Disease Controland Prevention.

Founded in Chicago in 1905 as the world's first volunteer service

organization, Rotary quickly expanded around the globe. Today,

club members meet weekly to plan service projects, discuss

community and international issues, and enjoy fellowship. Clubs are nonpolitical and open to every race, culture, and creed.

Locally, The Rotary Clubs in Wilson County completed the 51st Habitat for Humanity house this year;

Distributed Dictionaries to all third graders;

and the Lebanon Rotary Club has sponsored Lebanon Rotary Baseball (Dixie Youth) for the Nine throughTwelve age groups .

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