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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is Rotary?<\/p>\n
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. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotarians, members of more than 29,000 Rotary clubs in 160 countries.
\nA Brief History
\nPaul Harris<\/p>\n
Paul Harris
\nFounder of Rotary
\nRotary\u2019s first day and the years that followed\u2026<\/p>\n
February 23, 1905. The airplane had yet to stay aloft more than a few minutes. The first motion picture theater had not yet opened. Norway and Sweden were peacefully terminating their union. On this particular day, a Chicago lawyer, Paul P. Harris, called three friends to a meeting. What he had in mind was a club that would kindle fellowship among members of the business community. It was an idea that grew from his desire to find within the large city the kind of friendly spirit that he knew in the village where he had grown up.<\/p>\n
The four businessmen didn\u2019t decide then and there to call themselves a Rotary club, but their get-together was, in fact, the first meeting of the world\u2019s first Rotary club. As they continued to meet, adding others to the group, they rotated their meetings among the members\u2019 places of business, hence the name. Soon after the club name was agreed upon, one of the new members suggested a wagon wheel design as the club emblem. It was the precursor of the familiar cogwheel emblem now worn by Rotarians around the world. By the end of 1905, the club had 30 members.
\nThe second Rotary club was formed in 1908 half a continent away from Chicago in San Francisco, California. It was a much shorter leap across San Francisco Bay to Oakland, California, where the third club was formed. Others followed in Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and New York City, New York. Rotary became international in 1910 when a club was formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. By 1921 the organization was represented on every continent, and the name Rotary International was adopted in 1922. See the Rotary International timeline.
\nThe 4-Way Test<\/p>\n
One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary 4-Way Test. It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy.
\nHerb Taylor became president of Rotary International in 1954-55. The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than a hundred languages.<\/p>\n
Here is the English version:<\/p>\n
Of the things we think, say or do:
\nIs it the Truth?
\nIs it Fair to All Concerned?
\nWill it Build Goodwill & Better Friendships?
\nWill it be beneficial to All Concerned?<\/p>\n
Angels-Murphys Rotary Club \u2013 Past Presidents<\/p>\n
2009-2010 Jim Bailey
\n2008-2009 Bert Lucas
\n2007-2008 John Brohy
\n2006-2007 Donna Stevenson
\n2005-2006 David Studley
\n2004-2005 Lynda Tusoni
\n2003-2004 Michael Schwartz
\n2002-2003 Larry Byrnes
\n2001-2002 Al Smith
\n2000-2001 Roger La Jeunesse
\n1999-2000 Joe Wilimek
\n1998-1999 Liz Millier
\n1997-1998 Clayre Quick
\n1996-1997 Robert Henkel
\n1995-1996 Bob Watson
\n1994-1995 JoAnne McDonald & Chuck Milazzo
\n1993-1994 Chuck Milazzo
\n1992-1993 Dr. Robert Coleman
\n1991-1992 Vaughn Tribble
\n1990-1991 Jay Quick
\n1989-1990 Alan Armstrong
\n1988-1989 Jerry Pezzi
\n1987-1988 Maureen Elliott
\n1986-1987 Keith Howmiller
\n1985-1986 Tony Tyrrell
\n1984-1985 Mearl Lucken
\n1983-1984 Duane Papais
\n1982-1983 Jordon Freitas
\n1981-1982 Al DeNeveu
\n1980-1981 John Weaver
\n1979-1980 Charter President \u2013 William B. Wolfson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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