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Rotary International

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Rotary International

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      civilian service club founded in the United States in 1905 by Paul P. Harris, a Chicago attorney, to foster the “ideal of service” as a basis of enterprise, to encourage high ethical standards in business and the professions, and to promote a world fellowship of business and professional men. When Harris initiated the idea of a civilian service club in 1905, his plans also included the classification principle that restricts membership in a given club to a quota from each business or profession.

      The name Rotary was proposed because meetings were to be held in rotation in members' offices. In 1912 the name became the International Association of Rotary Clubs; the present name was adopted in 1922.

      In addition to its general community-service projects, Rotary International has an ambitious international program; it administers a fund to provide fellowships and scholarships to graduate students to study or work in countries other than their own.

      At the beginning of the 21st century, Rotary International had members in more than 160 countries. Its world headquarters are located in Evanston, Ill., U.S.

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