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Rotary er en verdensomspændende organisation med ca. 1,2 mio. medlemmer i 166 lande. I Danmark er der ca. 11.700 medlemmer i 272 klubber.

En Rotaryklubs medlemmer er kvinder og mænd, som repræsenterer et bredt udsnit af det omgivende samfunds brancher og erhverv.

Et af Rotarys vigtigste formål er at arbejde for fred og forståelse, ikke kun på verdensplan, men også i de lokale samfund. Andre af Rotarys formål er at arbejde efter høje etiske idealer og at bidrage til en omfattende humanitær og uddannelsesmæssig indsats, ikke mindst i ulandene.

Over hele verden holder rotarianerne et ugentligt møde af et par timers varighed. På programmet kan stå brancheorienterede emner og andre emner af såvel lokal/national som af international karakter. Til alle møder er gæster velkomne.

Medlemsskab af Rotary opnåes via invitation fra et andet medlem i området, to professionals working in diverse areas of endeavour. Hver klub kan have op til 10 procent medlemmer der repræsenterer en branche eller proffesion i det område klubben betjener. Målet for klubberne er at hjælpe og skaffe service i det klubbens nærområde såvel som resten af verden. Mange projekter bliver organiseret i lokalområdet, mens andre er organiseret globalt. The role of Rotarians in the power structure of the United States has often been noted (C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite [Oxford UP, 1956], p. 37).

The most notable current global project, Polio-Plus, is contributing to the global eradication of polio. Since beginning the project in 1985 Rotarians have contributed over US$500 million and tens of thousands of volunteer man-hours, leading to the inoculation of more than one billion of the world's children. Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the World Health Organization (WHO) passed a resolution in 1988 to eradicate polio by 2000. Now in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rotary is recognized by the United Nations as the key private partner in the eradication effort.

Other of Rotary's most visible programs include Rotary Youth Exchange, a student exchange program for students in secondary education, and Rotary's oldest program, Ambassadorial Scholarships. More than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under the auspices of Ambassadorial Scholarship, and today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. In 2002-2003 grants totaling approximately US$26 million were used to award some 1,200 scholarships to recipients from 69 countries who studied in 64 nations.

Starting in 2002, The Rotary Foundation partnered with eight universities around the world to create the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution. The universities include International Christian University (Japan), University of Queensland (Australia), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) (France), University of Bradford (United Kingdom), University del Salvador (Argentina), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), Duke University (USA), and University of California, Berkeley (USA). Rotary World Peace Fellows complete two year masters level programs in conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations. The first class graduated in 2004 [1]. In 2004, Fellows established the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution to promote interaction among Fellows, Rotarians, and the public on issues related to peace studies. Rotary celebrated its centennial anniversary on February 23, 2005.

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[redigér] Honorary members

People who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals may be elected to honorary membership of a Rotary club. Honorary membership is conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary members are exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues. They have no voting privileges and are not eligible to hold any office in their club. Honorary membership is time limited and terminates automatically at the end of the term, usually one year. It may be extended for an additional period or may also be revoked at any time.

[redigér] Active members

  • Prescott Bush, US Businessman (read bio on Wikipedia)
  • Jesse Helms, US Senator, United States
  • Jim Leach, US Representative, United States
  • Tom DeLay, US Representative, United States
  • Aesgeir Asgeirsson, President of Iceland
  • Jimmy Carter, US president
  • Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister
  • Jan Masaryk, President of the Republic of Czechoslovakia
  • Soleiman Franjieh, President of Lebanon
  • Frank Borman, US astronaut
  • Richard E. Byrd, US admiral and the intrepid Arctic explorer
  • Thomas Mann, German novelist
  • Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
  • Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor
  • Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, USA
  • Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Prize winner
  • Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer

and many more. See :

Source: Rotary history

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