Did
You Know?
The name "Rotary" is
derived from the early practice of the rotation
of the
meeting location.
Rotary is the world's oldest service
organization.
There are:
1,231,483 rotarians;
33,270 Rotary Clubs;
532 Rotary regional Districts;
200+ countries and geographic areas;
Rotary clubs are located throughout all seven continents.
The average Rotary club size is about
24 to 30 members.
Rotary holds the highest consultative
status possible with the United Nations as a non-governmental
organization.
Rotary International was the first
organization to be awarded UNICEF's Audrey Hepburn
Child Advocate Award in 1995.
Rotary Foundation is the world's
largest private Charity.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
has donated $355 million to Rotary International
for eradicating Polio.
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