Rotary International

Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders". It is a non-political and non-religious organization. Membership is by application or invitation and based on various social factors. There are over 46,000 member clubs worldwide, with a membership of 1.4 million individuals, known as Rotary members.

"Rotarian" redirects here. For the ship, see SS Rotarian.
Rotary International
FormationFebruary 23, 1905 (1905-02-23)
FounderPaul P. Harris
TypeService club
HeadquartersEvanston, Illinois, United States
Location
  • Global (except Cuba, Greenland, Guinea, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and some Arab countries)
Membership
1.4 million
Official language
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
President
Gordon R. McInally (July 2023 – June 2024)
Key people
John Hewko (CEO & General Secretary)
PublicationThe Rotarian
Websitewww.rotary.org
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