Jekyll Island Welcomes Back Rotary!
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The mission of Rotary International, a worldwide association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical standards, and to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
* FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
* SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
* THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
* FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Based on the Object of Rotary, the Avenues of Service are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:
* Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
* Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
* Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
* International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
“We are one of 3 districts in the state of Georgia and cover an area from just north of Atlanta all the way down the western side of the state to the Florida line. We have 71 outstanding clubs with nearly 5,000 Rotarians who are making a difference in their communities, locally and around the world. From supporting local food pantries and school libraries to building hospitals and schools in the Caribbean and South America to providing life-saving polio vaccine to millions of children in India, the Rotarians of D6900 are Making Dreams Real for those who are less fortunate or struggling in today’s tough economic climate. Led by our District Governor Ted Propes, the Rotarians of D6900 will return to beautiful Jekyll Island in April to celebrate another successful Rotary year. When we do, we will be rekindling a tradition of meeting on Georgia’s Jewel that goes back more than 50 years. After being away for five years, D6900 Rotarians AND their families can’t wait to ‘come home’ again for a Rotary Roundup.”— Lauri Young, Rotary District 6900 Rotarian
