Do you know...?

Today I received 3 Rotarian magazines in the mail. These are the first that I received, so I had to take a moment to look through one. I learned something almost immediately. Do you know what the object of Rotary is? I hadn't thought about that much, but it was printed right there in the magazine, and reminded me very well about why I joined in the first place.

The Object of Rotary is, to me, so important that it actually prompted me to write this blog, just so I could share it with you. So here it is, verbatim:

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 occupation, 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.

To me, these are worth while and easy objectives to buy in to. Rotary is a means to an end, and as an organization can facilitate multiple goals and objectives to make the world a better place than we found it - "The Object of Rotary."