Top REasons to join Rotary Club

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In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905.

The second original reason for Rotary's beginning. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help one another and collectively help others. 

Membership in Rotary continues one's growth and education in human relations and personal development. 

A lot of fun. Each meeting is fun! Not only do we have speakers, we also have raffles and "happy dollars".  The club projects are fun. Social activities are fun. And the service is fun.  How fun!!

Rotary is an organization of leaders and successful people. Serving in Rotary positions is like a college education in Leadership: learning how to motivate, influence, and lead leaders. 

Membership in a Rotary club makes one a better community citizen. The average Rotary club consists of the most active citizens in any community. 

Rotary members are prominent people: leaders of business, the professions, art, government, sports, military, religion, and all disciplines. Rotary is the oldest and most prestigious service club in the world. Its ranks are filled with executives, managers, and professionals, people who make decisions and influence policy. Not everyone is invited to join Rotary. 

Rotary is a service club. Its business is mankind. Its product is service. Rotarians provide community service to both local and international communities. This is perhaps the best reason perhaps for becoming a Rotarian: the chance to do something for somebody else and to sense the self-fulfillment that comes in the process and the return of that satisfaction to one's own life. It is richly rewarding. 

 Many an individual who joined Rotary was afraid to speak in public. Rotary develops confidence and skill in public communication, and plenty of opportunities to speak! 

Rotarians practice a 4-Way Test that governs one's ethical standards. Rotarians are expected to be ethical in business and personal relationships. 

Around the world, practically every religion, country, culture, race, creed, political persuasion, language, color, and ethnic identity is found in Rotary. It is a cross section of the world's most prominent citizens from every background. Rotarians become aware of other cultures and learn to love and work with people everywhere. They become better citizens of their countries in the process. 

Rotarians above all are nice people; the nicest people on the face of the earth. They are important people who adhere to the policy that while it is nice to be important, it is more important to be nice.