{"id":7453,"date":"2021-08-03T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rotarycbecity.org\/?page_id=7453"},"modified":"2023-08-02T03:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T03:22:47","slug":"rotary-international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\/rotary-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary International"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7453\" class=\"elementor elementor-7453\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4699824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4699824\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7e6ce\" data-id=\"4c7e6ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051c741 aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-headings\" data-id=\"051c741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-headings.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"wgl-double_heading\"><h3 class=\"dbl__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl__title dbl-title_1\">About Rotary International<\/span><\/h3>        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5113ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5113ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tRotary International is an international service organization whose stated human rights purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a secular organization open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. There are 34,282 member clubs worldwide. 1.2 million individuals called Rotarians have joined these clubs.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c989c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c989c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-733ad1a founder elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"733ad1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f0548\" data-id=\"00f0548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae936b aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-headings\" data-id=\"2ae936b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-headings.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"wgl-double_heading\"><h3 class=\"dbl__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl__title dbl-title_1\">Rotary's Founder<\/span><\/h3>        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e3919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20e3919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de05e84 founder elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de05e84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3e7dbc\" data-id=\"a3e7dbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed54188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed54188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-5-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-5-1.png 330w, https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-5-1-240x240.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e5131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e5131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0 0 0px 0;\"><strong>Rotary started with the vision of one man<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0 0 0px 0;font-size:30px;\"><strong>Paul Harris<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a6f49 diss\" data-id=\"35a6f49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72ad16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72ad16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After setting up his law practice in Chicago, Harris gathered several business associates to discuss the idea of forming an organization for local professionals. He envisioned a place where professionals of diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr\u2019s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In February 1907, Harris was elected the third president of the Rotary Club of Chicago, a position he held until the fall of 1908. Toward the end of his club presidency, Harris worked to expand Rotary beyond Chicago. Some club members resisted, not wanting to take on the additional financial burden. But Harris persisted and by 1910 Rotary had expanded to several other major U.S. cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Paul Harris Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Paul Harris Society recognizes Rotary members and friends of The Rotary Foundation who elect to contribute $1,000 or more each year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus Fund, or approved global grants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to honor and thank individuals for their generous, ongoing support of The Rotary Foundation.<\/p>\nRotary districts often honor new members of the Paul Harris Society by presenting them with a certificate and chevron at a district or club event.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b98816 founder elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b98816\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-421edd9\" data-id=\"421edd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b96964 aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-headings\" data-id=\"7b96964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-headings.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"wgl-double_heading\"><h3 class=\"dbl__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl__title dbl-title_1\">RI President 2023-24<\/span><\/h3>        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8601a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8601a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6629f6 founder elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6629f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c05233\" data-id=\"4c05233\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a128a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a128a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph\">At the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, I asked all Rotary members to become champions in our effort to illuminate mental health needs near and far. This includes helping one another feel more supported, advocating for mental health services, and building bridges with experts in the field to expand access to treatment.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">It\u2019s an important task and a big ask. But it\u2019s also something that should feel familiar to every Rotary member \u2014 because everything we do is in the spirit of caring, giving, friendship, and compassion, and has been from the beginning of our organization.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">We\u2019ve grown into an amazing global network of 1.4 million interconnected community leaders \u2014 leaders who share a deep commitment to doing good in the world. But what makes Rotary powerful isn\u2019t just what we do for the communities we serve. We also support and empower each other, by creating a safe space for our members to bring their whole, authentic selves. We show each other comfort and care.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">These connections are deeply meaningful. The U.S. surgeon general recently declared loneliness a public health epidemic. Dr. Vivek Murthy said, \u201cWe must prioritize building social connection the same way we have prioritized other critical public health issues such as tobacco, obesity, and substance use disorders.\u201d I am proud of what Rotary has done across generations to build those kinds of social connections \u2014 and this magazine focused on loneliness and what Rotary can do about it in its January 2023 issue.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">Our worldwide community and our foundational value prioritizing Service Above Self makes Rotary a powerful global advocate for mental health. A recently published study by Ohio State University found performing acts of kindness was the only one of three mental health interventions tested that helped people feel more connected to others. Study co-author David Cregg said, \u201cPerforming acts of kindness seems to be one of the best ways to promote those connections.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">This research suggests what we\u2019ve known all along \u2014 that doing good helps transform not just the communities we serve, but it also transforms us. As we put a greater focus on mental health, let\u2019s not think of this effort as something new to Rotary, but rather as something we can do better and as a result have a greater impact on ourselves and the people we serve.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">We are not starting this effort from scratch. The Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives has been focused on these kinds of issues for several years \u2014 and we will be looking to members of that group for leadership as we continue to build awareness.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">Mental health care fits comfortably within several of our areas of focus. As of May, there are 41 global grant-supported projects with a mental health focus. Many of them have tremendous promise, and we will be highlighting them in the months ahead.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">So let\u2019s work together to erase the stigma associated with emotional well-being, raise awareness of mental health needs, and improve access to preventive and interventional mental health services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">Together, we will<span>\u00a0<\/span><i>Create Hope in the World.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd04931\" data-id=\"cd04931\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c850d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56c850d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-01-at-16.35.08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-01-at-16.35.08.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rotary.avavademo.in\/\r\n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-01-at-16.35.08-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff43a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ff43a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: black; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 0px 0;\">R. Gordon R. McInally<\/p><p style=\"color: black; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 0px 0;\">Rotary International President<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 0 0px 0;\">Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Rotary International Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated human rights purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. 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