FOUR  AVENUES OF SERVICE



The term "Four Avenues " refer to the four elements  of  the  Object  of  Rotary Club. 
Namely; Service, Vocational   Service, Community  Service and International  Service .

Although the Avenues of   Service are not found ;in any formal part  of  the  constitutional
documents of  Rotary,  the concept  has been  accepted as a  means  to describe the
primary areas of Rotary activity.

  • "Club Service" involves  all  of  the activities  necessary  for  Rotarians  to perform to make their club function successfully.

  • "Vocational  Service"  is a  description  of  the opportunity  each Rotarian has to
    represent the dignity and  utility  of one's vocation  to  the  other members of  the  club.

  • "Community  Service"  pertains  to  those  activities which Rotarians undertake to
improve the quality of life in their community.  It frequently involves assistance to 
      youth, the aged, handicapped and others who look to Rotary as a  source  of  hope   
      for a  better  life.

  • The Fourth Avenue,  "International Service" describes the many programs and activities which Rotarians undertake to advance international  understanding,  goodwill and  peace .  International Service projects are designed  to  meet  humanitarian  needs  of people in many lands.

When a Rotarian understands and travels down the "Four Avenues of Service" the  Object of Rotary  takes on even greater  meaning.



                                                                                  -taken from the ABCs of Rotary