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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
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