(Continued from last week)

Rotary promotes cultural understanding and brings people together, even when they live worlds apart. Rotary's exchange programs foster the free flow of ideas and opportunities across national borders.

Through Rotary, youth, scholars and professionals experience the culture and people of another land - and return home to share their new understanding with others.
Some 7,000 secondary school students participate annually in short or long term Rotary Youth Exchanges.
The Rotary Foundation's Ambassadorial Scholarships program is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. More than 30,000 students from 100 countries have studied abroad as Rotary scholars. The Group Study Exchange program pair Rotary districts in different countries to send and receive non-Rotary study groups comprised of young professionals.

Eradicating polio is a top Rotary priority which requires the immunization of every child under 5 in the world.
As a result of the efforts of Rotary and its global partners, more than one billion children have been immunized against polio since 1985. Rotary members will have given more than US$400million to the campaign by the year 2005, the target date for certification of a polio-free world.
Rotary is the key private sector partner in this international health effort. Public sector partners include the WHO, UNICEF and the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Rotary is service driven. Belonging to a Rotary club gives men and women an organized outlet for contributing to their community.

? Founded in 1905, Rotary is the world's first service organization. The Rotary motto is "Service Above Self."
? Rotary has a global network of 1.2 million members in nearly 29,000 clubs in more than 160 countries.
? Rotary members meet weekly to plan a wide variety of service activities. Rotary clubs are autonomous and can determine their own service projects based on local needs and the interests and abilities of members.
? Rotary clubs are non-religious, non-governmental and open to every race, culture and creed. Club membership represents a cross-section of local business and professional leaders. .