 Brand adopted since 2013, with the Rotary wheel together with the word "Rotary". | |
 Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, United States | |
| Formation | February 23, 1905 |
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| Founder | Paul P. Harris |
| Type | Service club |
| Headquarters | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
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Membership | 1.4 million |
Official language | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish |
President | Stephanie Urchick (July 2024 – June 2025) |
Key people | John Hewko (CEO & General Secretary) |
| Publication | Rotary Magazine |
Volunteers | 1.4 million Rotarians
342.953 Interactors 162.354 Rotaractors 1.905.307 volunteers |
| Website | www |
Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders".[1] It is a non-political and non-religious organization.[2] Membership is by application or invitation and based on various social factors. There are over 46,000[3] member clubs worldwide, with a membership of 1.4 million individuals, known as Rotary members.[4]
Rotary International is the organization of service clubs with the largest membership in the world, with 1.9 million volunteers, including all the members of clubs that make up the Rotary family, namely Rotary, Interact and Rotaract clubs.
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- ^ "Join". rotary. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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