Rotary began as an idea more than 100 years ago. Today, Rotary flourishes worldwide with 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Rotarians are members of Rotary clubs. Rotary clubs belong to Rotary International. To become a Rotarian, you must be invited to join a Rotary club by a member of that club.
Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves.
A qualified candidate for Rotary club membership is an adult of good character and good business, professional, or community reputation. The candidate fits one of the following criteria:
- Holds or has held an executive position with discretionary authority in any worthy and recognized business or profession
- Serves or has served as a community leader
- Is a Rotary Foundation alumni or alumnus
T he United States was in the grip of the Great Depression when Herbert J. Taylor, the newly appointed president of a nearly bankrupt Chicago cookware company, penned what became known as The Four-Way Test. Today, the simple test serves as an ethical compass for Rotarians everywhere.
Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Rotary Club of Pottsville
PO Box 1313, Pottsville PA 17901
We meet every Wednesday at 12:15 at the Pottsville Club.
blood drives and the America Red Cross.
Members both donate blood and volunteer hours to help run drives at the local hospitals.
The Rotary Club of Pottsville, founded in 1915, is active in many community projects, such as:
~ We support the Little League in Pottsville
~ We sponsor a Pottsville Boy Scout Troop
~ We send students on short-term and long-term exchanges to other countries
~ We help the American Red Cross and the Schuylkill Health System with blood drives
~ We give scholarships to Pottsville students and to Penn State Schuylkill Students each year (one each to a PAHS, Nativity, and PSU student)
~ We sponsor an Interact Club at Pottsville Area High School
~ Our club has pledged to donate $6000 over the next 3 years to help eradicate Polio in the world
