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Rotary
was
founded in 1905 by Paul Harris in
Chicago
, the
name ‘
Rotary
’
was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members’
offices.
Rotary
International
is a worldwide association of 29,000 local clubs comprising 1.2 million men and
women in 160 countries.
It
is the largest service organisation for business and professional people in the
world.
Rotarians
work together to:
·
Provide
humanitarian service to the community
·
Encourage
high ethical standards in all vocations
·
Work
for goodwill and peace in the world.
District
1160 of
Rotary
comprises
the whole of the island of Ireland and presently has around 2,800 members in 74
clubs, the first two of which were founded in 1911 in Dublin and Belfast as the
first
Rotary
Clubs
outside North America.
Rotary
Club
of Donaghadee currently has 28 members plus 3 honorary members.
The club was chartered in 1994 and in addition to ‘service’
activities, donated the following funds to charitable bodies and schemes during
the 2005/2006
Rotary
Year.
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R N L I |
£1,810.00 |
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The Rotary Foundation |
£1,329.00 |
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McMillan Cancer Fund |
£1,100.00 |
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Niall Melon Township |
£ 735.00 |
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Mercy Ships |
£ 560.00 |
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Marie Curie |
£ 520.00
|
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Pakistan Earthquake Appeal |
£ 471.00 |
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Action Cancer |
£ 405.00
|
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Aqua Boxes |
£ 450.00 |
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M S Society |
£ 400.00 |
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Caron Keating Foundation |
£ 400.00 |
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Donaghadee Youth for Christ |
£ 320.00 |
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The Lighthouse Trust |
£ 280.15 |
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Youth Sports Award |
£ 250.00 |
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Bangor Inshore Lifeboat |
£ 100.00 |
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RUC Benevolent Fund |
£ 100.00 |
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Sundry Donations |
£ 650.00 |
The 4-Way Test
From the earliest days of the organization,
Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their
professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements
of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian
Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take
charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees
to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales,
production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the
survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary
in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages
and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:
"Of the things we think, say or do:
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Is it the TRUTH?
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Is it FAIR to all concerned?
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Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
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