HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-04 Recognizing Rotary International as the Premier Services Club in the WorldROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S
100TH ANNIVERSARY FEBRUARY 23, 2005
Recognizing the Rotary Clubs of Colorado and recognizing the thousands of Rotarians
in every State in the Nation and throughout the world and honoring them for their many
contributions to this Nation and the world throughout is history.
RESOLUTION No. #4, SERIES OF 2005
Recognizing Rotary Intemational s the premier service Club in the world,
Recognizing the over 400,000 Rotarians in the United States and the over 1.2 million
Rotarians in the over 32,000 clubs in 166 nations throughout the world and honoring
them for their many often unparalleled contribution to the Nation and the world,
Recognizing the Rotary Districts 5440. 5450 and 5470 in Colorado and the many clubs
and dedicated Rotarians in our state,
Recognizing that Rotary International has created an unprecedented and unique force in
pursuit of world peace through use of acquaintance as an opportunity to serve all human
kind,
Recognizing Rotarians as the voice of civil society and embodiment of o leadership
world wide promoting peace, goodwill, understanding and prosperity for all people of all
races, creeds, ethnic backgrounds and national origin's,
Recognizing Rotarians as daily providing thousand so f tangible demonstrates of the
power of their ideal and motto °Service Above Self" to create a better world for all.
Whereas Rotarians, who today celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of
Rotarians Chicago, Illinois, on 23 February 1905.
Whereas Rotarians now have set an example of a full century of service to their
communities;
Whereas Rotarians organize and catalyze efforts of leaders, institutions, charitable
foundations, individual and government around the world, convening the people of the
world to pursue elimination of diseases, health, potable water and education for all;
Where as Rotarians, through the Rotary Foundation have provided unparalleled and
unprecedented good works for the betterment of humankind:
Where as Rotary International provided the political willpower essential to the eradication
of the Polio in the world:
Whereas Rotarians have provided vaccines for immunizing over two billion children in
the world:
Whereas Rotarians have donated over $600,000,000 to the cause of the eradication of
polio;
Whereas thousand s of Rotarians have volunteered their time and resources Burin 9
National Immunization Days:
Whereas Rotarians in pursuit of service of service to the children of the world have
accomplished the impossible including stopping wars, repeatedly, for purposes of
immunizing children:
Whereas Rotary volunteers developed the extraordinarily successful and effective 3Step
Model consisting of:
1. Mass Social Mobilization,
2. Logistics and
3. Surveillance;
Whereas, following swiftly in the steps of Polio eradication, the ,The Rotary Model is
now responsible for saving over a million lives from the dreaded disease of Measles,
speeding Measles along the path of eradication far faster than anyone imagined:
Whereas, further, that The Rotary Model is being applied to saving the lives of million
more children in the coming years, soon to surpass the level of saving one million lives
every year, from now on:
Whereas, in addition, rotary Clubs annually provide tens of million of dollars of local and
global humanitarian support, including cumulatively:
Over $69 Million for Health Hunger and Humanitarian Grants,
Over $10 Million of Rotary Volunteer and
Over $100 Million for over 16,000 Matching Grants, all creating a better world to
live in for us all;
Whereas Rotarians annually multiply the value.of the financial contributions many time
further through the personal contributions of countless volunteer hours deliver invaluable
skills and connection in the service of their community;
Whereas Rotary Clubs collectively are the largest private provider of scholarships in the
history of the world, annually providing scholarships to ten so of thousands of students;
Whereas Rotary International has sent over 200,000 students on Youth Exchange
programs that foster understanding of people throughout the world and furthermore, has
been shown to create leaders of the highest caliber, who go on to serve society in every
way;
Whereas Rotary International has provide $80 Million to promote Group Study
Exchanges of over 42,000 young adults for extended visits to other countries and to the
United States where they learn, teach and create deep relationships, understand and
appreciation for different culture;
Whereas rotary continues to expand its many scholarships and exchange programs
befitting the cities of the United States and the world;
Whereas the object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis
of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
Second. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of
the worthiness of all use full occupations, and dignifying of each Rotarian's
occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
Third. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal,
business and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace
through a world of fellowship of business and professional persons united in the
ideal of service.
Whereas Rotarians value the contribution of, and honor people of all professions;
Whereas member of Rotary, both individually and as an organization, continue to make
invaluable charitable contribution and service to world health;
Whereas Rotarians as pioneered the idea of "Think Global, Act Local", for Rotary is
Local Everywhere in the world:
Whereas Rotary daily demonstrates how to create a better world and deeper
understanding of peoples of all origin through the innumerable international
scholarships, partnerships, and project they pursue;
Where as Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation and Rotarians of the world daily
demonstrate the power of the people to envision a between world and cooperate to
create that better world, to the benefit of all humankind;
Whereas rotary International, The Rotary foundation and Rotarians of the world agree an
unprecedented, unparalleled and incomparable force for good in the history of the world;
Whereas Rotarians provide the United States of America and all countries of the world
and their peoples a practical, living demonstration of how people look and act while
creating health, good will, prosperity, and world peace;
Whereas Rotary International, the Rotary foundation and Rotarians of the world embody
and personally demonstrate a glowing vision of what.is possible in the future and who
show us all the way to that future;
Now, therefore, with thanks and gratitude, the town hereby
Resolves, the Town of Vail recognizes Rotary
International and the Rotarians of Colorado and of the
world and in every State in our Nation and honor them for
their many contributions to the Nation and World
throughout Rotary's first century of history, wishing Rotary
and Rotary International the Rotary Foundation even
greater success in its second century f Service Above Self.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of February, 2005.
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Rodney Slifer, (/
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