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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. r~wnw ~~ SEAL Rodney Slifer, (/ Mayor, Town of Vail ATTEST: "'~" e j ~ elei onaldson, own lark, Town of Vail