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	'''Rotary International''' is an organization whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (]s) located all over the world (about 30 000 clubs in more than 160 countries). The members of Rotary Clubs are known as '''Rotarians''' and are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.		'''Rotary International''' is an organization whose members comprise Rotary
			Clubs (]s) located all over the world (about 30 000 clubs in
			more than 160 countries). The members of Rotary Clubs are known as
			'''Rotarians''' and are business and professional leaders who provide
			humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and
			help build goodwill and peace in the world.

	:: Their most known motto is "Service above Self."		:: Their most known motto is "Service above Self."
			:: The other motto is "They profit most who serve best".
	:: The other motto is "They profit most who serve best".<ref>Modified by the 2004 "RI Council on Legislation", from the original "He profits most who serves the best" - see Rotary International manual, Part 5 (Rotary Marks), online at accessed 2 June 2006</Ref>

			Due to the recognition of women in the Rotary in late 1990's, this second
			motto was modified modified by the 2004 "RI Council on Legislation", from
			the original "He profits most who serves best" to They profit most who
			serve best".

			Source :
	The world's first service club, the first Rotary Club was founded in ] in ] by attorney ] and three other businessmen. The National Association of Rotary Clubs was formed in ]. The name was changed to ''Rotary International'' in ] because branches had been formed in many other countries. It has by now spread to 167 countries and now has more than 1.2 million members in over 32,000 clubs. The name Rotary was chosen since meetings were originally rotated to different locales of members of the organization. Members of a specific club meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner, which is a social event as well as a time to organize work on their service goals.
			Rotary International manual, Part 5 (Rotary Marks),
			* http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/035en_pt5.pdf

			The world's first service club, the first Rotary Club was founded in
			] in ] by attorney ] and three other
			businessmen. The National Association of Rotary Clubs was formed in
			]. The name was changed to ''Rotary International'' in ]
			because branches had been formed in many other countries. It has by now
			spread to 167 countries and now has more than 1.2 million members in over
			32,000 clubs. The name Rotary was chosen since meetings were originally
			rotated to different locales of members of the organization. Members of a
			specific club meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner, which is a social
			event as well as a time to organize work on their service goals.

	==Membership==		==Membership==
	According to its constitutions ("Charters"), Rotary defines itself as a non-partisan, non-sectarian organization. Its membership tends towards the middle-aged and wealthy, although it is open to business and professional leaders of all ages and wealth is not a membership criterion.		According to its constitutions ("Charters"), Rotary defines itself as a
			non-partisan, non-sectarian organization. Its membership tends towards the
			middle-aged and wealthy, although it is open to business and professional
			leaders of all ages and wealth is not a membership criterion.

	]		]
	]		]
	]		]
	After years of debate, women were admitted in ], and now make up a little under 12% of the membership. Previously, women were able to join a linked organization for the wives and daughters of Rotarians, the ]. Many Inner Wheel groups still exist.		After years of debate, women were admitted in ], and now make up a
			little under 12% of the membership. Previously, women were able to join a
			linked organization for the wives and daughters of Rotarians, the [[Inner
			Wheel]]. Many Inner Wheel groups still exist.

	Other Rotary sponsored organizations include: ''']''' - a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 with around 185,000 members in 8,000 clubs in 155 countries; ''']''' - a service club consisting of more than 239,000 young people ages 14-18 with over 10,400 clubs in 108 countries; and '''Rotary Community Corps''' (RCC) - a volunteer organization with an estimated 103,000 non-Rotarian men and women in over 4,400 communities in 68 countries.		Other Rotary sponsored organizations include: ''']''' - a service
			club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 with around 185,000 members in
			8,000 clubs in 155 countries; ''']''' - a service
			club consisting of more than 239,000 young people ages 14-18 with over
			10,400 clubs in 108 countries; and '''Rotary Community Corps''' (RCC) - a
			volunteer organization with an estimated 103,000 non-Rotarian men and women
			in over 4,400 communities in 68 countries.

	Active Membership is by invitation from a current Rotarian, to professionals working in diverse areas of endeavour. Each club can have up to ten per cent of its membership representing each business or profession in the area it serves. The goal of the clubs is to promote service to the community they work in, as well as to the wider world. Many projects are organized for the local community by a single club, but some are organized globally.		Active Membership is by invitation from a current Rotarian, to professionals
			working in diverse areas of endeavour. Each club can have up to ten per
			cent of its membership representing each business or profession in the area
			it serves. The goal of the clubs is to promote service to the community they
			work in, as well as to the wider world. Many projects are organized for the
			local community by a single club, but some are organized globally.

	Honorary membership is given by election of a Rotary Club to people who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Honorary membership is conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary members are exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues. They have no voting privileges and are not eligible to hold any office in their club. Honorary membership is time limited and terminates automatically at the end of the term, usually one year. It may be extended for an additional period or may also be revoked at any time.		Honorary membership is given by election of a Rotary Club to people who have
			distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary
			ideals. Honorary membership is conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary
			members are exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues. They have no
			voting privileges and are not eligible to hold any office in their club.
			Honorary membership is time limited and terminates automatically at the end
			of the term, usually one year. It may be extended for an additional period
			or may also be revoked at any time.

	==Rotary programs==		==Rotary programs==
	===Polio-Plus===		===Polio-Plus===
	]		]
	The most notable current global project, '''Polio-Plus''', is contributing to the global eradication of ]. Since beginning the project in ] Rotarians have contributed over US$500 million and tens of thousands of volunteer man-hours, leading to the inoculation of more than one billion of the world's children. Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the ] (WHO) passed a resolution in ] to eradicate polio by ]. Now in partnership with WHO, ] and the US ], Rotary is recognized by the ] as the key private partner in the eradication effort.		The most notable current global project, '''Polio-Plus''', is contributing
			to the global eradication of ]. Since beginning the project in
			] Rotarians have contributed over US$500 million and tens of
			thousands of volunteer man-hours, leading to the inoculation of more than
			one billion of the world's children. Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the
			] (WHO) passed a resolution in ] to
			eradicate polio by ]. Now in partnership with WHO, ] and
			the US ], Rotary is recognized
			by the ] as the key private partner in the eradication
			effort.

	===Exchanges and Scholarships===		===Exchanges and Scholarships===
	]		]
			Other of Rotary's most visible programs include '''[[Rotary Youth
	Other of Rotary's most visible programs include ''']''', a ] for students in ], and Rotary's oldest program, ]. Today, there are six different types of ]. More than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under the auspices of Ambassadorial Scholarship, and today it is the world's largest privately funded international ] program. In ]-] grants totaling approximately US$26 million were used to award some 1,200 scholarships to recipients from 69 countries who studied in 64 nations.
			Exchange]]''', a ] for students in [[secondary
			education]], and Rotary's oldest program, ].
			Today, there are six different types of ]. More than
			30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under the auspices
			of Ambassadorial Scholarship, and today it is the world's largest privately
			funded international ] program. In ]-] grants
			totaling approximately US$26 million were used to award some 1,200
			scholarships to recipients from 69 countries who studied in 64 nations.

	===Rotary Centers for International Studies===		===Rotary Centers for International Studies===
			Starting in 2002, ''']''' partnered with eight
	Starting in 2002, ''']''' partnered with eight universities around the world to create the '''Rotary Centers for International Studies''' in peace and conflict resolution. The universities include ] (Japan), ] (Australia), ''] (Sciences Po)'' (France), ] (United Kingdom), ] (Argentina), ] (USA), ] (USA), and ] (USA). '''Rotary World Peace Fellows''' complete two year masters level programs in conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations. The first class graduated in ] . In 2004, Fellows established the ] to promote interaction among Fellows, Rotarians, and the public on issues related to peace studies.
			universities around the world to create the '''Rotary Centers for
			International Studies''' in peace and conflict resolution. The universities
			include ] (Japan), [[University of
			Queensland]] (Australia), ''[[Paris Institute of Political Studies\|Institut
			d'Etudes Politiques de Paris]] (Sciences Po)'' (France), [[University of
			Bradford]] (United Kingdom), ] (Argentina),
			] (USA), ]
			(USA), and ] (USA). '''Rotary World
			Peace Fellows''' complete two year masters level programs in conflict
			resolution, peace studies, and international relations. The first class
			graduated in ]
			.
			In 2004, Fellows established the ]
			to promote interaction among Fellows,
			Rotarians, and the public on issues related to peace studies.

	== Critics and Trivia ==		== Critics and Trivia ==
	Rotary celebrated its centennial anniversary on ], ].		Rotary celebrated its centennial anniversary on ], ].
	=== Criticisms against social and political characteristics ===		=== Criticisms against social and political characteristics ===
	The role of Rotarians in the power structure of the United States has been noted (C. Wright Mills, ''The Power Elite'' , p. 37, p. 440).		The role of Rotarians in the power structure of the United States has been
			noted (C. Wright Mills, ''The Power Elite'' , p. 37, p.
			440).
	In the Third-World (], ], and ]). Some opponents ~~{{fact}}~~ criticize Rotary for only supporting conservative politicians, including conservative members of the Democratic Party (Dianne Feinstein), politicians linked to the weapons lobby (], Augusto Pinochet), or linked to the ideas of tax suppression (US Senator ]). These criticisms are based on the support given to ], ], ] and to ] via their program of "honorary membership".		In the Third-World (], ], and ]). Some
			opponents criticize Rotary for only supporting conservative politicians,
			including conservative members of the Democratic Party (Dianne Feinstein),
			politicians linked to the weapons lobby ([[Prince Bernhard of the
			Netherlands]], Augusto Pinochet), or linked to the ideas of tax suppression
			(US Senator ]). These criticisms are based on the support
			given to ], ], ] and to
			] via their program of "honorary membership".

			Source:
			http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2001/UNFPABRF.06JUN.doc.htm
			http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Rotary_International



	=== Criticisms against Polio-Plus ===		=== Criticisms against Polio-Plus ===
			Rotary International supports a huge Rotarian communication program about
	There has been some limited criticism concerning the Rotary International program for polio eradication, which is supported with the World Health Organization. Medical research, has some reservations regarding the adaptation capabilities of the virus and reservations about some of the oral vaccines, which seem to be causing infection resurgences. As stated by Vaccine Alliance, however, in spite of the limited risk of polio vaccination, it will not be either prudent or practicable to cease the vaccination program until there is strong evidence the "All wild poliovirus transmission stopped"
			polio eradication, supported with the World Health Organization, the Rotary
			International. This communication around Rotarian actions were balanced by
			public authorities of West Africa and, even internally within R.I., in
			January 2006 by the Rotarian "PolioPlus Commission".

			There has been islamic criticism, specially in the Kano state in Nigeria,
	sources:
			concerning the Rotary International program for polio eradication, which is
			supported with the World Health Organization. The critics were emitted by
			the "charia supreme court of the Kano State". Medical research, has some
			reservations regarding the adaptation capabilities of the virus and
			reservations about some of the oral vaccines, which seem to be causing
			infection resurgences. As stated by Vaccine Alliance, however, in spite of
			the limited risk of polio vaccination, it will not be either prudent or
			practicable to cease the vaccination program until there is strong evidence
			the "All wild poliovirus transmission stopped"

			sources:
	* http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/polio_facts.pdf		* http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/polio_facts.pdf
			*
	* http://www.vaccinealliance.org/Resources_Documents/Immunization_Focus/Download/Dec2002SpecialFeature.php
			http://www.vaccinealliance.org/Resources_Documents/Immunization_Focus/Downlo
			ad/Dec2002SpecialFeature.php
			* http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/storyF.asp?NewsID=7395&Cr=Polyo&Cr1=UNICEF
			* http://www.un.org/french/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/newrelfr/poliofr.htm

			=== Internet proselytism criticisms ===

			Criticism be emitted to the activity of Rotarians onto Internet. For
			example, on Misplaced Pages and until 2006, all texts presenting Rotary were all
			the same, based on the following Rotarian general structure and presentation
			(text, image, chapter, Paul Harris picture) that subsists in the Indonesian
			version.

			See general structure of Rotary self-presentation on Indonesian wikipedia :
			*http://id.wikipedia.org/Rotary_Club
			*The only exception was the German wiki about Rotary, were it is notably
			stated that German Rotary Clubs excluded Jew members in the years 1933-1938,
			links to "regular" (theist) freemasonry, and the discussion between NSDAP
			and Rotary International authorities about compliancy to the Hitlerian
			regime. According to the general behaviour charter of Rotary International
			itself, when the texts were edited in a way which cannot be admitted to be
			from a Rotarian authorized source, the logos and Paul Harrris pictures were
			generally withdrawed from the wikis, and restored to comply to the "fair
			use" wiki politic of logos.

			*Of course, with 4 millions members, -and developing even "virtual" Internet
			Rotary Clubs -, Rotarians can statistically become Wikipedians, but since
			the Dianne Feinstein wiki affair, the general wiki line is to develop an
			equilibrated editorial line. Dianne Feinstein is Honorary Member of the
			California Rotary-Club

			=== Links between service club members and extreme-right organizations ===

			The german wikipedia mentions that german Rotary clubs, between 1934 and
			1938, excluded jew members from Rotary clubs until 1938. As the NSDAP party
			saw international organisations as suspect, and Nazi Party declared
			incompatible both membership to Rotary and membership to NSDAP or official
			nazi functions. After four years of negotiations between the central
			headquarters in Chicago and the NSDAP party, club were closed and Charters
			withdrawed in 1938. Some clubs maintained an activity as "Friday Clubs". [RC
			Kiel-Freitagsgesellschaft].

			Source :

			http://de.wikipedia.org/Rotary_Club#Zur_Zeit_des_Nationalsozialismus

			Some Famous Honorary Rotarians were close to the Ku-Klux-Klan, as Woodrow
			Wilson and the "Birth of a Nation", Harry Truman, when he began as a
			politician. This phenomenon can also be noticed for Lion's, with Senator
			Robert Byrd, who was member of the Ku Klux Klan. Another Famous Rotarian,
			Senator Jesse Helms, had nostalgic remembrances of segregation

			* Sources :
			*http://de.wikipedia.org/Rotary_Club#Zur_Zeit_des_Nationalsozialismus
			*http://en.wikipedia.org/Ku_Klux_Klan#The_second_Klan
			*http://en.wikipedia.org/Notable_Ku_Klux_Klan_members_in_national_polit
			ics
			*http://en.wikipedia.org/Robert_Byrd
			*http://en.wikipedia.org/Jesse_Helms#Controversies

	==Famous Rotarians==		==Famous Rotarians==
	]		[[Image:Rotary Club banners in Princeton, New
			Jersey.JPG\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rotary Club banners.]]
	<!-- rather than add heaps of names here, it is suggested that you add "Category:Rotary Club members\|Lastname, Firstname" to the members' biography page -->		<!-- rather than add heaps of names here, it is suggested that you add
			"Category:Rotary Club members\|Lastname, Firstname" to the members' biography
			page -->
	<!-- the huge list was enlarged by Rotarians to hide among the numbers the membership of Pinochet. They prepare also the use of the Rotary club members to eliminate his name and any critic in a separate page. Many conflicts on Wiki for that, like for Dianne Feinstein -- PierreLarcin 21april2006 -->		<!-- the huge list was enlarged by Rotarians to hide among the numbers the
			membership of Pinochet. They prepare also the use of the Rotary club members
			to eliminate his name and any critic in a separate page. Many conflicts on
			Wiki for that, like for Dianne Feinstein -- PierreLarcin 21april2006 -->

	===Honorary members ===		===Honorary members ===
	<!-- the suggestion above was made AFTER the adding of a header with Ron Hubbard and Pinochet. After the adding of these names in the list itself, the small equilibrated list was overflooded by Rotarians with a full list of all names, so for example Lindbergh the antisemitist may not be remarked-->		<!-- the suggestion above was made AFTER the adding of a header with Ron
			Hubbard and Pinochet. After the adding of these names in the list itself,
			the small equilibrated list was overflooded by Rotarians with a full list of
			all names, so for example Lindbergh the antisemitist may not be remarked-->

	* King ]		* King ]
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	===Active members ===		===Active members ===
	<!-- rather than add heaps of names here, it is suggested that you add "Category:Rotary Club members\|Lastname, Firstname" to the members' biography page. -->		<!-- rather than add heaps of names here, it is suggested that you add
			"Category:Rotary Club members\|Lastname, Firstname" to the members' biography
			page. -->

	<!-- the suggestion above was made AFTER the adding of a header with Ron Hubbard and Pinochet. After the adding of these names in the list itself, the small equilibrated list was overflooded by Rotarians with a full list of all names, so for example Lindbergh the antisemitist may not be remarked-->		<!-- the suggestion above was made AFTER the adding of a header with Ron
			Hubbard and Pinochet. After the adding of these names in the list itself,
			the small equilibrated list was overflooded by Rotarians with a full list of
			all names, so for example Lindbergh the antisemitist may not be remarked-->

	* ], former President of ]		* ], former President of ]
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	* ], US president		* ], US president
	* ], British Prime Minister		* ], British Prime Minister
	* ], ], ]		* ], ], ]
	* ], President of ]		* ], President of ]
	* ], ], ]		* ], ], ]
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	* ], co-founder of the ], USA		* ], co-founder of the ], USA
	* ], ] winner		* ], ] winner
	* ], Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court		* ], Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
	* ], US aviation pioneer		* ], US aviation pioneer

	See for more.		See
			for more.
	For an extensive list of famous ], see ]		For an extensive list of famous [[:Category:Rotary Club members\|Rotary Club
			members]], see ]

	== Notes==		== Notes==
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File:RotaryIntLogo.png

Rotary International is an organization whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world (about 30 000 clubs in more than 160 countries). The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians and are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Their most known motto is "Service above Self."

The other motto is "They profit most who serve best".

Due to the recognition of women in the Rotary in late 1990's, this second motto was modified modified by the 2004 "RI Council on Legislation", from the original "He profits most who serves best" to They profit most who serve best".

Source : Rotary International manual, Part 5 (Rotary Marks),

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/035en_pt5.pdf

The world's first service club, the first Rotary Club was founded in 1905 in Chicago by attorney Paul P. Harris and three other businessmen. The National Association of Rotary Clubs was formed in 1910. The name was changed to Rotary International in 1922 because branches had been formed in many other countries. It has by now spread to 167 countries and now has more than 1.2 million members in over 32,000 clubs. The name Rotary was chosen since meetings were originally rotated to different locales of members of the organization. Members of a specific club meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner, which is a social event as well as a time to organize work on their service goals.

Membership

According to its constitutions ("Charters"), Rotary defines itself as a non-partisan, non-sectarian organization. Its membership tends towards the middle-aged and wealthy, although it is open to business and professional leaders of all ages and wealth is not a membership criterion.

Innerwheel

Rotaract

Interact

After years of debate, women were admitted in 1989, and now make up a little under 12% of the membership. Previously, women were able to join a linked organization for the wives and daughters of Rotarians, the [[Inner Wheel]]. Many Inner Wheel groups still exist.

Other Rotary sponsored organizations include: Rotaract - a service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30 with around 185,000 members in 8,000 clubs in 155 countries; Interact - a service club consisting of more than 239,000 young people ages 14-18 with over 10,400 clubs in 108 countries; and Rotary Community Corps (RCC) - a volunteer organization with an estimated 103,000 non-Rotarian men and women in over 4,400 communities in 68 countries.

Active Membership is by invitation from a current Rotarian, to professionals working in diverse areas of endeavour. Each club can have up to ten per cent of its membership representing each business or profession in the area it serves. The goal of the clubs is to promote service to the community they work in, as well as to the wider world. Many projects are organized for the local community by a single club, but some are organized globally.

Honorary membership is given by election of a Rotary Club to people who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Honorary membership is conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary members are exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues. They have no voting privileges and are not eligible to hold any office in their club. Honorary membership is time limited and terminates automatically at the end of the term, usually one year. It may be extended for an additional period or may also be revoked at any time.

Rotary programs

Polio-Plus

The most notable current global project, Polio-Plus, is contributing to the global eradication of polio. Since beginning the project in 1985 Rotarians have contributed over US$500 million and tens of thousands of volunteer man-hours, leading to the inoculation of more than one billion of the world's children. Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the World Health Organization (WHO) passed a resolution in 1988 to eradicate polio by 2000. Now in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rotary is recognized by the United Nations as the key private partner in the eradication effort.

Exchanges and Scholarships

File:RotaryYouthExchangeLogo.jpg

Other of Rotary's most visible programs include [[Rotary Youth Exchange]], a student exchange program for students in [[secondary education]], and Rotary's oldest program, Ambassadorial Scholarships. Today, there are six different types of Rotary Scholarships. More than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under the auspices of Ambassadorial Scholarship, and today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. In 2002-2003 grants totaling approximately US$26 million were used to award some 1,200 scholarships to recipients from 69 countries who studied in 64 nations.

Rotary Centers for International Studies

Starting in 2002, The Rotary Foundation partnered with eight universities around the world to create the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution. The universities include International Christian University (Japan), [[University of Queensland]] (Australia), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) (France), [[University of Bradford]] (United Kingdom), University del Salvador (Argentina), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), Duke University (USA), and University of California, Berkeley (USA). Rotary World Peace Fellows complete two year masters level programs in conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations. The first class graduated in 2004 . In 2004, Fellows established the Rotary World Peace Fellows Association to promote interaction among Fellows, Rotarians, and the public on issues related to peace studies.

Critics and Trivia

Rotary celebrated its centennial anniversary on February 23, 2005.

Criticisms against social and political characteristics

The role of Rotarians in the power structure of the United States has been noted (C. Wright Mills, The Power Elite , p. 37, p. 440). In the Third-World (Africa, Asia, and Latin America). Some opponents criticize Rotary for only supporting conservative politicians, including conservative members of the Democratic Party (Dianne Feinstein), politicians linked to the weapons lobby ([[Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands]], Augusto Pinochet), or linked to the ideas of tax suppression (US Senator John Ensign). These criticisms are based on the support given to General Pinochet, Tom DeLay, Dianne Feinstein and to George W. Bush via their program of "honorary membership".

Source: http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2001/UNFPABRF.06JUN.doc.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Rotary_International

Criticisms against Polio-Plus

Rotary International supports a huge Rotarian communication program about polio eradication, supported with the World Health Organization, the Rotary International. This communication around Rotarian actions were balanced by public authorities of West Africa and, even internally within R.I., in January 2006 by the Rotarian "PolioPlus Commission".

There has been islamic criticism, specially in the Kano state in Nigeria, concerning the Rotary International program for polio eradication, which is supported with the World Health Organization. The critics were emitted by the "charia supreme court of the Kano State". Medical research, has some reservations regarding the adaptation capabilities of the virus and reservations about some of the oral vaccines, which seem to be causing infection resurgences. As stated by Vaccine Alliance, however, in spite of the limited risk of polio vaccination, it will not be either prudent or practicable to cease the vaccination program until there is strong evidence the "All wild poliovirus transmission stopped"

sources:

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/polio_facts.pdf

http://www.vaccinealliance.org/Resources_Documents/Immunization_Focus/Downlo ad/Dec2002SpecialFeature.php

Internet proselytism criticisms

Criticism be emitted to the activity of Rotarians onto Internet. For example, on Misplaced Pages and until 2006, all texts presenting Rotary were all the same, based on the following Rotarian general structure and presentation (text, image, chapter, Paul Harris picture) that subsists in the Indonesian version.

See general structure of Rotary self-presentation on Indonesian wikipedia :

http://id.wikipedia.org/Rotary_Club
The only exception was the German wiki about Rotary, were it is notably

stated that German Rotary Clubs excluded Jew members in the years 1933-1938, links to "regular" (theist) freemasonry, and the discussion between NSDAP and Rotary International authorities about compliancy to the Hitlerian regime. According to the general behaviour charter of Rotary International itself, when the texts were edited in a way which cannot be admitted to be from a Rotarian authorized source, the logos and Paul Harrris pictures were generally withdrawed from the wikis, and restored to comply to the "fair use" wiki politic of logos.

Of course, with 4 millions members, -and developing even "virtual" Internet

Rotary Clubs -, Rotarians can statistically become Wikipedians, but since the Dianne Feinstein wiki affair, the general wiki line is to develop an equilibrated editorial line. Dianne Feinstein is Honorary Member of the California Rotary-Club

Links between service club members and extreme-right organizations

The german wikipedia mentions that german Rotary clubs, between 1934 and 1938, excluded jew members from Rotary clubs until 1938. As the NSDAP party saw international organisations as suspect, and Nazi Party declared incompatible both membership to Rotary and membership to NSDAP or official nazi functions. After four years of negotiations between the central headquarters in Chicago and the NSDAP party, club were closed and Charters withdrawed in 1938. Some clubs maintained an activity as "Friday Clubs". [RC Kiel-Freitagsgesellschaft].

Source :

http://de.wikipedia.org/Rotary_Club#Zur_Zeit_des_Nationalsozialismus

Some Famous Honorary Rotarians were close to the Ku-Klux-Klan, as Woodrow Wilson and the "Birth of a Nation", Harry Truman, when he began as a politician. This phenomenon can also be noticed for Lion's, with Senator Robert Byrd, who was member of the Ku Klux Klan. Another Famous Rotarian, Senator Jesse Helms, had nostalgic remembrances of segregation

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Famous Rotarians

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Honorary members

King Albert I of Belgium
Neil A. Armstrong, US astronaut
King Baudouin I of Belgium
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
George W. Bush, US President
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
Calvin Coolidge, US President
Augusto Pinochet, Chile, Chilean General
L. Gordon Cooper, US astronaut
Walt Disney, United States
Thomas A. Edison, US inventor
Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor
Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President
Dianne Feinstein, US Senator (D-CA)
Gerald R. Ford, US President
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
King Hassan II of Morocco
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer
Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealander first Mt. Everest climber
Herbert Hoover, US President
John F. Kennedy, US President
Larry King, award-winning broadcaster
Charles Lindberg, First Trans-Atlantic pilot
Douglas MacArthur, WWII US General
Richard Nixon, US President
John J. Pershing, WWI US General
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Ronald W. Reagan, US President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., First US astronaut in the space
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister
Harry S. Truman, US President
Woodrow Wilson, US President

Active members

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, former President of Iceland
Frank Borman, US astronaut
Prescott Bush, US Businessman
Richard E. Byrd, US admiral and the intrepid Arctic explorer
Jimmy Carter, US president
Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister
Tom DeLay, US Representative, United States
Soleiman Franjieh, President of Lebanon
Jesse Helms, US Senator, United States
Jim Leach, US Representative, United States
Thomas Mann, German novelist
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor
Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister of Republic of Czechoslovakia
Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, USA
Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Prize winner
Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer

See Rotary history for more. For an extensive list of famous Rotary Club members, see Category:Rotary Club members

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