About Rotary

Rotary International is service organization of 32,000 clubs and over 1.2 million members in over 160 countries world-wide. It is a non-religious organization open to all persons, regardless of race, color, or creed. Our members, known as Rotarians, have the stated purpose of bringing together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Members of each club usually meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The event is both social and an opportunity to organize work on their service goals.

The most notable project of Rotary International is PolioPlus which is working towards the global eradication of polio. Since beginning the project in 1985, Rotarians have contributed over $600M and tens of thousands of volunteer-hours to the cause. This had led to the inoculation of more than two billion of the world's children. Inspired by Rotary's commitment, the World Health Organization passed a resolution in 1988 to eradicate polio by 2000. Now in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rotary is recognized by the United Nations as the key private partner in the eradication effort.

For more information on the Rotary Club of La Jolla, the Rotary Club of Tijuana, or Rotary International, please click on the links to the right.