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RESOLUTION 23-34 - ROTARY'S COMMUNITY
SERVICE POLICY

Rotary's community service policy,says:

"Accordingly, corporate action by Ro-
tary clubs is not prohibited; but und-
er the safeguards provided herein and
for the purpose of creating esprit de
corps in the club itself, it ‘is desir-
able that every Rotary club have some
community service activity requiring
the collective cooperation of all its
members, in addition to its program
for the stimulation of the club  wmem-
bers to ine vidual service within the
community."

Occasionally questions arise concern-
ing this community service policy of
Rotary. Sometimes the paragraphs of
Resolution 23-34 fail to answer these
questions adequately. Questions per-
taining to definite activities in va-
rious communities cannot well be an-
swered by same eg rule. Circum-

stances differ in various communities
and for that reason Rotary Internat ion-
al does not attempt to ‘say just. what
activities should be corporate ‘and

What should be individual.

Service Activities

However, in order to somewhat ia! ify
the above policy arid to encourage Ro-
tary club participation in the present
emergency, at its June, 1942, meeting
the R.I. Board of Directors gave spec-
ial’ attention to the subject when it
expressed the decision that the* ‘above
resolution “does not limit the activi-
ties of Rotary clubs as many Rotary
clubs have interpreted it;" and empha-
sized the necessity for elabs "taking
greater part in objective activities,”
and further stated “that all avenues
of disseminating information be
used to ... inspire Rotarians in doing
those things which will bring about
greater Fer eset Peron of Rover TSns in
service activities. "

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