tarian to his personal, business and
community life.”

Community Service Principles

In carrying out this object Rotary
clubs have developed various com-
munity activities affording opportuni-
ties for service by their members. There
are no rules for an individual Rotary
club in the selection of community
service activities, but the following
principles are suggested by experience:

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Community Cooperation

Because of the limited member-
ship of Rotary, only in a community
where there is no adequate civic or
other organization in a position to
speak for the whole community
should a Rotary club engage in a
general community service activity
that requires for its success active
cooperation of the entire citizenship.

Chamber of Commerce

Where a chamber of commerce
exists, a Rotary club should not
trespass upon or assume its func-
tions, but Rotarians, as individuals
committed to and trained in the
principle of service, should be mem-
bers of and active in their respective
chambers of commerce.
citizens, they should be interested
in every general community service
activity, and as far as their abilities
permit contribute thereto.

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Endorsements

As a rule, a Rotary club should
not endorse any project, no matter
how meritorious, unless the club is
prepared and willing to assume all or
a definite part of the financial and

other responsibility for the accom
plishment of that which it endorses.
Publicity

A Rotary club, in selecting an ac-
tivity, should seek primarily the op-
portunity to serve. While a club
may initiate and lead in a movement,
it should endeavor to secure the co-
operation of all other organizations

that ought to be interested and
should seek to give them full credit.
Avoiding Duplication

A Rotary club should avoid dupli-
cation of effort, and in general
should not engage in an_ activity
that is already being well: handled
by some other agency.

Securing Cooperation

In all its activities, a Rotary club
acts best and is most successful as an
instigator. A Rotary club may dis-
cover a need but, where the respon-
sibility is that of the entire com-
munity, it should attempt to awaken
others to the need, seeking to arouse
the community to its responsibilities.
the club assuming leadership where
necessary.

Individual or Group

Activities which enlist the in-
dividual efforts of all Rotarians are
more in accord with the spirit of
Rotary than those requiring cor-
porate action by the club as a whole.
This does not mean, however, that
corporate action is prohibited. On
the contrary, it is desirable that every
Rotary club have some community
service activity requiring the collec-
tive cooperation of all of its members.
The collective community service ac-

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