[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 55 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 55

       Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rotary International.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2005

 Mr. Sherman (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rotary International.

Whereas Rotary International, founded on February 23, 1905, is a worldwide 
        organization of business and professional leaders that provides 
        humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all 
        vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world;
Whereas approximately 1,200,000 Rotarians belong to more than 31,000 Rotary 
        clubs located in 166 countries;
Whereas nearly 400,000 Rotarians in more than 7,500 Rotary clubs in the United 
        States voluntarily support thousands of humanitarian and educational 
        projects to benefit communities in this Nation and abroad;
Whereas Rotarians are committed to the motto ``Service Above Self'' and to ``The 
        Four-Way Test'' of business ethics, a philosophy that encourages truth, 
        fairness, goodwill, and mutual benefit in all professional actions;
Whereas Rotarians support efforts to provide educational opportunities and to 
        meet basic human needs because these efforts are essential steps to 
        greater world understanding, goodwill, and peace;
Whereas the founding of Rotary International encouraged the creation and 
        expansion of service clubs in the 20th century, and these service clubs 
        generated a formalized spirit of community voluntarism in the United 
        States;
Whereas the PolioPlus program, created by Rotary International to eradicate the 
        dreaded disease of polio, has helped to vaccinate more than 
        2,000,000,000 children against the disease;
Whereas Rotary International is the only nongovernmental organization to join in 
        partnership with the World Health Organization, the United Nations 
        Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention to achieve the goal of the total eradication of polio in 
        2005;
Whereas the work of Rotary International for the eradication of polio is an 
        outstanding and noteworthy humanitarian effort by a nonprofit 
        organization; and
Whereas February 23, 2005, marks the centennial anniversary of Rotary 
        International: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 100th anniversary of Rotary 
        International and commends Rotary International for a century 
        of humanitarian service;
            (2) acknowledges the important service and contributions of 
        Rotary International to local communities and the world; and
            (3) expresses its appreciation for the significant 
        contributions of Rotary International to achieving a 99 percent 
        reduction of polio in the world, and looks forward to 
        celebrating the global eradication of polio in 2005.
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