[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9078-9079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DAY

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H. Res. 
142, celebrating and honoring Rotary International with a day of 
recognition.
  As a Rotary member and past president of my hometown club, I can 
attest to the remarkable accomplishments of Rotary International, which 
was founded over 100 years ago, the world's first service club, and is 
now one of the largest nonprofit service organizations in the world. 
``Service above Self,'' the club's motto, has inspired members to 
provide humanitarian assistance and promote international good will. 
Rotary International funds club projects and sponsors volunteers around 
the community and worldwide. In 1985, Rotary International launched 
Polio Plus and spearheaded efforts to immunize the children of the 
world against polio. Since then, polio cases have dropped 99 percent, 
and the world now stands on the threshold of eradicating this dreaded 
disease.
  Mr. Speaker, Rotarians live by the 4-way test: Is it the truth? Is it 
fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? 
And will it be beneficial to all concerned?
  Would not we all be better off if we adopted this creed? 
Congratulations Rotary International.

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