{"id":438,"date":"2016-04-25T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T23:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2016-06-28T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T18:52:04","slug":"object-of-rotary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elkridgerotaryclub.org\/index.php\/object-of-rotary\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of Rotary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b>FIRST:<\/b> The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b>SECOND:<\/b> High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian\u2019s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b>THIRD:<\/b> The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian\u2019s personal, business, and community life;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b>FOURTH:<\/b> The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/francis-scott-key-bridge-hr-for-ron\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.elkridgerotaryclub.org\/index.php\/object-of-rotary\/francis-scott-key-bridge-hr-for-ron\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?fit=6016%2C3384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6016,3384\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DEV-50V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465295440&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Francis Scott Key Bridge  HR for Ron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore, MD&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=840%2C473\" alt=\"Francis Scott Key Bridge\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elkridgerotaryclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Francis-Scott-Key-Bridge-HR-for-Ron.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 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