Rotary
is an organization of business and professional leaders
united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage
high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build
goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 200 countries
worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to
more than 32,000 Rotary clubs. Currently The South Hill
Rotary Club has 53 Active members who focus on our local
community and believe in the motto "Service Above Self".
Rotary
Day Proclamation
Mayor
Earl Horne of the Town of South Hill Proclaimed February 23,
2010 as Rotary Day in South Hill. This is a celebration of
Rotary's 105th birthday and a recognition of
The
South Hill Rotary Club and it's 82 year history. Also on
February 16th the Town of South Hill celebrated it's 109th
birthday. These dates are very significant for both and show
a long standing relationship between Rotary and the Town of
South Hill. 19 of the clubs 53 members attended the signing.
South
Hill Celebrating 82 Years
The South
Hill Rotary Club was chartered in August 1928 as a member
club of Rotary International with 22 active members that
represented the various local businesses and community organizations.
The club was sponsored by the Petersburg Rotary Club and has
continued its service to the South Hill area since that
time.
Currently the
club is celebrating 82 years of service with 53 active
members and 5 honorary members. The club proudly represents
that there are 4 active members with a total of 209 years of Rotary Service. Our roster indicates by each members name
the year which they joined the South Hill Rotary Club and an
asterisk by the name indicates that
they are Paul Harris Fellows. The club has established a primary focus of
its projects on education in the community and on clean
water internationally.
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians
were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their
professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and
quoted statements of business ethics is "The 4-Way Test".
Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor, who later served as RI president,
created the Test in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of
a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word code of ethics
for employees to follow in their business and professional lives
became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all
relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the
company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary
in 1943, the "4-Way Test" has been translated into
more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways.
