75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                       House Resolution 2
 
Sponsored by Representative HUNT; Representatives BARNHART,
  BERGER, BEYER, GILMAN, KENNEMER, RICHARDSON, RILEY, STIEGLER,
  WHISNANT
 
 
  Whereas Rotary International, founded on February 23, 1905, in
Chicago, Illinois, was the first nonprofit service organization
in the world, and remains one of the world's largest such
organizations; and
  Whereas there are over 1.2 million professional and business
leaders participating as Rotary club members in over 32,000 clubs
in 200 regions and countries; and
  Whereas the Rotary motto 'Service Above Self' inspires members
to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards
and promote goodwill and peace in the world; and
  Whereas Rotary International funds the projects of individual
clubs and sponsors volunteers who have community expertise to
provide medical supplies, health care, clean water, food
production, job training and education to millions who are in
need, particularly in developing countries; and
  Whereas in 1985, Rotary launched PolioPlus and spearheaded
efforts with the World Health Organization, the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF to immunize
the children of the world against polio; and
  Whereas polio cases have dropped by 99 percent since 1988, and
the world stands on the threshold of eradicating the disease; and
  Whereas Rotary is the world's largest privately-funded source
of scholarships for international study and promotes
international understanding through scholarships, exchange
programs and humanitarian grants; and
  Whereas since 1947, more than 47,000 students from 110
countries have studied abroad as Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars;
and
  Whereas Rotary's Group Study Exchange program has helped more
than 57,000 young professionals explore their career fields in
other countries; and
  Whereas 7,000 secondary school students each year experience
life in another country through Rotary's Youth Exchange Program;
and
  Whereas there are 131 Rotary clubs throughout Oregon that
sponsor service projects to address such critical issues as
poverty, health, hunger, illiteracy and the environment in their
local communities and abroad; now, therefore,
 
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
  Oregon:
 
  That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the
Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly, on the occasion of the 104th
anniversary of the founding of Rotary International, extend our
gratitude and best wishes to all Oregon Rotarians who so
dutifully serve their fellow citizens.
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                                  Adopted by House February 23,
                                              2009
 
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                                      Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                        Speaker of House
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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