The Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary Club is composed of community-minded professionals who have accepted the ideal of service as a basis of for attaining fulfillment in their professional, personal, and community lives.
The Rotary motto “Service above Self” is the thread that runs through Rotary International and unites likeminded individuals in thought and action.
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:
- The development of acquaintance for the opportunity of service.
- High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
- The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his personal, business and community life.
- The advancement of international understanding, good will, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
As a global network that strives to build a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change, Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Rotary will cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture in which people from underrepresented groups have greater opportunities to participate as members and leaders.