About Rotary

RI 2008-2009 Theme

Rotary is the world's oldest service organization. Our members' service benefits the Burleson, Texas community, Rotary District 5790, and Rotary International's worldwide efforts.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

The Burleson Rotary Club was chartered in 1982. The club maintains approximately 75 members. It is a part of Rotary District 5790.



Object of Rotary


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;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.



Rotary's founding fathers

To learn more about Rotary, explore Rotary International and Rotary District 5790.