; Whereas Rotary’s 1,400,000 members believe we have a shared responsibility to take action on the world’s most persistent issues with sustainable, community-based solutions; and Whereas 46,000 Rotary clubs invest hundreds of millions of dollars and countless volunteer hours to provide clean water and sanitation, support education, prevent and treat disease, save mothers and children, grow local economies, promote peace, protect the environment, and end polio worldwide: Now, therefore, be it