Service Above Self

Our club upholds this Rotary International motto in various ways.

For our Community: Highlighting Hands-On Community Service opportunities at nonprofit organizations represented by our members; Community Service grants; K-Park; two or three annual blood drives at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks.

For our Youth: Foreign Exchange Programs; Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA -- annual summer academies}; Interact Clubs in high schools

For our Friends:  Support to one another through the Family of Rotary and fellowship events that give us opportunity to make new friendships

For our World: Contributing to humanitarian projects in other countries by donations to the Rotary Foundation; supporting Rotary International's goal of eradicating polio (We're This Close) through our weekly Polio Plus raffle; raising money for water well and relief projects around the world through our annual World Community Service auction; support of our Tlaquepaque Twin Club in Mexico

Four-Way Test

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.

Of the things we think, say or do:
 
  • Is it the TRUTH?
  • Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  • Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  • Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?




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.




Avenues of Service
 
  • Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
  • Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in An Introduction to Vocational Service and the Code of Conduct.
  • Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest. Learn more in Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects.
  • International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
  • Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange.
  • We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.

K-Park

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Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast raised money to establish K-Park at Jordan Valley Park, an interactive sculpture park, as our Rotary International Centennial Project.  The park on the northwest corner of East Trafficway at Sherman Avenue was formally dedicated on May 21, 2005, with the Kinetic Man movable sculpture (seen in the photo at the left) as its first feature.   We continue to raise money to expand this "park within a park" to benefit the children of Springfield and surrounding areas.   K-Park now includes a climbing rock, a replica of the famous Springfield Wagon of the early 20th Century, and a picnic and activity area with tables covered by a colorful Rotary Blue and Yellow canopy.