During the month of February in a visit to San Pedro Sula we became aware of a severe need for hospital beds throughout Honduras. MESA has shipped over 200 beds YTD. Pictured are beds which were placed in Progresso Hospital in Honduras. Our partner club Usula Rotario has surveyed the need in seven different areas of San Pedro Sula. Our current need is for 400 beds.

The same trip produced a situation at the Autonomous University a public university in San Pedro Sula where Dental Students are being taught dentistry. Students were using plastic chairs tilted back and held up by 2 X 4’s to have a fellow student available for practical hands on training. MESA found 21 dental chairs and shipped them in September. Some of the chairs are pictured here.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standard in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 166 countries.

Members of a Rotary club are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world. If you would like to be considered for membership by Lima Rotary, visit our meetings and complete a Prospective Member Contact Form.

Rotary was started in 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary" derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices. Click here for more information on the history of Rotary.

The Rotary motto is "Service above Self"

Striving for the highest ethical standards in their personal and professional lives each Rotarian strives to use the following Rotary 4-way test:

"Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

Rotary Minute

Why are you a Rotarian? What does Service Above Self mean to you?
How can you get more involved?

Hear answers to these questions and more from Rotarians around the world with Rotary Minute. Each month, we’ll feature a new video about a topic of interest to you. Embed these videos on your club and district Web sites to share them with fellow club members, potential members, and the community.

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The term "Four Avenues of Service" is frequently used in Rotary to refer to the four elements of the Object of Rotary: Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service and International Service.

The concept of the "Four Avenues of Service" has been accepted by all Rotarians as a means to describe the primary areas of Rotary activity.

CLUB SERVICE...

involves all of the activities necessary for Rotarians to perform their club function successfully.

VOCATIONAL SERVICE...

is a description of the opportunity each Rotarian has to represent the dignity and utility of one's vocation to other members of the club.

COMMUNITY SERVICE...

pertains to those activities that Rotarians undertake to improve the quality of life in their community. It frequently involves assistance to youth, the aged, handicapped and others who look to Rotary as a source of hope for a better life.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE...

describes the many programs and activities that Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. International Service projects are designed to meet humanitarian needs of people in many lands.

When Rotarians understand and travel down the "Four Avenues of Service," the Object of Rotary takes on even greater meaning.