Rotary clubs celebrate World Polio Day October 24th, marking 95th anniversary of the birth of Jonas Salk, developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine.

Rotary Club of Bellevue, Iowa

Rotary Clubs world wide have propelled Rotary's $200 Million Challenge almost to the midpoint in funding.

Would-be rescuers work on the ruins of a school in Port-au-Prince in which as many as 200 people are believed trapped.

Help save lives - Donate to ServeHaiti.org

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.

Bellevue Rotary Club
Organized: February 15, 1951
Admitted to Rotary International: March 5, 1951
Sponsoring Club: Maquoketa, Iowa