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 168 countries. Our membership represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women. Rotary Clubs meet weekly and are non-political, non-religious and open to all cultures, races and creeds. Through fundraising efforts, the Montpelier Rotary Club has contributed thousands of dollars annually to Central Vermont organizations, as well as humanitarian projects around the world. In addition, over the past 10 years the club has made scholarship commitments in excess of $180,000 to area high school students who exemplify the ideals of Rotary.