Rotary is an organization of business and professional men and women worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace throughout the world. More than 1,000,000 service minded leaders belonging to more than 27,000 Rotary Clubs in 187 countries and geographic areas. Service to youth through support for schools, scouts and other youth organizations through counseling programs. Service to the disabled through medical treatment, rehabilitation training, workshops and recreational opportunities. Vocational service by promoting high ethical and vocational standards in the business and professional world. Youth Exchange - a program that annually sends more than 8,000 young people of secondary age abroad for a school year or a summer program. Rotary supports the Polio Plus Program by donating millions of dollars worldwide to eradicate the dreaded disease polio. Rotary Foundation, established in 1917, is spending $70 million annually to promote international understanding through educational and humanitarian programs. Awards annually 1,000 international scholarships and international exchange awards to approximately 2,500 young professional and business people.