The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to support the efforts of Rotary 
International in the fulfillment of the Object of Rotary, Rotary's mission, and the achievement of world understanding 
and peace through local, national, and international humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs.

In 2004-05, The Rotary Foundation received contributions totaling US$117.9 million and spent $110.2 million in 
support of humanitarian and educational programs implemented by clubs and districts. Contributions from Rotarians go 
into one of three main funds:

       Annual Programs Fund, which provides grants and awards through Foundation programs

       Permanent Fund, an endowment from which only a portion of the earnings are spent in support of 
             Foundation programs, ensuring the long-term viability of the Foundation

       PolioPlus Fund, which supports Rotary's dream of a polio-free world

Every dollar contributed by Rotarians funds the humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and program 
operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out many worthy projects worldwide. 
To maintain sufficient funding for these vital programs, the Foundation launched the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) 
initiative, designed to increase annual giving to $100 per capita or more. 

The Vinitian

Chartered 1919

Vinita, Oklahoma

District 6110

Club #2502

www.VinitaRotary.org

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

Gary Maxey has served as Associate District Judge for Craig County from 2003 to present. He was Special District Judge for Garfield County from 1995 to 2003. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1982 and to the State Bar of Texas in 1988 and is presently a member of the Craig County Bar Association. From 1988 to 1992, he was State Representative for District 40 in Enid, Oklahoma. He also served as First Assistant District Attorney for Garfield County from 1992 to 1995.

Judge Maxey is a graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law, 1982; Oklahoma State University, 1977; and Enid High School, 1973.

Gary and his wife Debbie and their sons, Morgan 17 and Garret 15, moved to Vinita in August, 2003 from Enid. They have two adult daughters, Tabitha and Kelsi. They are members of the First United Methodist Church of Vinita.

He is also a member of Garfield Masonic Lodge 501 and the Scottish Rite of Oklahoma, Valley of Guthrie. He is a member of the Vinita Rotary club and on the board of the Craig County Children's Clinic. Gary is also Vice President for the Oklahoma Judicial Conference Executive Board.

Throughout Rotary's history, several basic principles have been developed to guide Rotarians in achieving the ideal of service and high ethical standards.

Object of Rotary

First formulated in 1910 and adapted through the years as Rotary's mission expanded, the Object of Rotary provides a succinct definition of the organization's purpose as well as the club member's responsibilities.

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.