1. Club Service , Rotary's first Avenue of Service regarded by many Rotarian leaders as the most important part of the club mechanism, because, without a vitally functioning club, little else can be performed via the other Avenues of Service. A significant distinction between Club Service and other avenues is that Club Service is directed toward the internal functioning of the club - to maintain its health and vigour - while the others are directed outward toward the local community and the larger world in which we live.

The purpose of Club Service is to foster the successful administration of a Rotary Club. Members do this by regularly attending meetings, sponsoring new members, participating in club fellowship, taking part in programmes, serving on committees and on the club's board of directors informing the public about the Object of Rotary, speaking at other clubs, attending intercity meetings and district conferences, and helping to organize new Rotary Clubs.

2. Vocational Service The crowning fortune of a man is to be born to some pursuit which finds his employment and happiness, whether it be to make baskets, or broadswords, or canals, or statues or songs.

Vocational Service, the second of the four Avenues of Service, is an obligation of all Rotarians which, because it is frequently misunderstood, has also been frequently neglected. For many years, Vocation Service was solely a personal responsibility - one that required individual Rotarians to represent their vocations within their clubs and uphold high ethical standards in the workplace. In 1987 the RI board adopted the following statement, which substantially expanded the scope of Vocational Service to require collective club activities as well as the traditional commitment.

The New RI Policy On Vocational Service Vocational Service is the way Rotary fosters and supports the application of the ideas of the ideas of Service in pursuit of all vocations.

Inherent in the Vocational Service ideal are:

Adherence to and promotion of, the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including faithfulness and fidelity to employers, employees, and associates, fair treatment of them and of competitors, the public and all those with whom one has any business or professional relationships;

The recognition of the worthiness to society of all useful occupations, not just one's own or those which are pursued by Rotarians;

The contribution of one's vocation talents to the problems and needs of society.

3.Community Service includes the scope of activities which Rotarians undertake to improve the quality of life in their community. Many official Rotary programs are intended to meet community needs, whether it be to promote literacy, help the elderly or disabled, combat urban violence or provide opportunities for local youth.

4. International Service describes the activities which Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. The spread of Rotary clubs across the globe allows for the concerted Rotary support of humanitarian efforts worldwide.