" Some Interesting Rotary Facts "
1. HISTORY OF ROTARY :-
Many of us would Know :
On 23rd Feb 1905 Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, Gustavus Loehr assembled a Room 711, Unity Building, where Paul mooted an idea and others nodded their head in Unison for a new kind of club. This could be treated as the meeting of the first Rotary club,
Not many would know :
Two of the forefathers of Rotary had only a short Rotary Life. Gus left the club very next year due to problems in his business. Hiram Shorey was elected as recording secretary of the club at third meeting, but he dropped out of the club and never really served as recording secretary.
If two of the four founder members of an organisation leave within an year, one can imagine how discouraging it would have been. But inspite of this early shock, the organisation grew to all parts of the world and has completed more than 105 years.
2. 100th RI PRESIDENT :-
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RI President Kalyan Banerjee is the third Indian to be the President of Rotary International.
Not many would know :
He is the 100th President of Rotary International. Paul Harris was the first RI President and only President who served two years from 1910-12.
3. MORE PHF'S THAN ROTARIANS :-
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There are 1.2 million Rotarians Worldwide. As of July 1 2011, there are 12,21,610 rotarians from 34,244 clubs and 530 districts all over the world.
Not many would know :
There are more Paul Harris Fellows (PHFs) than Rotarians. As of 30th June 2011, there are 13,04,583 Paul Harris Fellows and 14,195 Major Donors.
4. HISTORIC RYLA
Many of us would Know :
RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is organised by several districts in the world including ours. In our district there are typically 200-300 delegates participating in this every year. Last year it was organised at Sonepat.
Not many would know :
District 3190 created a unique History by holding RYLA with 25102 school students participating on 18th August 2011 in a six hour session from 9.30 am-3.30 pm. It involved 100+ schools, 500+ classrooms, 41 of the 55 Bangalore Rotary Clubs, 650+ rotarians, annes, innerwheel, rotaractors etc,
Rotary Regards,
(Rtn. Vikas Kumar)
Hon. Club Secretary, 2011-12,
Rotary Club of Delhi Riverside, Dist 3010.
Mobile :- 98103-16383
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