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Rotary International is an international service organization based in Evanston, Illinois, US. Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians." This is a list of notable current and former active and honorary members of Rotary International clubs:
A District Governor (DG), who is an officer of Rotary International and represents the RI board of directors in the field, leads their respective Rotary district. Each DG is nominated by the clubs of their district, and elected by all the clubs meeting in the annual RI District Conference held each year.
He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for the past 33 years, serving as president in 1987 and Governor for Rotary District 7120, which includes Brockport, for 2002–2003. Don is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the Rochester area. Don celebrated 50 years at Channel 13 in June 2016.
Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth program in 1968 [1] at Charlotte North Rotary Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and has grown into a major organization of ~9,000 clubs and nearly 120,000 members in 189 countries and geographic areas. [2]
Dr. Sylvia Whitlock (left), Rotary International event, September 17, 2012. In 1987, Whitlock became president of the Rotary Club of Duarte making her the first woman to hold such a position within Rotary International. The chapter's charter had previously been revoked in 1978 after they violated Rotary International policy by admitting women.
Many Rotarians are involved in various aspects of the youth exchange program, including student selection, compliance with immigration and Rotary regulations, hosting, and supporting students. A Rotary Club and Rotary District in each student's home country sponsors them, and a Rotary Club and Rotary District in their host country hosts them. [1]
The first Ruritan Club, the Holland Ruritan Club, was founded on April 16, 1928 at the Hollland Hotel in Holland, Virginia, now part of Suffolk, Virginia. [2] [3] [4] Its founders, Thomas V. Downing and Jack Gwaltney, wanted to established a civic organization for rural communities.
Land was purchased by Rotary Club of Oak Park–River Forest (IL) and donated to their local Scout council in the 1920s. In 1945 it was sold to the State of Michigan and became part of Warren Dunes State Park. [47] Charles Howell Scout Reservation: Detroit Area Council (Michigan Crossroads Council) Brighton: Closed: Located on Brighton Lake ...