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Rotaract began as a program of Rotary International, and its first club was founded in 1968 by Charlotte North Rotary Club, [37] located in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2019, Rotaract went from being a program of Rotary International to being a membership type of Rotary International, elevating its status to resemble that of Rotary clubs.
Rotary International is an international service organization based in Evanston, Illinois, US. Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians." Members of Rotary clubs are called "Rotarians." This is a list of notable current and former active and honorary members of Rotary International clubs:
He has also been a non-resident senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment's Democracy and Rule of Law Program, [4] a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. [4] [5] In 2011, he was appointed general secretary and CEO of Rotary International.
Rotary International leaders (35 P) R. Rotary clubs (3 P) Pages in category "Rotary International" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
By 1910, at least 15 new clubs had begun in major cities. That August, the existing 16 Rotary Clubs held a national convention in Chicago. There they unanimously chose to unify as the National Association of Rotary Clubs. Eventually, the organization became the International Association of Rotary Clubs, helping to realize Harris's dream worldwide.
The foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of US $26.50 to more than US $1 billion. It has one of the largest and most prestigious international fellowship programs in the world.
Kalyan Banerjee was the President of Rotary International, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world, for the year 2011–12.He took office on 1 July 2011 from Ray Klinginsmith. [2]
Nitish Chandra Laharry (1892–1964) was an Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer from Kolkata.He was the first person of Asian origin to be elected as the president of Rotary International and was the producer of the first motion picture of Bengal, Bilat Ferat. [1]