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Map of the presence of Rotary International. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The self-declared mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders". [1]
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]
[1] Rotary Club of SoHo Hong Kong [2] is a Rotary Club under Rotary International District 3450. The club was chartered by Charter President Chris Tsang on 1 May 2012 and officially registered as a registered society under the Societies Ordinance of the Laws of Hong Kong in April 2013.
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.
Ambassadorial Scholarships (founded 1947) was a program of the Rotary Foundation.The program ended in 2013 and was replaced by the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship, which expands on the Ambassadorial mission, by now ensuring that every Rotary Scholar advance Rotary's International mission to " promote service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace." .
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Virendra Prabhakar (15 August 1928 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian press photojournalist, cited by the Limca Book of Records as the longest serving press photojournalist. [1] 14,458 published news photos have been credited to him. [2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1982. [3]
The construction of the observatory was principally funded in cash and kind from the Campbelltown Branch of Rotary International and other local organisations. [4] It was opened on 15 July 2000 by the Hon. Michael Knight (MP for Campbelltown and Minister for the 2000 Olympics) on a small hilltop on land at the rear of the University of Western Sydney Campbelltown Campus.