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James Cash Penney, founder of the J.C. Penney's department stores, Rotary Club of New York, NY [3] [2] Emilio Pucci, fashion designer and politician, Rotary Club of Florence, Italy [3] [2] Roberto Pontremoli, the founder of the Rotary Club International of Milan, is an important italian insurer.
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]
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]
Sylvia Whitlock was born in New York City and educated in Kingston, Jamaica. She returned to New York City after high school and earned a B.A. in Psychology from Hunter College. She later moved to California where she earned a master's degree in Education from Cal Poly, Pomona and a Ph.D. in education from Claremont Graduate School.
A 2014 Cape Cod Commission report identified Bourne Rotary as a Barnstable County high-crash location using 2006 to 2008 state transportation data. Bourne Rotary $1.8M upgrade begins this spring ...
The Rotary Club of Manila is the first and oldest Rotary Club in Asia. After its establishment, the Rotary Club of Manila sponsored other organizations, including the Rotary Club of Cebu (1932), the Rotary Club of Iloilo (1933), the Community Chest Foundation, the Philippine Band of Mercy (1937), the Philippine Safety Council, and the Boy Scouts of America Philippine Islands Council (1923).
The ‘Brat Pack’ is a term coined by a 1985 New York Magazine article, referring to the up-and-coming young actors that starred in ‘80s hits like The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire.
This Committee was open to all members and their noon meetings began tradition of club luncheon meetings. Harris had great ambitions for Rotary's growth, and very early in the organization's history new clubs were started, first on the west coast, and then all over the US and in Europe. By 1910, at least 15 new clubs had begun in major cities.