the beginning ....

The first Rotary club was organized in Chicago in 1905, by Paul P. Harris.

The club, with four members, met in rotation at the offices of the members - thus the name Rotary.

Growth began immediately. Less that 15 years later there were over 1,000 clubs around the world.

Rotary is an International Organization

There are over 29,000 clubs

grouped into 530 districts

in over 168 countries through- out the world.

Membership is over 1.2 million