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Greetings! 
RGHF presents: Rotary Global History Fellowship Day
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Why I am a Rotarian |
In 1905, Paul Harris of Chicago gathered a group of representative business and professional men in friendship and fellowship to form the first Rotary Club. That same year, the Lewis and Clark Centennial World's Fair and Exposition, a world-class event, was held in Portland, Oregon in celebration of the 100 year-old trek west of those two pioneers. Among the visitors was Phillip Grossmayer, a young insurance executive and a resident of Leadville, Colorado, who liked what he saw in Portland. Phil went back to Colorado to sell his insurance agency, and in 1906 moved to the Rose City to start a new insurance business. He didn't know a soul in Portland. More... |
RGHF Editorial Writer Frank Deaver, USA | Why I Am A Rotarian - -
Frank Deaver, Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa, AL (USA)
Rotary changed my life, re-directed my career, and opened to me a world (literally!) of opportunity. As a university journalism professor (now retired), one of my favorite classes was "International Media," which correlated marvelously with Rotary and the RI Foundation. In 1975, I was tapped to lead a Group Study Exchange team to Sweden. Vocational days with media people of that society introduced me to both Rotary and journalism activity, and enhanced what I could share with my students. More |
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