Des Moines #27 The idea of rotary in Des Moines came from Dan Bonus, it was Bert Rainsburg, a printer and engraver at the "Register and Leader" newspapers, who gave it the thought and time to assure the club's founding and in generally recognized as the "Father of Rotary in Des Moines." more...
RGHF
WHY I AM A ROTARIAN
Ted Rose
Ted Rose
I joined Rotary in 1980 at the invitation of a business client who thought I would enjoy Thursday evening steak-and-potato dinner meetings and male camaraderie. In fact, I did.
But all that changed in 1984 when I made my first trip to Mexico. I met some very poor children in a tiny village on the slope of Colima's Volcano of Fire. In 1985 I invited my Rotary buddies to accompany me to throw a Fiesta for these children, and we invited the Colima Rotarians to help us. The "service" bug caught us all in its grips and my life has not been the same since. (more)
RGHF member Neshad Asllani
"BEYOND HISTORY," RGHF member activities
Send us your stories of Rotary involvement "Beyond History" and we may include that in a future issue.
RGHF member Neshad Asllani, Kosova, zone 20b, reports on a guide for social media
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