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ABC's of Rotary


Some Rotary "Firsts" .

  • The first Rotary club meeting was in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 February 1905. 
  • The first regular luncheon meetings were in Oakland, California, chartered in 1909. 
  • The first Rotary convention was in Chicago in 1910. 
  • The first Rotary club outside of the United States was chartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1910. 
  • The first Rotary club outside of North America was chartered in Dublin, Ireland, in 1911. 
  • The first Rotary club in a non-English-speaking country was in Havana, Cuba, in 1916. 
  • The first Rotary club in South America was chartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1918. 
  • The first Rotary club in Asia was chartered in Manila, Philippines, in 1919. 
  • The first Rotary club in Africa was chartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1921. 
  • The first Rotary club in Australia was chartered in Melbourne in 1921. (Original idea from "Scandal Sheet")
Posted by Angela Williamson
February 18, 2019 10:00am

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