100 Years of Rotary InternationalPrint Page
The plaque commemorates 100 years of community service by Rotary International.
Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. It is a secular organization open to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference.
The first Rotary Club was formed when attorney Paul P. Harris called together a meeting of three business acquaintances in downtown Chicago, at Harris' friend Gustave E. Loehr's office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on February 23, 1905.
Location
Address: | Murray & Union Streets, Pioneer Park, Gawler, 5118 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.596239 Long: 138.749742 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Actual Event Start Date: | 23-February-1905 |
Actual Event End Date: | 23-February-2005 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 25th February, 2005 |
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Celebrating 100 years of service by Rotary International
23 February 2005
President A. Harris Secretary R. Clinch