75th Anniversary of Rotary InternationalPrint Page
A monument commemorates the 75th anniversary of 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: | Kelsall Street & Rainbow Road, Warracknabeal, 3393 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.245976 Long: 142.394886 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1905 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1980 |
Dedication
Plaque:
This Monument
Was Erected By
The Rotary Club Of Warracknabeal
To Commemorate
THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
1905 - 1980
Anniversary Chairman, P. P. Stan Deans
Committee :
P. P., P. D. G. Ray Graetz *
P. P. Orm Gould *
Lindsay Smale
Club President. Clem Quick
(* Paul Harris Fellows)