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1905
Chicago attorney Paul Harris organized the first Rotary meeting on 23
February, leading to formation of the Rotary Club of Chicago.
1906
Rotary Club of Chicago provides a public toilet outside City Hall,
Rotarys first community service project.
1910/11
Paul Harris elected first president of National Association of Rotary
Clubs at the first Rotary Convention.
1911/13
Clubs formed in Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland; organization changes
to International Association of Rotary Clubs.
1915/16
Club chartered in Cuba, the first non-English-speaking Rotary country.
1916/17 -
President Arch Klumph proposes establishing an endowment fund, precursor
to the Rotary Foundation.
1937-
Fayette
Rotary Club Chartered on February 18.
1942/43
Rotary conference in London on education and cultural exchange sets
stage for UNESCO.
1945/46
Forty-nine Rotarians help draft the UN charger.
1946/47
Founder Paul Harris dies in Chicago: outpouring of funds from Rotarians
used to establish fellowship program.
1948/49
First 18 Rotary Fellows study abroad, a precursor of Ambassadorial
Scholars.
1962/63
First Interact Club formed in Melbourne, Florida, USA. World
Community Service program Launched.
1965/66
Special Grants (now Matching Grants) and Group Study Exchange program
begin.
1968/69
Rotaract program launched.
1979/80
Foundation grant to immunized six million Philippine children against
polio sets stage for PolioPlus.
1984/85
Rotary launches PolioPlus program and campaign to raise US$120,000,000.
to immunize all the children of the world.
1986/87
Rotary Village Corps program (now Rotary Community Corps) established.
1987/88
Through the PolioPlus campaign, Rotarians raise US$247,000,000.
1988/89
First women join Rotary. Rotary returns to Hungary and Poland.
1994/95
Western Hemisphere declared polio-free.
1998/99
Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict
resolution established.
2000/01
Western Pacific region declared Polio-free.
2002/03
Rotary launches a second polio eradication fundraising campaign to help
fill a critical funding need. Rotarians raise over US$129,000,000. *
2004/05
Clubs celebrate Rotarys centennial by launching hundreds of
Centennial Community Projects and contributing thousands of volunteer
hours.
*By the time the
world is certified polio-free, Rotarys contributions to the global
polio eradication effort will exceed US$600,000,000."
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