Raufoss Rotaryklubb
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Raufoss Rotaryklubb
Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul P. Harris.
Paul Harris at age 3, around the time he moved to his grandparents’ home.
Harris was born on 19 April 1868 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. At age 3, he moved to Wallingford, Vermont, where he grew up in the care of his paternal grandparents. He attended the University of Vermont and Princeton University and received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1891.
In 1896, Harris settled in Chicago and opened a law practice. Four years later, he met fellow attorney Bob Frank for dinner on Chicago’s North Side. They walked around the area, stopping at shops along the way. Harris was impressed that Frank was friendly with many of the shopkeepers. He had not seen this kind of camaraderie among businessmen since moving to Chicago and wondered if there was a way to channel it, because it reminded him of growing up in Wallingford.
“The thought persisted that I was experiencing only what had happened to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others in the great city. ... I was sure that there must be many other young men who had come from farms and small villages to establish themselves in Chicago. ... Why not bring them together? If others were longing for fellowship as I was, something would come of it.”
Jean and Paul Harris board a ship after visiting Rotary members in Bermuda, 1925.
Harris eventually persuaded several business associates to discuss the idea of forming an organization for local professionals. On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr’s office in downtown Chicago for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting.
In February 1907, Harris was elected the third president of the Rotary Club of Chicago. Toward the end of his presidency, he worked to expand Rotary beyond the city. Some club members resisted, not wanting to take on the additional financial burden. But Harris persisted, and by 1910, Rotary had expanded to several other major U.S. cities.
Harris recognized the need to form a national association with an executive board of directors. In August 1910, Rotarians held their first national convention in Chicago, where the 16 existing clubs unified as the National Association of Rotary Clubs (now Rotary International). The new association unanimously elected Harris as its president.
At the end of his second term as Rotary president, Harris resigned, citing ill health and the demands of his professional practice and personal life. He was elected president emeritus by convention action, a title he held until his death.
• Read about the education of Paul Harris
On the mid-1920s, Harris became actively involved in Rotary again, serving as the public face of the organization. To promote membership and service, he attended conventions and visited clubs throughout the world, often accompanied by his wife, Jean.
Harris died on 27 January 1947 in Chicago at age 78, after a prolonged illness. Before his death, he made it known that he preferred contributions to The Rotary Foundation in lieu of flowers. By coincidence, days before he died, Rotary leaders had committed to a major fundraising effort for the Foundation.
Upon news of his death, Rotary created the Paul Harris Memorial Fund as a way to solicit these donations. Rotarians were encouraged to commemorate the late founder of Rotary by contributing to the fund, which would be used for purposes dear to Harris’ heart. In the 18 months following his death, The Rotary Foundation received $1.3 million, which helped support the Foundation’s first program — scholarships for graduate study abroad.
13. juli 2025
1.juli var vi invitert til Kari og Jan Bark på terrassemøte «med nogo attåt» på hytta deres i Åsa ved Steinsfjorden. Her var det rigget til sommerfest på terrassen. Godt vær og god stemning.
4. juli 2025
Vi har satt sammen en beredskapskasse som kommer for salg 1. juli.
Salget av kassen vil være uten nevneverdig fortjeneste. Vi bringer kassa hjem til deg kostnadsfritt.
30. juni 2025
Klubben rundet av rotaryåret med en trivelig sommeravslutning på idylliske Raufoss Gård. President Kirsten ønsket 19 medlemmer og 8 gjester varmt velkommen – og med et glass kald musserende vin i hånden (en ekte «hanehale»!) var stemningen satt.........
19. juni 2025
Takket være mamma Anne-Torin, fikk Raufoss Rotaryklubb og Rotary Hunn/Gjøviks ungdomsskoleelever et fantastisk møte med astronauten Markus Wandt.....
15. juni 2025
Vi fikk en god innføring i det som skal bli det nye Meierikvartalet i Eina sentrum, ved byggherre Per Arne Jakobsen
22. mai 2025
Raufoss Rotaryklubb har satt sammen en beredskapskasse som kommer for salg i juni. Prosjektet er nøye planlagt og tilrettelagt slik at andre Rotaryklubber enkelt kan kopiere og komme i gang i sitt lokalmiljø!
4. mai 2025
Vår klubbs deltager Ole Christensen presenterte sine erfaringer ifra RYLA (Rotarys Ledelsesseminar for Ungdom) 2025 på Honne hotell og konferansesenter, Biri.
Han formidlet innholdet fra seminaret sammen med egne opplevelser fra arbeidslivet..........
1. mai 2025
Raufoss Rotary’s ivrige klubbmedlemmer har gjennomført årets ryddesjau i Fugleparken. Mange ivrige og arbeidslystne satte i gang den årlige vårpussen.
20. april 2025
19. april 1868 ble Rotarys grunnlegger Paul Harris født. Lite visste nok han om hva det skulle bli til da han samlet ei lita gruppe og startet Rotary! God påske!
https://www.rotary.org/en/history-paul-harris-rotary-founder
13. april 2025
Vi ble ønsket velkommen til PROFIL GRAFISK AS i bedriftens nybygg i Bøverbruvegen 17 på Reinsvoll av forretningsutvikler Kristian Hamar og bedriftens grunnlegger, Lars Helge Listerud.
Møtested: Frivilligsentralen, Raufoss gård
Adresse: Kirkevegen 2
Postnummer: 2830
Sted: Raufoss
Land: NO
Møtedag: Tirsdag
Møtetid: 19:00
Møtespråk: no
