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.
18. februar 2022
Åshild åpnet møte med å tenne lys for Fred og Vennskap, og hun leste noen ord om hva som forventes av oss som rotarymedlemmer. Hovedtemaet ble viet Rotarys egoforedrag ved Brit E. Napstad. (foto)
26. desember 2021
Det kan være tungt for mange i disse coronatider. Da er det viktig å ikke bli i dårlig humør eller deprimert..........
18. desember 2021
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25. november 2021
IMPONERENDE!
Rotaryklubben fikk omvisning på den nye Brannstasjonen i Vestre Toten kommune. Leder for beredskapsavdelingen Trond Granlund fortalte historien bak det nye bygget og viste oss rundt. Klikk på overskrift for å lese referat fra møtet.
18. november 2021
President Åshild ønsket alle velkommen og tente lys for fred og vennskap samtidig som Rotarys formål ble sitert.
Kveldens tema: Årsmøte. Klikk på overskrift for å lese referat fra møtet.
3. november 2021
Guri Westby Haugen arbeider som sykepleier ved Unicare Steffensrud, Bøverbru. Hun har alltid hatt musikk som hobby. Guri studerte Musikkbasert miljøbehandling i Levanger 2019. Klikk overskriften og les mer.....
20. oktober 2021
President Aashild åpnet festkvelden med å tenne tre lys for vennskap, fred og glede etter å ha ønsket alle velkommen. Klikk på overskriften for å lese mer.
14. oktober 2021
Den ble etablert i 1990 og utvikler programvare og nye løsninger for bedrifter. Første generasjon i program var en dataløsning for bransjen motorsykkelbedrifter hvor nå 80% av slike bedrifter i landet er tilknyttet.
13. oktober 2021
Raufoss Rotaryklubb gratulerer vår president Åshild Lundgaard, som fikk tildelt en velfortjent PHF med to safirer under Distriktskonferansen for distrikt d2305 som ble avviklet på Lillehammer.
18. august 2021
President Åshild ønsket velkommen til møtet, spesielt gjester og foredragsholder. Hun tente lys for fred og vennskap mens hun siterte fra Rotarys formål. Klikk på overskrift og les mer.
Møtested: Frivilligsentralen, Raufoss gård
Adresse: Kirkevegen 2
Postnummer: 2830
Sted: Raufoss
Land: NO
Møtedag: Tirsdag
Møtetid: 19:00
Møtespråk: no
