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.
7. august 2021
Nytt Rotaryåret har startet. President Åshild ønsket klubbvenner velkommen og serverte kaffe og deilige kaker i Heimlyvegen på Raufoss, tirsdag 3. august. Klikk på overskrift for å lese mer.......
10. juli 2021
Raufoss Rotaryklubb tar sommerferie. Siste møtet før ferien var 6. juli. Vi ble invitert til Jakob Skogan på den idylliske gården Holstein på Bøverbru.
10. juli 2021
Med 24 deltagere ble det en hyggelig kveld. Ved ankomst ble vi servert en liten forfriskning før president Halldor ønsket alle velkommen til Raufoss Rotaryklubbs sommeravslutning. Vi fikk servert reker og hvitvin med tilbehør, en riktig velsmakende sommer
26. juni 2021
Selvsagt var vi på plass med Stand i Fugleparken – 23.6.2021
I anledning byfesten der vi i klubben traff mange besøkende fra lokalmiljøet,. Vi delte ut vår nye brosjyrefolder.
21. juni 2021
Raufoss Rotaryklubb starter i disse dager et nytt lokalt prosjekt. Vi vil bidra med økonomisk støtte for å gi et bedre handlingsrom og oppmerksomhet til personer med sykdommen demens i kommunen.
Trykk på overskrift og les mer......
17. juni 2021
Møteplassen finner du ved vår stand og grill i Fugleparken, sankthansaften 23. juni fra kl. 16:00 – 21:00.
Det bli konkurranser for små og store. skikkelige utfordringer.
Salg av pølser fra grillen, og «Kaffelars» vil stå klar...........
4. juni 2021
Et unikt restaureringsprosjekt ved Hunnselva.
På en flott forsommerkveld fikk vi i Rotaryklubben oppleve historie i nærmiljøet som var ukjent for mange av oss.
Mølledrift som allerede var nevnt i et skinnbrev i 1372.
Klikk overskrift og les mer.
31. mai 2021
Etter initiativ fra Anne Elisabet Bye Nielsen i Raufoss Rotaryklubb kommer det bokstavelig talt nye skudd på stammen som lover godt for fruktbar og bær(e)kraftige avlinger i felleskapets uteområde i årene framover.
– Raufoss Rotaryklubb ønsker lykke!
29. mai 2021
Spreke Rotaryanere boltret seg i bratt terreng mellom elva og riksvegen. Kratt og busker ble ryddet og Fugleparken skal skinne til byfesten. 23. juni finner du oss på stand ved grillen. Det blir informasjon om Rotarys aktiviteter.
13. mai 2021
Tradisjonen tro, i følge med våren, ble det igjen årets stor dugnad i Fugleparken. I flott vårvær og med stor arbeidsinnsats av klubbens medlemmer
Møtested: Frivilligsentralen, Raufoss gård
Adresse: Kirkevegen 2
Postnummer: 2830
Sted: Raufoss
Land: NO
Møtedag: Tirsdag
Møtetid: 19:00
Møtespråk: no
