Chartered February 3, 1939, and averaging 75 to 80 members, the Club is the home club of Future District Governor Alex Portelli, and Past District Governors Frank Dean and Dean Kanipe. The Rotary Club of Marion has provided support to the McDowell community through the years as exemplified by a few projects mentioned here:
The Rotary Club of Marion also provides continuing support for several community organizations.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING AUCTION
The Rotary Club of Marion's Annual Auction, established in, is held on the third Thursday in October. 15% of the club's fundraising through this event is designated for the Marshall Dark Scholarship Fund. The remaining proceeds go toward community and international projects.
CHILDREN
The Rotary Club of Marion believes children are our future and our focus. The most recent financially supported projects include:
ROTARIANS
Our members are a cross section of the larger community. Members are involved in all types of community activities and contribute time as well as money to the projects of Rotary, both locally, nationally, and internationally. We meet every Thursday at 12 noon in the Marion Community Building. Visiting Rotarians are always welcome. Ask a Rotarian how you can join the club.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Rotary was the world's first service club. That first club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on Feb 23, 1905 by Paul Harris, an attorney who wished to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among member's offices. Rotary's popularity spread, and within a decade, clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York to Winnipeg, Canada. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents. The organization adopted the Rotary International name a year later. By 1925, Rotary had grown to 200 clubs with more than 20,000 members. Read more at www.Rotary.org
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