Wednesday was a good day for Rotary and the Rotary Club of Humble. Best of all 6 new members have the opportunity to give back to the community. Picture d from left to right are Pete Baczynski, Chris Elliott, Janna Watson, President Pam, Jackie Younger, Chelsea Robbins-McGhinnis and Cole Robbins. It was a busy day as they were inducted and the Rotary pins were “attached”.
In many Rotary clubs throughout the world, wives of male members are affectionately called "Rotary Ann’s." This designation was never one of disparagement, but rather grew out of an interesting historical occasion. The year was 1914 when San Francisco Rotarians boarded a special train to attend the Rotary Convention being held in Houston. In those days few wives attended Rotary events, and until the train stopped in Los Angeles, the only woman aboard was the wife of Rotarian Bru Brunnier. As the train picked up additional convention-bound delegates, Mrs. Ann Brunnier was introduced as the Rotarian's Ann. This title soon became "Rotary Ann." Since the clubs of the West were inviting the Rotarians to hold their next convention in San Francisco, a number of songs and stunts were organized that would be performed in Houston. One of the Rotarians wrote a "Rotary Ann" chant. On the train's arrival at the Houston depot, a delegation greeted the West Coast Rotarians. One of the greeters was Guy Gundaker of Philadelphia, whose wife was also named Ann. During the rousing demonstration, someone started the Rotary Ann chant. The two petite ladies, Ann Brunnier and Ann Gundaker, were hoisted to the men's shoulders and paraded about the hall. The group loved the title given to the two women named Ann. Immediately the same term of endearment was used for all of the wives in attendance, and the name "Rotary Ann" was here to stay.
Guy Gundaker became president of Rotary International in 1923 and Bru Brunnier was elected president in 1952. Thus, each of the two original Rotary Ann’s became the "first lady of Rotary International."
At the 1917 convention, outgoing Rotary President Arch Klumph proposed to set up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.
GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION
In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals.
When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.
EVOLUTION OF FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships.
1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants.
1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.
1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide.
1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellowships.
2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs.
Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.
CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL
In 2016-17, the Foundation turns 100, and that is definitely something worth celebrating. Get ideas for holding your own centennial event, explore the Foundation’s history in our interactive timeline, and track progress toward our fundraising goal.
Learn more
RESOURCES & REFERENCE
Rotary’s archives
The Rotary Foundation Centennial website
The Rotary Club of Humble is honored to sponsor Annum Jaffer for a Global Scholarship. Annum was referred to us by the Rotary Club of West U. She graduated with honors from the University of Texas in 2013 and is currently a third year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine.
Annum is highly active in both local and global communities. She has been a founding member or leader to 5 service based organizations. In addition to leading those groups, she is an active participant in many other groups and independent volunteering projects. We are particularly moved by her choice to volunteer independently in Greece last year. Upon arriving in Lesvos, she found the Moria Refugee Camp. She worked there in the medical clinic assisting Turkish refugees. She is making plans to travel to the middle east this winter vacation to find another project.
Annum’s intended area of focus for the Global Scholarship is Peace and Conflict Resolution. Her personal and academic interests are pediatrics, global health, and human rights advocacy. Her travels and experiences have allowed her to see how poor health and wellness are directly tied to conflict. It is her vision to bridge the gap.
This young lady lives the ideal of service above self. She is an ambitious young leader and we are confident she will represent our club and Rotary well. We were honored to meet her at a recent meeting.
The District anticipates awarding three $30,000 Global Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year and we understand that there are currently seven candidates. Interviews with the candidates will take place on November19, 2016.
Humble Rotary presents gift of $10,000 to the Village Learning & Achievement Center to assist them achieving their Mission as stated below.
MISSION
Our mission is to create the support and services to affect positive changes in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and our local community, so that these individuals can reach their maximum potential and level of independence.
Receiving the gift, from left to right, are David Bubier and Kelly Baker Paull. Presenting from right to left were Pam McNair and Kathy Lemman.
Dr. Parghi of Kingwood Medical Center presented an excellent program about breast cancer. He emphasized that early detection is very important and that ladies 40 and over need to have an annual checkup and exam. He shared numerous examples of fact and fiction about breast cancer. Excellent speaker and program. A relevant message in Breast Awareness Month.
As you peruse the aisles of your favorite department store, you start to notice a trend: pink scarves, pink socks, pink shirts, and pink coffee mugs. Then pink blenders, pink vacuums, and is that a pink microwave?!? Ahh yes, the pink explosion is everywhere, and that can only mean one thing: October is upon us, and everyone is preparing for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a reminder that there is a gruesome disease that is out to get second base. These sweet, pink pastels are there to nudge us, saying “hey, don’t forget to examine your breasts, get your doctor to check them out too, and schedule your mammogram.” After all, about 1 in 8 U.S. women, and 1 in 1000 U.S. men will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, and being proactive in this fight is crucial.
Harry Ruggles was the fifth man to join Paul Harris in the conversations that led to the formation of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905. Harry was a fellow who enjoyed singing, and this was a popular activity at the turn of the century. At an early meeting of the fledgling group, Harry jumped on a chair and urged everyone to join him in a song.
Group singing soon became a tra...ditional part of each Rotary meeting. The custom spread to many of the clubs in the United States and is still a popular fellowship activity in the Rotary meetings of such diverse countries as Australia, Japan, Nigeria, New Zealand and Canada. Some clubs sing a national song as the formal opening of the meeting. Social singing, however, is seldom found in the Rotary clubs in Europe, South America and Asia.
In 1922, U.S. Rotarians organized an attendance contest; the challenge was that the losing clubs would join in giving the winning club a prize. The Rotary Club of New York City was declared the winner and to them was awarded as a prize a bell from a popular patrol boat, which was placed on wood that came from HMS "Victory", Admiral Nelson's vessel at the battle of Trafalgar.
Since then, the bell used in Rotary meetings started to represent, as o...n the ships, order, discipline and the time to guide us through the weekly hour and a half meetings. The bell informs us with its sound the beginning of the Rotary meeting, at which time people present should stand, same as at the end, in order to salute the national and Rotary flags. The gavel symbolizes the authority invested in the Rotarian elected to the highest position in Rotary, and through him, reminds those present of his authority. When presidents transmit their positions to their successors at the end of their mandate, they give the bell their last hit turning the gavel over to their successor, symbolizing the transfer of authority.
ShelterBox prepares to provide humanitarian aid to refugees as Iraq begins the battle to take control of Mosul back from the Islamic State group. By tomorrow, 650 of the 3,000 tents that have been deployed will arrive in the country.
It all starts with the Race to Erase. People everywhere will be lacing up their shoes to help end polio forever by participating in a walk called Race to Erase. Race to Erase aims to end the polio virus, a viral disease that devastates children in the developing world. All funds raised will count toward lifesaving status.
Come walk with the Fowler Progress Women's Club members on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Cottonwood Links Golf Club at 12 noon. Everyone is welcome to participate and donations are accepted. For more information contact Nora Clifton at (719) 263-4925
By Christine Cloonan, former Rotary Scholar I first heard about the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship during a coffee meeting with a fellow member of a women’s business network now known as Ellevate Network. My life path prior to that had … Continue reading →
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