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Welcome to the Rotary Club of Wanganui North - District 9940 |
The Link to our District 9940 Website Rotary was founded in 1905 by Paul Harris, a Chicago businessman,initially as a friendship group. Because the meetings were rotated around various business offices the name "Rotary" was coined and gradually the movement spread around the world as Rotary International (RI). The Club commenced the 2006/7 Rotary year (1 July) with 48 members. It was chartered by Rotary International in 1960, forming part of District 9940, and is one of four clubs in the city of Wanganui. (Population 43,000). District 9940 covers the southern half of the North Island and comprises 60 clubs. Membership is by invitation and is offered to representatives of each business, profession, or institution through a classification system ensuring a wide cross section of the community is represented. Hosting overseas exchange students has brought to the Club young people from many parts of the world, and has added to our members’ appreciation of world understanding; an important element of Rotary International. At home, we have a long record of sponsorship of young people in personal development courses, frequently surprising us in the transformation that a course can achieve in a short time.
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