HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF TERRE HAUTE SOUTH<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>Paul Harris along with three friends founded Rotary on February 23, 1905 in Chicago.\u00a0 In 1908 San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle,\u00a0 Washington, Los Angeles and New York became Rotary Clubs.\u00a0 In 1910 Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada became the first club outside of the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 Dublin, Ireland, 1911, was the first in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0 Rotary rapidly expanded throughout the world.\u00a0 The first non-English speaking country with a Rotary Club was Havana, Cuba in 1916.\u00a0 Today there are nearly 1,200,000 members in 30,000 clubs in over 200 countries.\u00a0 Their mission is to provide service to their communities and to foster peace and understanding throughout the world.<\/p>\n
The Terre Haute South Rotary Club was sponsored by\u00a0 the TERRE HAUTE ROTARY CLUB, one of the earliest Rotary Clubs in\u00a0 the world, chartered in 1913.\u00a0\u00a0 For several years before the South club was founded, the Terre Haute Rotary Club had been planning to sponsor a second club in its area.\u00a0 In the latter part of 1978 a team in the Terre Haute Club and the Rotary District\u00a0 “put it all together.”\u00a0 Terre Haute Rotary Club leadership at that time included Russ Greasor, President;\u00a0 Mike Pettebone, District Governor’s Special Representative for the new club and Jim Rentschler, District Governor.\u00a0\u00a0 Mike Pettebone (who later became a member of the South club and also became the District Governor a few years later—the only District Governor from this club) completed the Extension Survey and submitted it to the Rotary District Governor in October.\u00a0\u00a0 A group of ten recruiters from the Downtown club provided assistance in finding Charter Members.<\/p>\n
Within weeks the first orientation meeting was held on January 25, 1979 in sub-zero weather at which thirty-five men attended.\u00a0 The official Organization Meeting was held February 8, 1979, again in zero weather; at which thirty-one became Charter Members of the TERRE HAUTE SOUTH ROTARY CLUB.\u00a0 The South Rotary Club was the 28th Rotary Club in District 6580 which is in the lower third of Indiana.\u00a0 It received its official Charter on April 3, 1979.<\/p>\n
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Rotary Club of Terre Haute South Charter Members<\/b><\/p>\n
Richard Armstrong\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wilbur Keko\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ron Schwachenwald<\/p>\n
Ben Blocksom\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Kinney\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 George Smith<\/p>\n
William Burdine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Lawyer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moussa Solooki<\/p>\n
Charles Cardinell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Doug Liebermann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ward Watson<\/p>\n
David Cox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Lugar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Wood<\/p>\n
Curt DeBaun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don McCullough\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Greg Yoho<\/p>\n
Dan Dietrich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jack Meneely\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dan Zuerner<\/p>\n
Elwood Ehrle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Randy Murphy<\/p>\n
Sheldon Freilich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William O’Rourke<\/p>\n
Jerry Hile\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Reed<\/p>\n
William Hill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dennis Sapp<\/p>\n
It elected Wilbur Keko its first president until June 30, 1979; Jim Backes as President-Elect,\u00a0 John Kinney asVice-President; Dick Armstrong as Secretary; and Ben Blocksom as Treasurer.<\/p>\n
Rotary International was for males only until 1987 when clubs in the United States allowed female membership.\u00a0 That same year Susan Rose became this club’s first female member.\u00a0 In 1989 Rotary International voted to allow female members thoughout the world.\u00a0 Pam Freibus became the first South Rotary Club female club president in 1994..<\/p>\n
The South Rotary Club has provided and continues to provide service to our nation, community, and the world.\u00a0 The Rotary motto remains “Service Above Self”<\/p>\n
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