Sault Rotary celebrates 90 years of service

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************************ Past presidents of the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

1918 -19 Harry Hollinrake

1919-20 Harry Hollinrake

1920-21 Lou Chapman

1921-22 Wes Laurence

1922-23 George Cowie

1923-24 Jim Curran

1924-25 Alf Brewer

1925-26 Armon Sinclair

1926-27 Charlie Carrick

1927-28 Jim Shaw

1928-29 Orville Johnston

1929-30 John Hussey

1930-31 Dr. Nelson Graham

1931-32 Dick Elgie

1932-33 Ed Gouett

1933-34 Alf Brewer

1934-35 Joe Pinch

1935-36 Harry Friedman

1936-37 Fred Lambert

1937-38 Dr. Alex Sinclair

1938-39 Herb Butt

1939-40 Elnor Virene

1940-41 Charlie Young

1941-42 Dr. Hugh Johnston

1942-43 Dr. Horace Goodfellow

1943-44 Ross Leach

1944-45 Cliff Palmer

1945-46 Harold Stone

1946-47 Bert Knight

1947-48 Gil Garrick

1948-49 Alf Brewer

1949-50 Harold Goodfellow

1950-51 Dr. John McDonald

1951-52 Harold McLellan

1952-53 Grant McLarty

1953-54 Nate Himmel

1954-55 Russ Ramsay Sr.

1955-56 Charlie Biscombe

1956-57 Ed Danby

1957-58 Al Broughton

1958-59 Skipper Manzzutti

1959-60 Russ Ramsay Jr.

1960-61 Ken Miller

1961-62 Reg Smith

1962-63 Gerry Nori

1963-64 Ken Clarke

1964-65 E. Lynn Hollingsworth

1965-66 Ronald MacColl

1966-67 Norman Candelori

1967-68 Tom Gillespie

1968-69 Ralph Derby

1969-70 John Tait

1970-71 Douglas Cook

1971-72 Jack Kersey

1972-73 Ed Clothier

1973-74 Frank Prouse

1974-75 Thornely Virene

1975-76 Paul Dalseg

1976-77 Alf Askin

1977-78 Dean Stinson

1978-79 Colin Hardcastle

1979-80 Art Stableforth

1980-81 Archie Laidlaw

1981-82 Charles Cliffe

1982-83 Joe Orazietti

1983-84 Jack Campbell

1984-85 Ray Mills

1986-87 John Nash

1987-88 Art Day

1988-89 Frank Gardi

1989-90 Paul Chapin

1990-91 David Marshall

1991-92 Allan Jackson

1992-93 Bert Simpson

1993-94 Brian Robertson

1994-95 Lynn Hollingsworth

1995-96 Gary McCardle

1996-97 Carmela Novello

1997-98 Bryan Hogan

1998-99 Maryon Young

1999-00 Diane Marshall

2000-01 David Saunders

2001-02 Robert Backstrom

2002-03 Mark Pavoni

2003-04 Murdoch Carter

2004-05 Marie Bruno

2005-06 Landon Odom

2006-07 Bruce Cooke

2007-08 Doug Powell

Past district governors from the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie

1938-39 James Shaw

1957-58 Fred B. Wilson

1960-61 Alan Y. Broughton

1968-69 Russell H. Ramsay

1971-73 Capt. F. (Skipper) Manzutti

1976-77 Norman Candelori

1981-82 H.S. (Mac) McLellan

1988-89 C.O. Charlie Cliffe

Additional information on Paul Harris Fellows

In 1917, RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed that an endowment be set up “for the purpose of doing good in the world.”

In 1928, when the endowment fund had grown to more than US$5,000, it was renamed the Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.

Five trustees, including Klumph, were appointed to “hold, invest, manage, and administer all of its property . . . as a single trust, for the furtherance of the purposes of RI.”

Two years later, the foundation made its first grant of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into the Easter Seals.

The Great Depression and World War II both impeded the foundation’s growth, but the need for lasting world peace generated great post-war interest in its development.

After Rotary’s founder, Paul P. Harris, died in 1947, contributions began pouring into Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the foundation.

That year, the first foundation program - the forerunner of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships - was established.

In 1965-66, three new 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.

The Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants program was launched in 1978, and Rotary Volunteers was created as a part of that program in 1980. PolioPlus was announced in 1984-85, and the next year brought Rotary Grants for University Teachers. The first peace forums were held in 1987-88, leading to the foundation’s peace and conflict studies programs.

Throughout this time, support of the foundation grew tremendously.

Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, it has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.

More than $70 million was donated in 2003-04 alone. To date, more than one million individuals have been recognized as Paul Harris Fellows - people who have given $1,000 to the Annual Programs Fund or have had that amount contributed in their name.

Such strong support, along with Rotarian involvement worldwide, ensures a secure future for the Rotary Foundation as it continues its vital work for international understanding and world peace.

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