Paul Harris

Oh, goodness me.

Wouldn't you think after 32 years I could remember his name? Paul Harris.

And him and five other guys got together to meet just as business people wanting to do something different.

And in Australia, we've had Rotary in Australia for about 121 years.

Both organizations also date back to the early parts of the 20th century.

Rotary to 1905, started by a Chicago lawyer, Paul Harris, and then Kiwanis in 1915.

Both have tremendous membership across the globe.

Rotary is global.

funding.

Yes, they would have access to the funding, but also they have the education, the jobs to be able to see a need in the community and say, actually, we can get together, which is exactly how Rotary started in 1905 with Paul Harris.

1905.

Yeah.

Wow.

Wow, so Rotary was founded in America.

In 1905, yeah, by Paul Harris.

Wow, it's been going a long time.