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中文版在第 3-4 頁 扶輪金輪的意義 Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2014 The Rotary wheel design, a gear-like symbol, represents the core values and global reach of Rotary International. It symbolizes civilization, movement, and the collective action of Rotarians working to create positive change. The 24 cogs…

Tracing the roots of Rotaract What ever happened to the club of “68? by Vanessa N. In 1968 the United States was bubbling over with the energy of change. Apollo 8 rocketed toward the moon, protesters screamed for an end to the Vietnam War, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sparked riots in…

《Rational Rotarianism》by Paul P. Harris《理性的扶輪主義》保羅·哈里斯1911-01

Rotary in China the First 30 Years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 9 July 2014 (95th Year of Rotary in China) This article aims to give a brief description on the Rotary development in China during the first three decades, from the inception of the first Rotary Club organized in Shanghai in…

On October 1, 1919, the Shanghai Rotary Club was established under the sponsorship of the Seattle Rotary Club, marking China as the ninth country to join the Rotary movement. By 1924, Rotary in the Republic of China had grown steadily, with Tientsin Rotary Club admitted to Rotary International on May 10, 1923, followed by the…

A CENTURY OF ROTARY The History of 100 YEARS 1905 – 2005 Complied by PP Anita Lococo Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak 1 I see Rotary International as a generating force of incalculable value,”-Franklin D. Roosevelt, former U.S. president and Rotarian. “The first time I heard of [Rotary] it was a great consolation, and I…

By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 8 March 2017 — International Women’s Day Some very significant programs of Rotary service are conducted not by Rotarians but by organizations of Rotarians’ wives and other female relatives associated with Rotary clubs around the world. Generally organized before Rotary clubs admitted women to membership since 1989,…

This article examines the use and historical context of the term “Rotary” (扶轮, Fú lún) in China, emphasizing that it holds no registered trademark or patent rights within the People’s Republic of China as of 2013. The Rotary Club was first introduced in Shanghai in 1919 by American expatriates, with the Chinese name “Fú lún…

Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935 23 February 2015 Paul P. Harris greeted Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (鄺富灼博士) of Shanghai Rotary Club, China, at the 25th Rotary International Convention, 25-29 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Fong was the Club President in 1931-1932. Though had not the chance to serve as a district…

來自中華民國的國際扶輪最高職員 劉敬恒 (中華扶輪史研究員) 2024年7月1日 Rotary International supreme officers from the Republic of China 國際扶輪在中華始於 1919 年 7 月，當時在中華民國成立的第一家扶輪社是位於上海 公共租界的上海扶輪社。到了 2024 年 7 月，扶輪運動在中華大地開展了一百多年。在這 百多年當中，多位中華民國的傑出國民出任了國際扶輪的最高職員。 Rotary in China began in July of 1919 when the first Rotary Club of Shanghai was established in the Shanghai International Settlement, The Republic of China. July in 2024 marks the…

華文區域扶輪雜誌沿革 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 扶輪出版委員會 1999 年-2003 年 3450 地區代表委員 2022 年 12 月 1 日 《The ROTARIAN》 August 1960 扶輪雜誌《Rotary》是為協助國際扶輪(Rotary International)理事會，宣揚扶輪宗旨及推動國際 扶輪政策之重要刊物。藉此透過資訊的報導，促進全世界扶輪社員的親善與瞭解。因此國際扶輪規章 明確規定，每位扶輪社員都有義務訂閱公式扶輪雜誌《Rotary》(前身是《The Rotarian》月刊) 或國 際扶輪授權之區域扶輪雜誌(regional magazine)（註）。目前，如果不選擇英文公式扶輪雜誌，在語 言偏好方面需要閱讀中文的話，《臺灣扶輪》月刊是唯一可以選擇的華文扶輪雜誌。 扶輪雜誌的沿革，可回溯至 1910 年扶輪社成立美國全國性組織之後，當時的扶輪社全國總會(The National Association of Rotary Clubs)會長保羅．哈里斯(Paul P. Harris)即籌備發行一份刊物，做為 向全世界傳遞扶輪社員訊息的橋樑。1911 年 1 月終於發行了《The National Rotarian》創刊號，此即 為往後扶輪雜誌的元祖。(圖見第 6 頁) 隨著扶輪社在全世界各地紛紛成立，國際扶輪為服務各國不同文化、語言的扶輪社員，而開始授 權世界各國自行編印或者選擇訂閱「區域扶輪雜誌」。迄今全世界已有 24 種語文之 34 種版本的「區 域扶輪雜誌」。（發展圖表[2009 年]見第…

The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970 1 November 2016 In this Rotary Year 2016-2017, our Rotary Foundation of Rotary International turns 100. That is a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that is definitely something worth celebrating. The Rotary Foundation is recognized as one of the…

THE LAUNCH OF TWO PROVISIONAL CLUBS IN THIS ONCE ROTARY RICH NATION HERALDS A NEW ERA OF EXTENSION IN ASIA, BY WEN HUANG This month, RI President Richard “Rick” D. King leads a delegation of Rotary leaders to China and Southeast Asia on a mission with huge implications for Rotary growth through extension. The trip,…

This article examines the development and organizational changes of Rotary districts and governors in the Republic of China from 1919 to 1951, a period marked by political turmoil, war, and shifting sovereignty. Rotary International initially oversaw three Chinese clubs in Shanghai, Tianjin, and Peking without formal district affiliation. As the Chinese Civil War (1927–1937) progressed,…

Rotary Clubs with Charter Numbers in the Republic of China 1919-1952 1 July 2014 Club Name Charter No. Charter/Re-admitted Date Termination Date 1. Shanghai 上海扶輪社 545 1919-10-01 1943-12-31 1946-03-27 1951-10-16 2. Tientsin 天津扶輪社 1444 1923-05-10 1943-12-31 1946-09-17 1952-01-24 3. Peking # 北京扶輪社 1814 1924-08-30 Peiping # 北平扶輪社 (1928) 1943-12-31 1946-08-14 1951-06-26 4. Canton 廣州扶輪社 3509…

It was in 1911 that Rotary decided it needed a magazine to inform club members. That magazine was called Th National Rotarian. It wasn’t very long before the Rotarians who were coming together around the world wanted a publication of their own as well. In 1915, the first regional magazine started up, serving club members…

We ARE AWAKENED each morning by the sprinkle of coins falling on the deck. But we don’t mind. It is a pleasant alarm.” Martha Turpin flashed a warm smile. “You see, out here we have been accepted and the awakening each morning indicates that the people want what we have to offer.” The offering is…

FOR MANY YEARS, this quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson hung on the wall of the office of Paul P. Harris: “He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.” It was in quest of friends- friendship-that Paul, at the turn of the twentieth century, began to think in terms of bringing business…

There are 5,500 miles, as the jet flies, between the Straits of the Dardanelles and Tokyo Bay. Between is the world’s hugest continent, and over half the earth’s population. And here in Asia and Asian isles are 25,000 Rotarians- members of more than 620 Clubs in 26 lands. Since 1919, when Asia’s first Rotary Club…

ROTARY – The View from Sixty – The 60th Anniversary in 1965 Picture for a moment 550,000 men Gathering each week in meeting places in 11700 communities in 125 lands .. Speech by RI President Charles Pettengill