WARSAW ROTARY      Club 3393, District 6540

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88 Years Of Rotary Service In Warsaw   The first Rotary Meeting was held in Warsaw at the Hays Hotel on April 18, 1919.  The club was chartered on June 1, 1919 as the 484th club in Rotary International.

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New Member Information RI Structured Programs Information Club Officer Information

The 2007-08 Warsaw Rotary Club Board was recently elected. Newly elected President, Jerry Henline plans to continue the good things Rotary is already doing and hopes to get current members more involved. One opportunity to expand membership involvement will be through committee work. Committee options include: Membership - chaired by Max Courtney and Joy McCarthy-Sessing, Public Relations - chaired by Stephanie Overbey, Administration - chaired by Laura Kaufman and Ken Locke, Service Projects - chaired by David Jones (domestic projects) and David Hamrick (international projects), Rotary Foundation - chaired by Alan Alderfer and Alec McPherson. Please consider involvement in one of these committees and speak to the chair person of the committee to make your interest known.

Warsaw Rotary Club Auction

-10On Thursday, May 8th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, the Warsaw Rotary Club will host its annual auction to raise money for scholarships. The Auction will be held at Noa Noa, Warswaw Indiana

We need your help! Please donate an auction item. If you're having trouble thinking of something to donate, here are some ideas:

Something collectible, A game of golf at a favorite course, Date night package: dinner certificate, theater tickets, Game tickets, or a weekend get-a-way. Do you have a hobby to share? If you're a great cook, offer a homemade dinner delivered. If you have a green thumb, offer an afternoon of landscaping. If you're good at organizing, offer to organize an office or photo album. The possibilities are endless.

There are also several auction committee/volunteer positions that need filled.

 

Rotary International polio eradication India 2007 visit

 

Rotarians cover the globe to end polio

The Warsaw Rotary Club

 

Paul Harris 1933 Rotary International Speech

A young lawyer, Paul P. Harris, and three business associates, organized the first Rotary Club on February 23, 1905 in Chicago. Fourteen years later an organizational meeting was held on April 18, 1919 to establish a club in Warsaw, Indiana. An official charter was issued to the club in June of that same year. The Warsaw Rotary Club has been instrumental in many projects in the community. In the 1920's the club helped to establish the local Chamber of Commerce and started "Rotary Toy Day" in 1927 to help children in need during the holidays through The Salvation Army. A speech contest was held in the early years for High School students to present ideas on how to improve Warsaw. Some of the topics covered by youth in those days were the need for more lighting downtown and a community gymnasium for the growing sport of basketball.

Rotary survived the Depression to continue addressing the needs in the community. In 1952 the club sponsored its first Exchange Student, Heinz Wenslow from Germany, and sponsored many others almost annually until the mid 1990's.

Along with Rotary Toy Day an annual "Brice's Day" in honor of Brigadier Bryce Phillipson of The Salvation Army was established by Bruce "Angels" Howe in December 1965. Nearly $1,000 was collected by the club that first year. Bryce was beloved by the members of the club for his service to Warsaw. He was "Promoted To Glory" in 1972. In 1990, then President Don Clemens and club members, renamed the event to Phillipson/Howe Day in honor of "Angels" many years of service. It is estimated that over $300,000 has been collected for The Salvation Army over the years. In June of 1999, Mr. Howe was presented the William Booth Award, the highest award a volunteer can receive from The Salvation Army. A record $35,040 was raised by the club during the 35th Annual Phillipson/Howe Day in 2000.

The club has delivered Mobile Meals in January for many years through the leadership of Bob Gast. Each year the Top 10 academic students at Warsaw High School are presented a $100 scholarship as they prepare to attend college. Other projects sponsored by the club through the years have been the Warsaw Biblical Gardens, Shrine Building, YMCA and Baker Boys Club.

In 1971 John Snell and Bill Chinworth became the first "Paul Harris Fellows" of the club sending $1,000 each to the Rotary International Foundation. Since those first two supporters of the Foundation over $100,000 as been sent to the foundation to meet humanitarian needs around the world. The late Don Rich led an aggressive campaign started in the 1980's to eradicate polio by the year 2005.

In 1994, the Warsaw Rotary Club celebrated its 75th Anniversary. Three members have had the distinction of serving as District Governors of Rotary International:

Arthur Raabe, 1942-1943
William Chinworth, 1948-1949
John Snell, 1969-1970

The club presents an annual "Pete" Thorn Excellence Award to recognize a person who has served the community in the spirit of the late and longtime Rotarian Pete Thorn.

Each week the club meeting features "Louie In The News" remembering another longtime member, the late Louis "Peanuts" Breading who read the news for many years.

The Warsaw Rotary Club also had two honorary members of note back in the 1920's - Billy Sunday & Homer Rodeheaver.

The makeup of Rotary has changed from business men who met in downtown Warsaw to now include business professionals, both men and women, who meet on a weekly basis on Fridays, Noon at the Ramada Inn to learn about their community, fellowship together and join together in service.

For over 80 years the Warsaw Rotary Club has served the community in many capacities and continues to live according to the principal of the motto of Rotary International - "Service Above Self  

HISTORY OF THE WARSAW ROTARY CLUB

A young lawyer, Paul P. Harris, and three business associates, organized the first Rotary Club on February 23, 1905 in Chicago. Fourteen years later an organizational meeting was held on April 18, 1919 to establish a club in Warsaw, Indiana. An official charter was issued to the club in June of that same year. The Warsaw Rotary Club has been instrumental in many projects in the community. In the 1920's the club helped to establish the local Chamber of Commerce and started "Rotary Toy Day" in 1927 to help children in need during the holidays through The Salvation Army. A speech contest was held in the early years for High School students to present ideas on how to improve Warsaw. Some of the topics covered by youth in those days were the need for more lighting downtown and a community gymnasium for the growing sport of basketball.

Rotary survived the Depression to continue addressing the needs in the community. In 1952 the club sponsored its first Exchange Student, Heinz Wenslow from Germany, and sponsored many others almost annually until the mid 1990's.

Along with Rotary Toy Day an annual "Brice's Day" in honor of Brigadier Bryce Phillipson of The Salvation Army was established by Bruce "Angels" Howe in December 1965. Nearly $1,000 was collected by the club that first year. Bryce was beloved by the members of the club for his service to Warsaw. He was "Promoted To Glory" in 1972. In 1990, then President Don Clemens and club members, renamed the event to Phillipson/Howe Day in honor of "Angels" many years of service. It is estimated that over $300,000 has been collected for The Salvation Army over the years. In June of 1999, Mr. Howe was presented the William Booth Award, the highest award a volunteer can receive from The Salvation Army. A record $35,040 was raised by the club during the 35th Annual Phillipson/Howe Day in 2000.

The club has delivered Mobile Meals in January for many years through the leadership of Bob Gast. Each year the Top 10 academic students at Warsaw High School are presented a $100 scholarship as they prepare to attend college. Other projects sponsored by the club through the years have been the Warsaw Biblical Gardens, Shrine Building, YMCA and Baker Boys Club.

In 1971 John Snell and Bill Chinworth became the first "Paul Harris Fellows" of the club sending $1,000 each to the Rotary International Foundation. Since those first two supporters of the Foundation over $100,000 as been sent to the foundation to meet humanitarian needs around the world. The late Don Rich led an aggressive campaign started in the 1980's to eradicate polio by the year 2005.

In 1994, the Warsaw Rotary Club celebrated its 75th Anniversary. Three members have had the distinction of serving as District Governors of Rotary International:

Arthur Raabe, 1942-1943
William Chinworth, 1948-1949
John Snell, 1969-1970

The club presents an annual "Pete" Thorn Excellence Award to recognize a person who has served the community in the spirit of the late and longtime Rotarian Pete Thorn.

Each week the club meeting features "Louie In The News" remembering another longtime member, the late Louis "Peanuts" Breading who read the news for many years.

The Warsaw Rotary Club also had two honorary members of note back in the 1920's - Billy Sunday & Homer Rodeheaver.

The makeup of Rotary has changed from business men who met in downtown Warsaw to now include business professionals, both men and women, who meet on a weekly basis on Fridays, Noon at the Ramada Inn to learn about their community, fellowship together and join together in service.

For over 80 years the Warsaw Rotary Club has served the community in many capacities and continues to live according to the principal of the motto of Rotary International - "Service Above Self