RI's 100 year journey began in Winnipeg in 1910
Posted by John Borst
The Rotary Club of Winnipeg is known to Rotarians throughout the world as "the club that made Rotary international. Thus began what is now the 100-year journey of Rotary International.
In the summer of 1910, Winnipeg businessman P.A.C. "Pac" McIntyre stopped in Chicago on his way home from a convention in Detroit.
There he visited a cousin, Will Lander, who was a member of a men's business club called Rotary that had started five years earlier. Lander introduced his Canadian cousin to Paul Harris and Chesley R. Perry. McIntyre was so impressed with their explanation of Rotary – especially its early success in bringing together men from different trades and professions for the purpose of doing business – that he was inspired to call a meeting to organize a Rotary club in his hometown.
To read more on this fascinating journey visit "A century of Rotary in Canada" (By Rais Khan and Paul Engleman, Rotary Canada -- January 2010)
There he visited a cousin, Will Lander, who was a member of a men's business club called Rotary that had started five years earlier. Lander introduced his Canadian cousin to Paul Harris and Chesley R. Perry. McIntyre was so impressed with their explanation of Rotary – especially its early success in bringing together men from different trades and professions for the purpose of doing business – that he was inspired to call a meeting to organize a Rotary club in his hometown.
To read more on this fascinating journey visit "A century of Rotary in Canada" (By Rais Khan and Paul Engleman, Rotary Canada -- January 2010)