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Hello Fellow Rotarians,

We are thrilled to announce that we will be taking a group to India to participate in a National Polio Immunization Day this September.  Attached is a document that provides detailed information about this extraordinary trip and a means to join.   You can also find more information on our website:  www.HowardTours.net

Please feel free to share this information with the Rotarians and clubs in your District as soon as possible as the size of this group will be limited and confirmations in the program will be on a first come, first served basis.   We expect this trip to be filled within the next week or two. 

In 2015, India was declared polio free, and polio is now endemic in only two countries. As a result, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to participate in a NID worldwide.  This may be one of the last opportunities you will have to join a trip to participate in polio NID activities.

Trip Highlights:  We travel to Delhi, India to participate in the polio NID activities and attend other related Rotary events.  In addition, we travel to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, and the magnificent Pink City of Jaipur to visit the famous Rotary Jaipur Limb factory.

Date of Departure:        Friday, September 09, 2022

Date of Return:             Tuesday, September 20, 2022

We look forward to traveling with you. 

Jolene R. Bortz

Manager
Howard Tours

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Rotary started with the vision of one man —  Paul Harris
April 19, 1868-January 27, 1947

After earning is law degree from the University of Iowa and setting up his law practice in Chicago, Harris gathered several business associates to discuss the idea of forming an organization for local professionals. He envisioned a place where professionals of diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships.

On 23 February 1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at Loehr’s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was the first Rotary club meeting.

“I was sure that there must be many other young men who had come from farms and small villages to establish themselves in Chicago ... Why not bring them together? If others were longing for fellowship as I was, something would come of it.”

In February 1907, Harris was elected the third president of the Rotary Club of Chicago, a position he held until the fall of 1908. Toward the end of his club presidency, Harris worked to expand Rotary beyond Chicago. Some club members resisted, not wanting to take on the additional financial burden. But Harris persisted and by 1910 Rotary had expanded to several other major U.S. cities.

Harris died on 27 January 1947 in Chicago at age 78 after a prolonged illness.

His death prompted an outpouring of contributions from around the world and his name continues to evoke the passion and support of Rotarians and friends of Rotary.

Learn more about Paul Harris here...