Paul Harris formed the world’s first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on February 23, 1905. His intention was to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth.
Today, Paul Harris Society contributions to The Rotary International Foundation support a wide range of humanitarian grants and educational programs that enable Rotarians to bring hope and promote international understanding throughout the world.
When a Rotarian makes a contribution to the Paul Harris Society, they receive a “Paul Harris” pin for each $1,000 donated.
Donations are used to provide grants for charitable community projects from individual clubs around the world.
Paul Harris Society Members
5,000 +
Bob Rosenberg
Brian Van Camp
Bruce Hester
Carolyn Carr
Chris Ann Bachtel
Clayton Lee
Dan McVeigh
David Cohen
David McKie
David Murphy
Dennis Smith
Diane Mizell
Elfrena Foord
Franklin Cook
Frederick Teichert
Harry Lawrence
Horace Wulff Jr.
Hugo Bogren
James Leet
James Streng
Jeffrey Setzer
Jerrold Haley
Jerry Smith
John Wood
John Frisch
Jon Snyder
Larry Booth
Lawrence Cassidy
Lawrence Gilzean
Leonard Simpson
Michael Miklaus.
Paul Bystrowski
Paul Keefer
Peter Dannenfelser II
Richard Davis
Robert Keldgord
Scot Sorensen
Steve Ruland
Susan Sheridan
Ted White
Thomas Engel
Thomas Gilbert
Timothy Pinkney
Walter Dahl
Wesley Yee
William Niemi
Ted White
2,000+
Alan Markis
Allan Howard
Amin Elmallah
Bob Miller
Bob Daly
Brooks Cutter
Callee Setzer
David Riegels
David Higdon
Edward Melia
Elizabeth McClatchy
Eric Solis
Gabriel Gendron
Gene Pendergast Jr.
Hal Bartholomew
James Relles
Jeff Stone
John Swentowsky
John McIntyre
John Lauppe
Judy Payne
Kenneth Noack Jr.
LaToya Wong
Lee Castonguay
Len McCandliss
Leo McFarland
Lev Kaganovich
Michele Amaral
Nancy Teichert
Richard Osen
Richard Kowaleski
Richard Wertz
Robert Scherer
Robyn DeLong
Roy Alexander
Stephen Shiflett
Susan Drack
Sylvia Ambrogio
Todd Andrews
William Shubb
1,000 +
Bonnie Plummer
Bradley Towne
Charles Brasfeild
Craig Brown
Daniel Guth
Daniel Cole
David Motes
David DeRoos
Dennis Smith
Dennis Cook
Frank Poelman
Gary Kerns
Grant Bledsoe
James Olson
Jim Craig
John Lemmon
John Wheaton
Judith Kjelstrom
Karen Diepenbrock
Kathe Nathan
Kathryn Herrfeldt
Kevin Smith-Fagan
Kimberly Mueller
Laura Heintz
Margo Fowkes
Mark Luhdorff
Michael Bullington
Pamela Saltenberger
Rebecca Roberts
Richard Noonan
Rita Gibson
Robert Rediger
Shadi Fox
Shirlee Tully
Stephen Brandenburger
Stephen Heath
Theresa Wheeler
Timothy Maurice
Tom Bacon
Wareham Seaman Jr.
William Cushard Jr.
Win Westfall
Winston Eddy