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To honor and recognize the Rotary Club of Columbus on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
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WHEREAS, Rotary International has 1.2 million members in more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, and all members and clubs live by the Rotary International motto, "Service Above Self"; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Columbus was chartered on March 5, 1912, as the thirty-eighth club in Rotary International, with twenty-two charter members, some of whose descendants are still active in Rotary; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Rotary is the twentieth largest club in the world, with a membership of more than three hundred individuals and corporations; and
WHEREAS, since its inception, Columbus Rotary has sponsored thirteen other Rotary clubs in Central and Southeast Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Rotary exerts a visible, positive influence inside and outside of our community through projects such as the Adopt A School program at Livingston Elementary; the Ohio State University, Columbus Young Professional, and Chamber College of Nursing Rotaract programs; scholarships that award $160,000 annually to students in Columbus and Franklin County; the South High School Service Project in Mississippi; CARE Ministries Outreach in Vinton County; support of the Easter Seals graduation, Homeless Family Foundation, and ShelterBox USA Disaster Relief; an Engineers Without Borders water dam project in India; and a $125,000 Centennial project to create a "Serving Columbus" curriculum with Columbus City Schools to teach students about the numerous non-profit agencies serving greater Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize the Rotary Club of Columbus on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.