Miami Rotary Club

The Rotary Club was originally founded on February 23, 1905 by Paul P. Harris, a Chicago area attorney. It began for the purpose of creating a space where professionals from a diverse array of fields and backgrounds could meet to establish friendships and exchange ideas. The organization's name comes from the original practice of rotating meeting locations to offices of different members. The club has an impressive history of service and perseverance. In 1979, the club began implementing programs to combat the disease polio in an international level. The first stage of grid project end immunizing 6 million children in the Philippines. In 2012, only three countries were polio-endemic, compared to 125 in 1988. Famous Rotarians include US President Warren G. Harding, American poet and journalist Edgar A. Guest, and UN General Assembly President Carlos Romulo.