The Paul Harris Society of The Rotary Foundation recognizes those Rotarians who give $1,000 or more each year to the Annual Programs Fund of the Foundation.

The initiative, which was started in 1999 in District 5340 in the San Diego area, quickly spread and now over 150 districts recognize these very special Rotarians. The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation approved the program for global implementation.

Past District Governor Owen Freed launched Paul Harris Society recognition in District 6990 in Rotary Year 2005-2006 under the local guidance of then District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair PDG Robin Shelley. In that first year, 15 Rotarians made the commitment which provided a major boost to the year’s Annual Programs Fund.

Certainly, not everyone can elect to make such a gift each year. But if you can, think of the tremendous impact that such giving will have on Foundation Programs and projects. For questions regarding the Paul Harris Society in District 6990 contact PDG Lee Phares, who has agreed to carry forth the effort to recruit more Rotarians into the Paul Harris Society in this Rotary year.

Charter Members of the Paul Harris Society in District 6990 (Anonymous not shown)

ROTARIAN    ROTARY CLUB  Joseph Cesarotti    Hallandale  William S. Coffman    Miami Beach  Owen and Sheila Freed    Miami  Rejean Lapierre    Fort Lauderdale-South  Laura L’Heureux    Key Largo  Jack Loving    Fort Lauderdale-South  Elliot Lowenstein    Miami Airport  Pat Lowenstein    Coconut Grove  Paul Marineau    Coral Springs-Parkland  Jack Martin    Key West  Deborah Maymon    Weston  Douglas Maymon    Weston  Garth R. and Lee Parker    Miami  Charles Samborsky    Fort Lauderdale-South  Robert J. Shelley III    Miami  Susan Shelley    Miami  Robert R. Spano    Miami Lakes  Carleen Spano    Miami Lakes  Rick Tonkinson   Coral Gables  Margarita Tonkinson   Coral Gables  Marcy Ullom    Miami