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(Excerpt from 75th Diamond Anniversary
Souvenir Program)
The Rotary Club of Fremont received its charter from
Rotary International as Rotary Club No. 2332, dated April 28, 1926. The
Club’s original charter is part of Rotary documents and memorabilia at
the Hayes Presidential Center.
The Club started with 29 charter members. After 75 years
of continuous service, the Club has grown to nearly 93 men and women of
widely varied business and professional classifications.
In addition, the Club has produced four District
Governors, several Governor’s Representatives, 48 Paul Harris Fellows of
Rotary International, several District Fellows, 73 Presidents and 17
Secretaries.
The Fremont Rotary Club operates under its Constitution
and Bylaws with a nine person Board of Directors, Officers and a Past
Presidents’ Council.
Rotary members serve and support many community boards
and volunteer organizations in our city and county. These include
various businesses and professional organizations, foundations,
churches, schools, parks, recreation group, clubs and other non-profit
organizations.
Locally, the Club has helped organize and start several
service organizations such as: Camp Yukita, which later became Misty
Meadows, and the Crippled Children’s Society, which later became the
Easter Seals Society. Once such groups were developed far enough to
function on their own, the Club would move on to other projects.
Over the years, Fremont Rotary Club has contributed
financially to the following community projects: Sandusky County Food
Pantry, Liberty Center of Sandusky County, D.A.R.E. of Fremont, First
Step Intervention Center and Village House.
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