Rotary Club of Jacksonville - 100 Years - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 18.626 W 081° 40.737
17R E 434720 N 3353379
This Rotary Club of Jacksonville monument commemorating the 100th anniversary of the club is located in Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMT91W
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2016
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The monument consists of a piece of gray granite shaped in an interesting design. The Rotary symbol is engraved on the granite with the words Rotary International within the symbol.
The inscription on the monument reads:
The Rotary Club of Jacksonville
In 1918, the Rotary Club of Jacksonville
was instrumental in organizing a
community-wide effort to create
Memorial Park to honor the 1200
Floridians who died in World War I.
The year 2012 marks the 100th
anniversary of the founding
of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville-
Florida's first club. This monument
recognizes Rotary's contribution
and commitment to service above self.
The following information is from the Rotary Club of Jacksonville website:
"Our club's first meeting was February 13, 1912. Fourteen businessmen had gathered for lunch and met with a representative of the Chicago Rotary Club who was dispatched here by Harris to help get the club organized. Although the Rotary Club of Jacksonville began in February it wasn't until May 1, 1912 that it was chartered and accepted into the National Association of Rotary Clubs of America as it was then known. Two clubs were inducted that day — Superior, Wisconsin (No. 40) and Jacksonville (No. 41). By the time that the charter arrived the original 14 members had grown to 35 charter members and by year's end the club had 71 on its roster."