Black River Falls Rotary Club Awards Paul Harris Fellow
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 -- 7:34 AM
-The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have had contributions made in their name of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.This recognition was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to the Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study program. Many notable figures have been named as Paul Harris Fellows, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, U.S astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar and Jonas Salk. The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the one million mark in 2006. Receiving recognition as a second-time Paul Harris Fellow was John Norgaard.
The Rotary Club of Black River Falls is part of an organization dedicated to improving the lives of people all over the world. Its purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards and to advance goodwill and peace throughout the world. The Club meets every Monday at noon at the Skyline Golf Course. For more information visit www.brfrotary.org or find the club on Facebook.
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