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MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM AS WELL AS IN IN PERSON!
Come join Seneca Falls Rotary for lunch!
Meetings are held every Tuesday from 12:00-1:00 PM at the Seneca Falls Country Club located at 2790 Route 89, Seneca Falls
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Lunch is served buffet-style for a set fee of $15, which includes tax and gratuity.
Interested in learning more about Rotary? Please refer to the Rotary Basics document below, and visit the District 7120 and Rotary International websites.
If you are interested in joining Seneca Falls Rotary or would like more information, please contact us via email: senecafallsrotary@outlook.com
Information about the Seneca Falls club and our membership application can be found below.
History of Seneca Falls Rotary
The Seneca Falls Rotary Club was formed on May 1, 1922. The charter was presented on June 29, when 300 Rotarians from various parts of New York State filled the old pavilion at what is now Cayuga Lake State Park. To honor the newly formed Seneca Falls Rotary Club and its 28 Charter Members, then-District Governor Hart Seeley of Elmira along with the sponsoring Auburn Rotary Club presented the Charter from Rotary International. The Auburn club sent 100 of its members together with the Salem Town Commandry Band, to witness a successful start to the local club. The first president of the Seneca Falls Rotary Club Caleb Smith was presented with a rosewood gavel by Walter Tower of Penn Yan.
How Can Rotarians Give?
Throughout the years, Seneca Falls Rotarians learned that serving a large organization such as Rotary International has its obligations as well as its benefits. One of the most successful programs ever instituted by Rotary International was POLIO PLUS. To wipe out polio from the face of the earth, it was originally estimated would take $120 million USD. The Seneca Falls club’s first quota was $14,000. It seemed like an impossible task, but under the leadership of John Webb, the club collected four times the goal! In 2020 Seneca Falls Rotary became a 100% Paul Harris Club!
Paul Harris Fellowship
The highest honor Rotary bestows is the Paul Harris Fellowship, named after the founder of Rotary. A Paul Harris Fellow is nominated when a club contributes $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation. To date, the Seneca Falls Rotary has named far over 100 Paul Harris Fellows, who are outstanding community members as well as Rotarians.
Don Merriam was the first club member to be honored as a Paul Harris Fellow and is the only club member to serve as a Rotary 7120 District Governor. In 1990, the club had the honor, and the work, of hosting over 400 Rotarians when the District Assembly was held In Seneca Falls.