Whats the history of Rotary?
Rotary is the world’s first service club. It started in Chicago in 1905. The name “Rotary” derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members’ offices. Today, there are more than 31,000 Rotary clubs throughout the world. Our sister club in Saginaw, the Rotary Club of Saginaw (downtown club) has the distinction of being one of the first 100 clubs charted by Rotary. Read more about the history of Rotary.