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The
Rotary Club of São Paulo, was founded on 13 February 1924 by the intent of
12 of the most representative figures of São Paulo, then: Adhemar de Moraes,
Antonio Gaffré, Augusto M.
Guerra, Benedicto Montenegro, Gilbert.
J.
Hubert, Hermínio G.
Moreira, Irving Henry Gallion, José Carlos M.
Soares, José Fernando Oliveira, Manfredo Antônio Costa, Richard O.
Connell and Victor da Silva Freire.
Its
charter was granted on 24 March 1925 and at that time, the club number 1945
of Rotary International.
It meets typically
on Fridays, at 12h45min, the Main Hall of the Rotary Building, located at Av
Higienópolis, 996 - 5th floor.
Currently has about
160 members, the second club to be founded in Brazil, with its godfather
being the Rotary Club of Rio de Janeiro The club, following its vocation,
still provides relevant services to the community, which can be viewed in
the agenda item of this site.
We can not talk
about a club of Rotary, whose ideal is to serve, without speaking of its
achievements for the community.
Already in the early
years, there were discussions about how the club could help improve the
lives of the city and tried to do with this concern is materialized in
effective actions, denoted that represented an evolution of the community.
Our records have
announced that in 1929 we performed the construction of the 1st of Parque
Infantil D.
Pedro
II, the park of the same name in Varzea of Carmo, the first
playground donated to the Municipality of São Paulo.
Inaugurated in this
year, a school for poor and mentally retarded children, who worked in the
building of the Group School Prudente de Moraes, in Avenida Tiradentes, and
set up a Christmas Party for children, a permanent program in 1935 and held
annually until the present day.
There was also, in
1929, the start of the campaign for the creation of a university in São
Paulo, which culminated in the founding of the University of São Paulo in
January 1934.
On
July 19, 1929, in a meeting held in the banquet hall of the Commercial Club,
established the Commission responsible for collecting data on subsidies and
the issue of interest to university and São Paulo, aiming to build a
university in São Paulo.
It was after the
meeting that the Commission said it was integrated by the following
Rotarians: Theodoro Augusto Lemos, president of RC São Paulo at the time,
Geraldo de Paula Souza, Ernesto de Souza Campos, Cardoso de Mello Netto, and
Plinio Barreto Fonseca Telles.
In 1938, the
construction of the Pavilion was donated to the Paulista League against
Tuberculosis, first services for the implementation of BCG vaccine in the
Santa Casa de Misericordia. In
1942, created a
Plasma Bank, designed by fellow former President and former Governor Eduardo
Vaz, established the Institute Pinheiros.
Also created the
association Pró Library and Literacy for the Blind, which was organized and
could have its own building with the substantial help of RCSP.
In 1946-47, the
Foundation created the Rotarian of São Paulo, by the ladies of the Rotary
movement in São Paulo.
It is considered the
greatest work of the Rotary world dedicated to education and today is the
Branco River Unit Higienópolis College, College Drive Rio Branco Granja
Viana, EECS - Special School for deaf children, CEPRO - Center for
Education, Professional Rotary, ITAE - Institute of Technology Advanced
Education in Colleges and integrated style.
In 1947, the Home
School Rotary incorporated in the Km 24 Rodovia Raposo Tavares, Vianna
continued Escolinha of that, the result of donation of Family Vianna, was
incorporated into the patrimony of the Rotarian Foundation of São Paulo,
becoming then the Unit Granja Vianna College of Rio Branco, and the Home
School Rotary has become the CEPRO.
In 1948 we did a
campaign for Traffic Signs.
São Paulo, at that
time, only had 16 traffic lights.
The RCSP donated 126
new lights for the mayor.
In 1951-52, a
monument was inaugurated in Ipiranga - Altar of the Fatherland.
A cenotaph to
receive the remains of our first Emperor, an idea born in Rotary Club of São
Paulo, under the management of Magalhães Paulo Reis, who interceded with the
mayor at the time, our partner Armando de Arruda Pereira, was built with
funds from the Government of State and inaugurated on September 7, 1952,
with the presence of President Getúlio Vargas and high civil authorities,
military and ecclesiastical.
The remains of Pedro
I have only been transferred to the mausoleum 20 years later, at the
sesquicentenary of Independence.
In 1952, there was
the first campaign for clean city, which donated 1,000 baskets of trash to
City Hall. In
the same year, inaugurated the Rotary Pavilion for tuberculous children,
built at the Hospital for Children Indianópolis Red Cross, now the Hospital
of the defects of the face.
In 1953, created the
Association of Family Rotarian - ASFAR.
There was also the
creation of the school of Information Rotary.
Herbert de Arruda
Pereira was the creator of the School of Information Rotary, which had its
inaugural class on 6-10-1953.
In 1954, we
conducted the Second Ibero-American Conference Rotary in the year of the IV
Centenary of São Paulo.
This year was also
inaugurated a monument to Santos Dumont, run by Victor Brecheret, donated to
the State of São Paulo on the occasion of the commemoration of 50 years of
the early flights of the balloons dirigibles.
The monument is
located in the Airport of Congonhas.
In 1963-64, we
conducted the first campaign of the Brazilian flag in the classroom.
1200 donate flags to
schools that were part of the RCSP.
The campaign was
repeated in 1982-83.
In 1964 created in
the Museum Armando de Arruda Pereira with items donated by the family of
Armando. This
museum was restructured and its administration was passed to the Rotarian
Foundation of São Paulo, in 2004, when the club celebrated its eighty years
of foundation.
In 1972, there was
the creation of IRESP - Institute for Social and Professional Reintegration
of graduates from prison.
Two years later,
there was the institution of Ateneu Rotary.
Also in 1974, opened
the Rotary Square at the fiftieth anniversary of the RCSP.
After restoration
the square was re-opened, to establish itself as NRDC - Center for Community
Development of Rotary RCSP, giving full support to the Library Monteiro
Lobato, installed inside the square.
In the same year
there was a campaign donation from the municipality of São Paulo, 500
shelters for bus stops.
In 1974/75, we
created the Hall of the House of elders of Ondina Lobo, to house the elderly
people. In
the same time, by intercession of fellow Waldemar Fonseca, was made the
lighting of the Favela Jaguaré.
In 1976, started our
meeting famous Rio-Sao Paulo, and 1979, founded the Metro-CAMP, current
ESPRO, which serves about 1,200 young people per year, of which the majority
are doing internships in companies, with great chances of getting their
first job.
We were the Host
Club's 72nd Annual Convention of RI, in 1981, with the participation of the
Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Two years later, at
the initiative of companions of the club, was created the Brazilian
Association of Dyslexia, which currently operates in the Angelica Avenue,
No. 2318.
Engaged us in 1985,
the campaign of explanation pro-Polio Plus, which aims to eradicate polio by
the year 2005.
In 1986/87, we made
a donation of equipment for ophthalmology for the Emilio Ribas Hospital, and
donated equipment to search the Department of Traumatology, Faculty of
Medicine, University of São Paulo.
In 1987, there was a
delivery to the Pope John Paul II in Rome, the companion Durval Rosa Borges,
of the Rotary Wheel - Man of Peace, Laura Ateneu of Rotary 1987, and the
book The Flight of Peace, with texts by poets and illustration of artists on
the theme. In
the same year, promoted two campaigns: Campaign of the Book, with the
donation of 2,500 books to libraries, hospitals, childcare and charitable
organizations located within the club and a campaign of afforestation, with
a donation to the Hall of 600 seedlings of trees to be planted in the city.
In 1989, reactivate
the MOPI - Motion Pro Elderly, which serves about 600 people with the best
age classes in art, literacy, social gatherings and other activities.
In 1994, there was
the installation of the Rotary Club of Marco Square in Esther Mosque, on the
seventieth anniversary of the club.
In 1996-97, the
first toy sponsored the city of São Paulo.
In 1999/00, the
Forum was already security, with the presence of the Governor of the state,
Mario Covas, one of the many achievements of the Club on this matter.
In 2002 we made the
first online meeting (video conference), via internet, and a club singer (RCSP)
and an American club (RC Miami), to the establishment of a professional
relationship between members of both clubs.
In the same year
made a donation to the Vision Institute, Federal University of São Paulo
state of equipment for the ophthalmic care of the Indians of the Xingu,
which is the second donation already made to this Office by the club.
In 2003, to donate
240 wheel chairs to the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty
of Medicine, University of São Paulo and in 2004, another 35 seats.
In its 81 years
existence of the Rotary Club of São Paulo had 84 companions who were
selfless in charge of their destinies.
Rotarians from the
years 1929-30, 1930-31 and 1966-67, the club had two presidents.
Twenty-seven
companions of the Rotary Club of São Paulo were District Governors.
Of the 18 current
College of Governors of D4610,
9 (50% of the total) belong to our club.
They are: Eduardo de
Barros Pimentel (1964-65), José Luiz Lemos da Silva (1980-81), Carlos
Alberto Hernández (1984-85), Hugo Maia de Arruda Pereira (1989-90),
Sizenando Affonso (1991-92 ), Joinville Pahim Leme (1994-95), Carlos da
Silva Gueiros Jerome (1998-99), Nahid Chicana (2001-02) and Paulo Roberto de
Campos Castro (2004-2005).
Posted a Companion
of the Rotary Club of São Paulo reached the highest position of our
institution.
Armando de Arruda Pereira, President of the Club in 1934-35, Governor of
District 72 in 1935-36, was the thirtieth President of Rotary International
in Management 1940-1941.
The Rotary Club of
São Paulo has 17 godchildren clubs: Rotary Club of Santos (26-02-1927),
Rotary Club of Sorocaba (29-11-1939), Rotary Club of Mogi das Cruzes
(07-11-1949), Rotary Club of Santo André (11-12-1949), Rotary Club of São
Paulo-Leste (13-02-1951), Rotary Club of São Paulo-Sul (01 -- 04-1952),
Rotary Club of Sao Paulo-Santo Amaro (08-04-1952) Rotary Club of
São
Paulo-Norte (21-07-1953), Rotary Club of
São
Paulo-Oeste (21-07-1953) , Rotary Club of Campos de Jordão
(19-06-1954), Rotary Club of Sierra Taboão (25-03-1967), Rotary Club of Sao
Paulo-Bom Retiro (05-04-1967), Rotary Club of São Paulo Barra Funda-(28-09-1967),
Rotary Club of Sao Paulo, Santa Cecilia (09-11-1967), Rotary Club of
São
Paulo-Liberdade (24-03-1976), Rotary Club of São Paulo-República
( 03-04-1990) and Rotary Club of São Paulo-Bela Vista (26-06-1996).
The Rotary Club of
São Paulo sponsors five clubs of young people: Rotaract Club Rio Branco,
Mackenzie Rotaract Club, Rotaract Club São Paulo, Rio Branco Interact Club
and the Interact Club ESPRO.
More information
about these clubs, young people can be found on this site, the item of youth
clubs.
Having started with
12 partners in 1924, the Rotary year 1974-75, president of Waldemar Fonseca,
the club reached its maximum number of partners, to have 431 members.
Durval Rosa Borges,
President 1973-74, is very active and restless, Ateneu founder of Rotary,
was alone responsible for the entry of 80 members in the Rotary Club of São
Paulo. In
September 1989, after 65 years of living exclusively male, was admitted to
the first female Rotarian to our club, the companion Dr. Luiza Helena
Rodrigues Carvalho.
Having had various
addresses before, from 1961 the registry has located in the Rotary Building,
located at Av Higienópolis, 996 - currently in room 505 of the 5th floor.
The first bulletin
of the club was the Rotary Biweekly Magazine of São Paulo that, from 1929,
is now published weekly under the title Bulletin Serve.
Programs of services
to the community: Mutirão of Cataract, Mutirão of Diabetes / Heart Design
Course, Seminar on Prevention of Drugs, Teenage Pregnancy and STD / AIDS,
Children's Christmas Party, adult literacy, campaign of selective waste
collection ( see agenda item of the web site).
Social Activities:
Meetings Domiciliares, Happy Hours, Integration, visits Professionals,
Rotarian of the Christmas festival, Rio-Sao Paulo Meeting, Meetings
Festivals, of Coral Rotarian.
The Rotary Club of
São Paulo was responsible for establishing and remains in the leadership or
performance is relevant in the following entities: the Rotarian Foundation
of São Paulo, Social, Professional Education - ESPRO, Motion Pro Seniors -
MOPI Association and the Women's Rotary Club of São Paulo - AFROSP.
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