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The 100th Convention of Rotary International |
 “Bound for Birmingham” The "Centennial" Convention of Rotary International Birmingham, UK June 21-24 2009 See also, 1984 Watch for RGHF events and booth at the 100th convention D. K. Lee, TRF Trustee 2003-2007, RI President 2008-2009 www.rotaryconvention2009.com |
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Image courtesy of RGHF Senior Historian
and life member Dr. Wolfgang Ziegler, Bavaria 30 April 2011 Donation
of Painting by Arch Klumph. When the Host Organising committee started
out to make a promotion DVD for the 100th Rotary International
Convention they were unaware what direction into a piece of Rotary
History it would take them. They had established that Paul Harris had given his first speech to a British Rotary Club at Birmingham in 1928 and that during his visit to the area had made visits to Warwick Castle, Kenilworth and Stratford-on-Avon. The HOC therefore took President D.K. to visit those places plus many others and called their DVD ‘Walking in the Footsteps of Paul Harris’. When they looked further into why Paul Harris had visited these towns they found he went to Stratford-on-Avon to see a picture in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre that his friend Arch Klumph had presented on behalf of the American Rotary Clubs. We looked into the story behind this and found that Arch Klumph had visited the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and saw the paintings on display of Shakespearean actors from around the world but no one from the United States. He returned to the states and set about putting that right. 2009 Convention opening Birmingham Post Article – 27 June 2007 Birmingham is preparing to stage the 2009 Rotary International Convention after city marketing managers responded to an urgent plea to hold the prestigious event at the National Exhibition Centre, writes Paul Dale. .... more Rotary Founder Paul P. Harris' first visit to Birmingham in 1928 |
| Convention speeches by senior leaders: 2003 Majiyagbe 2008 D. K. Lee 2009 John Kenny 2010 Ray Klinginsmith General Secretary's Report (PDF) |
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