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Women and
Rotary
History | The first Inner Wheel club was formed in Manchester, England on 10 January 1924 by women married to Rotarians. |
The aim was to develop friendship and to provide humanitarian assistance. In Denmark, the first club was formed in Haderslev on 23 September 1948. Districts |
Denmark has
one of the most clubs and members per total population, of all
countries within the Inner Wheel world. | There are 5 official Districts in Denmark - .gif) District 44 comprising 31 clubs and includes 2 clubs in the Faeroe Islands. The district is situated in Jutland, stretching geographically from Ebeltoft in the south to the Faroe Islands in the north and from Grenaa in the east to west in Thisted. A diversity of landscape character, ranging from the mild east coast to the somewhat harsh North Sea atmosphere with its white beaches and lyme grass-covered dunes. In the midst of the country, forests of Gudenåen and Limfjord and large urban areas. The Atlantic Ocean is in contrast to the grassy hills of the Faeroe Islands. All in all a very varied and exciting area. District 45 comprising 23 clubs Inner Wheel's District 45 covers Gauteng from Lemvig to Aarhus and Samsoe, and from Horsens and Juelsminde to Esbjerg. The district has nearly 600 members in 23 clubs. All clubs meet once a month except in July. District 46 comprising 19 clubs District 47 also comprising 19 clubs covering Greater Copenhagen, Zealand and Bornholm. District 48 comprising 32 clubs. Total membership in Denmark is approximately 3,400 spread among 125 clubs. |
acknowledgements to Inner Wheel
Denmark. Translated by Google. |
researched and posted by RGHF Webmaster Greg Barlow. July 2011
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