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Mansfield Rotary Club, P.O. Box 3918,
Mansfield, OH 44907
We meet at the Holiday Inn, 116 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio 44902 at 11:45 a.m. every Tuesday Phone 419-525-6000 for more information.
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Rotary Club of Mansfield chartered on March 26, 1920 with 23 charter members present. The first President was W. Lee Cotter, Vice President was Grant Willis, Secretary-Treasurer was Fred A. Chamberlain, and Sergeant-at-Arms was Clarence Small. Early meetings were held in the VonHof Hotel on North Main Street.
Mansfield Rotary was instrumental in establishing clubs in Ashland,
Galion, Shelby, Mt. Vernon, and Ontario.
Some of Mansfield Rotary's major accomplishments include:
1. Helping to establish, around 1921, the local "crippled children's"
organization into what is now know as Rehabilitation Service of North
Central Ohio, Inc (The Rehab Center);
2. Helped to establish the local Boy Scout Council around 1917;
3. Helped to fund the Rotary Adult Day Care Center around 1980;
4. Funded and initiated the McGowan Courage Awards in 1990 – Spread Internationally;
5. Helped to establish and fund the Rotary Alzheimer’s Unit in 1997;
6. Commissioned the Johnny Appleseed Mural in Downtown Mansfield in 2001; and
7. Funded the North Lake Park Playscape in 2005
As of June 2006, Mansfield Rotary has 101 members including 2 honorary
members.
The Club meets at The Holiday Inn at 11:45 a.m. every Tuesday (Call 419-525-6000 for directions). Joint meetings are occasionally held with the Kiwanis Club. Meetings are held off-site when feasible. A prime example is the luncheon meeting sponsored by the Springmill School in May of each year.
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
"Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
FOUR AVENUES OF SERVICE
The term "Four Avenues of Service" is frequently used in Rotary to refer
to the four elements of the Object of Rotary: Club Service, Vocational
Service, Community Service and International Service.
The concept of the "Four Avenues of Service" has been accepted by all
Rotarians as a means to describe the primary areas of Rotary activity.
CLUB SERVICE involves all of the activities necessary for Rotarians to
perform their club function successfully.
VOCATIONAL SERVICE is a description of the opportunity each Rotarian has
to represent the dignity and utility of one's vocation to other members of
the club.
COMMUNITY SERVICE pertains to those activities that Rotarians undertake to
improve the quality of life in their community. It frequently involves
assistance to youth, the aged, handicapped and others who look to Rotary
as a source of hope for a better life.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE describes the many programs and activities that
Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and
peace. International Service projects are designed to meet humanitarian
needs of people in many lands.
When Rotarians understand and travel down the "Four Avenues of Service,"
the Object of Rotary takes on even greater meaning.
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