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The founder of Rotary.
Who is Paul Harris?
100

This world famous Rotarian is best friends with a rodent

Who is Walter Elias Disney?

100

The date the Rotary Club of Charlotte West was chartered.

What is January 29, 1963

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1979.

What is the year Rotary International begins its fight against polio with a multi-year project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines.

100

Four of Rotary's Six Areas of Focus.

What are: Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution; Disease Prevention & Treatment; Water & Sanitation; Maternal & Child Health; Basic Education and Literacy; Community & Economic Development

200
The city in which the first Rotary Club was started.
What is Chicago?
200

This founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) was a member of the Rotary Club of Jeffersonville, ID.

Who is the 'Colonel' Harland Sanders?

200

This annual even, offering financial assistance to high school seniors, was established as a means of promoting goodwill and understanding of Rotary's objective to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise

What is the Avery C. Wallen Memorial Scholarship?

200

If polio isn't eradicated, within 10 years, this many children could be paralyzed by it each year.

What is 200,000 children. A polio-free world will save the global economy $40-$50 billion in health costs within the next 20 years.

200

PHF

What is "Paul Harris Fellow"?

300
The year the name "Rotary International" was adopted.
What is 1922?
300

This famous mountaineer and explorer was a member of the Rotary Club of Auckland, New Zealand.

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary?

300

The Rotary Club of Charlotte West will partner with this organization for the 2nd year to provide WARMTH, CONFIDENCE and HOPE through the gift of brand new coats.

What is the Operation Warm?

300
The 3 countries that remain polio endemic.
There are now only 3 countries that have not stopped polio transmission: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. With Rotary leading the way, the global incidence of polio cases has decreased by 99%.
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Three of the 5 Avenues of Service.

What are Club Service; Vocational Service; Community Service, International Service; Youth Service.

400
The year in which women were allowed to join Rotary.
What is 1987?
400

This former Prime Minister of England led the UK during WWII and was a member of the Rotary Club of London.

Who is Sir Winston Churchill?

400

Each year, Rotary District 7680 sponsors thirty students from five Charlotte-area high school Interact Clubs to participate in this twelve week peace and conflict resolution seminar, featuring three full-day immersion workshops, weekly conference calls with government and business leaders, and a team-focused peace project.

What is NewGen Peacebuilders program?

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In 1989, Rotary and this organization launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Who is the World Health Organization? In 1989 there are an estimated 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries.
400

RAG

What is "Rotarian Action Group"?

500
The Father of The Rotary Foundation.
Who is Arch C. Klumph?
500
This founder of Wal-Mart was a member of the Rotary Club of Bentonville, AK.
Who is Sam Walton?
500

RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney’s theme for 2019-20 asks Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service.



 




What is "Rotary Connects the World"?



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Donations to Rotary for polio eradication will be matched 2 to 1 by this partnering organization.
Who is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
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This Rotarian created The Four-Way Test in 1932.

Who is Herbert J. Taylor?

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