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All blue-colored terms provide links to the related narratives.
The PLRC was founded on April 17, 1950. It was incorporated in 1952. Click here for its day-to-day Club Bylaws (as of 2016). Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of Rotary International, was founded in 1917. The PLRC's Club Endowment Fund was incorporated in 1983. For its charitable Endowment Bylaws, click here (then click Open file). The latest available Endowment fund amount is $292,311.
PLRC members have met at multiple Point Loma venues. They now meet at the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC), 1011 Anchorage Lane, San Diego, CA 92116. Map. The club meets on Fridays at 12:00 noon until 1:30 PM. Our postal address is PLRC, P.O. Box 6454, San Diego, CA 92166 (USA). PLRC members have visited or hosted Rotary members from 56 other US clubs−from Hawaii to Florida−and from 35 countries and overseas terri- tories. Click here for an alphabetical listing of those 125 locations. The flags from most of those Rotary venues appear in the adjacent photo by Gus Goldau and Peter Phillips.
As the PLRC approaches its 2025 Diamond Anniversary, we herein strive to spotlight the extra- ordinary work undertaken by the PLRC’s active members, board members, event organizers, and presidents. The PLRC especially recognizes the resolute leadership of its past presidents and District Governor. Click here for the listing.
They have not led followers. They have inspired leaders. This integrated, evolving club history illustrates its dedication to Rotary's Four-Way Test. Our club's About Us webpage thus proceeds via the PLRC’s prominent events, with a sprinkling of significant non-fundraising programs portraying the PLRC's social acumen.
They have not led followers. They have inspired leaders. This integrated, evolving club history illustrates its dedication to Rotary's Four-Way Test. Our club's About Us webpage thus proceeds via the PLRC’s prominent events, with a sprinkling of significant non-fundraising programs portraying the PLRC's social acumen.
What is "Rotary?"
There are many characteristics of a Rotary club, as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. In 1976, Rotary's International Board of Directors initiated the quest to state a concise definition of the fundamental aspects Rotary. Rotary’s Public Relation Committee then decided to craft a one-sentence definition. After numerous drafts, the committee presented the following definition. It appears in various Rotary publications:
“Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons, united worldwide, who
provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build good-
will and peace in the world.”
Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks you "What is Rotary?" This account is paraphrased from 50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary, by Steve Garret, former District 5450 Governor. Click here, for the remaining 49!
There are many characteristics of a Rotary club, as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. In 1976, Rotary's International Board of Directors initiated the quest to state a concise definition of the fundamental aspects Rotary. Rotary’s Public Relation Committee then decided to craft a one-sentence definition. After numerous drafts, the committee presented the following definition. It appears in various Rotary publications:
“Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons, united worldwide, who
provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build good-
will and peace in the world.”
Those 31 words are worth remembering when someone asks you "What is Rotary?" This account is paraphrased from 50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary, by Steve Garret, former District 5450 Governor. Click here, for the remaining 49!