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Rotary Crossword Puzzle #1

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The attorney who started Rotary formed the 1st Rotary Club on 23 February 1905. This is the Rotary Club of -------. He formed it so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships.
Our Rotary International President Holger Knaack’s theme for 2020-21 is Rotary Opens -----------. This asks Rotarians to create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve the lives of those in need.
Chesley -------- Perry, a Spanish-American War veteran and former Chicago Public Library employee, served as Rotary’s first general secretary and is known as “the builder of Rotary International
Rotary started with the vision of one man, the attorney Paul ------.
Rotary has two official mottoes, that can be traced back to the early days of the organization. The principle motto is -------- above Self.
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Arch ------ is fondly known as the father of The Rotary Foundation. He defined six points of action, including the establishment of an endowment, which would later become The Rotary Foundation.
The roots of Rotary’s polio eradication efforts began On 29 September 1979, volunteers administered drops of oral polio vaccine to children at a health center in the -------------
Experienced adventurer J.W. -------- was instrumental in expanding Rotary to other countries in the early years, embarking on journeys to distant lands that resulted in the chartering of 23 clubs in 12 countries from Greece to Thailand from 1928 to 1931.As a result, Rotary founder Paul Harris dubbed him “the Marco Polo of Rotary.”
Rotary has two official mottoes, that can be traced back to the early days of the organization. The second motto is One ------- Most Who Serves Best
On 15 August 1910, Paul Harris convened the first Rotary convention at the ------ Hotel in Chicago, USA. At the time, there were 16 clubs in the United States. They shared the Rotary name and had similar objectives, but no central office or constitution.
The first of issue the Rotarian magazine was published in ------- 1911 as The National Rotarian. It included news items from existing clubs, announcements of new clubs, and an essay by Paul P. Harris. Rotary’s founder discussed the purpose of Rotary clubs and pondered what the response would be if he asked every Rotarian, “What is the philosophy of Rotary as you understand it?”
The first four Rotarians were Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram -------, and Paul Harris