PAUL HARRIS RECOGNITION AWARDS
The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships.
The first Paul Harris Fellows included past RI Director Allison G. Brush, who served during the 1937-38 Rotary year, and longtime RI Treasurer Rufus F. Chapin, both for donations made in 1946. Mrs. Adan Vargas was the first woman to receive the recognition, for a gift made in 1953. Mrs. Harry L. Jones was the second, and one of only five people recognized for contributions actually made in that inaugural year.
The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the 1 million mark in 2006.
In 2022, the Rotary Club of Walkerton bestowed a Paul Harris Fellow award to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The members of the Rotary Club of Walkerton have made a substantial donation to The Rotary Foundation disaster response fund for Ukraine. These funds will be immediately used by Rotary districts adjacent to Ukraine to support the more than 3,000,000 refugees fleeing from war-torn Ukraine. The United Nations estimates that number could grow to as many as five million people displaced."
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