The Rotary Club of China Lake was chartered on June 27, 1951. Starting with 20 members, the club became a force for community service in the Indian Wells Valley.
Proof of an early start can be found here in a February 19, 1953 newspaper clipping from the local Times-Herald out of Randsburg. The caption reads: “China Lake Rotary Club sponsors Boy Scout Troop at recent meeting. Forrest Branch, junior past president, the jones twins, Charles and Clifford, members of the Scout Troop, and LCDR L.J. Goddard, the club’s first president, are shown above. From the NOTS Rocketeer.
Thank you to Tex Hoppus of the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert for finding this wonderful memory of our club Doing Good in the World! |