A Special Invitation

 
THANK YOU, BEAUMONT, FOR SPONSORING PORT ARTHUR ROTARY
 
One hundred years of service to the community
1915 - 2015
 
On January 7, 1915, a group of Rotarians from the Beaumont Rotary Club, which had been chartered in 1913, met with some of the leading businesses and professionals of Port Arthur. The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the fast growing world Rotary movement which was then in its tenth year. As a result of that meeting, the Port Arthur Rotary Club, the thirteenth to be organized in Texas, was chartered as Club No.147 in the world on April 1, 1915.  The Club has a long and rich continuous history of community service.
 
The Rotary Club of Port Arthur will publicly celebrate its Centennial on April 16, 2015, at 2:00 pm. A program will be held to dedicate the ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AVENUE OF FLAGS, a display of registered flags of the 26 foreign countries and the USA that most frequently navigate the Sabine-Neches Waterway.  The public is invited.
 
The location of the flags is next to the Jefferson County Sub-court in downtown Port Arthur.
 
Rotary is paying tribute and honoring the maritime, industrial communities and the seafarers of the world for its contributions to the area’s economy.   The Sabine-Neches Waterway is critically important to the economy of the entire nation. As America’s energy Gateway, the SNWW generates more than one-hundred thousand jobs and one billion dollars of personal income for the citizens of Jefferson County.
 
As we reflect on the history and economic success of the area, we realize and know that the Sabine- Neches Waterway is a cornerstone that helps make this success possible. 
 
Russel Buss, President
Rotary Club of Port Arthur
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND!
 
 
 
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