Rotary Means Business-Oahu

Rotary Means Business-Oahu Rotary Means Business encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow Rotarians by doing business with them, and by referring others to them.

The Rotary Club was the first business-oriented organization of its kind in the United States. It was founded more than a century ago in the Midwest city of Chicago by a lonely 27 year-old attorney from a small New England town. On February 27, 1896, Paul Harris settled in Chicago and built a law practice representing victims of bankruptcy and embezzlement. Yet, he found it difficult to settle dow

n. He would dine at ethnic eateries every night to learn about different cultures and attend churches of different religions every week. One day in the Fall of 1900, Harris at dinner at attorney Bob Frank's house in a well-off neighborhood on Chicago's North Side. They went on a walk through the area and stopped at shops along the way. Harris was impressed by how Frank made friends with the businessmen in his neighborhood. It reminded him of the New England town where he had grown up. So Paul Harris set out to organize a club of businessmen, each from a different profession, who would gather together for friendship and mutual cooperation in finding new business. Harris told Sylvester Schiele, a client and coal dealer from a small town in Indiana, about his idea for a club. It would include members who could join only if another member vouched for them. Over the next five years, the idea began to take hold. Harris and Schiele talked it over with Gus Loehr, a mutual client and mining engineer, who offered to hold the organizational meeting in his office. Loehr invited his friend Hiram Shorey, another New Englander and a merchant tailor. The date was February 23, 1905. Harris hosted the next meeting, when the fifth member, Harry Ruggles, joined. Local businessmen welcomed the fellowship as the members shared fresh information that they picked up from their customers and other businesses in the city. By the third meeting the club had 15 members who learned that Rotary meant more business for each of them and they established long-standing traditions such as paying fines for misdeeds and addressing fellow members by their first names (quite unusual at that time). The camaraderie led to closer friendships. The Rotary Club spread across the United States and ultimately the world.

05/12/2020

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Thank you everyone for coming out to our Spring Pau Hana Event last week! We had a blast and look forward to having you ...
04/24/2017

Thank you everyone for coming out to our Spring Pau Hana Event last week! We had a blast and look forward to having you all at our next event! Stay tuned for our next event in June 🌤

04/20/2017

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight. Nearly 80 RSVP's and still room for walk-ins.

March Pau Hana Pics
04/08/2017

March Pau Hana Pics

Rotary Means Business Fellowship Pau Hana was a huge success. Thanks to Scott Wishart and Revolusun for hosting and prov...
02/18/2017

Rotary Means Business Fellowship Pau Hana was a huge success. Thanks to Scott Wishart and Revolusun for hosting and providing the venue, food, and libations. Thanks to everyone for attending and networking with Rotary!

RMBF Pau Hana going on right now!
02/17/2017

RMBF Pau Hana going on right now!

01/30/2017

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.
~ Elizabeth Anderson

Happy Monday and have a great week everyone!

09/19/2016

It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw

Fellow rotarians, have an awesome week!

09/13/2016

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton

Have a great week everyone!

09/06/2016
08/17/2016

Thank you to everyone that registered for our August Fellowship & Pau Hana Fix! We look forward to seeing you all this Thursday 08/18/16 at the Valenti Print Group from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Please remember parking on site is very limited - car pooling encouraged!

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