HISTORY - THE ROTARY CLUB
Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.
—Paul P. Harris
Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.
Our Ongoing Commitment
Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—we’ve been a part of them. From the beginning, three key traits have remained strong throughout Rotary:
We’re truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today we’re working together from around the globe both digitally and in-person to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
We persevere in tough times. During WWII, Rotary clubs in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan were forced to disband. Despite the risks, many continued to meet informally and following the war’s end, Rotary members joined together to rebuild their clubs and their countries.
| CLUB PROFILE | |
| NAME | ROTARY CLUB OF IKORODU METROPOLITAN |
| CHARTER DATE | 15th MARCH, 2002 |
| RI CLUB NO. | 57685 |
| MEETING DAY | WEEKLY SATURDAY (10:30AM - 11:00AM) |
| MEETING PLACE | AI-ROYAL HOTEL AND SUITES, CHINESE RESTAURANT SHAMSIDEEN JAIYESIMI, IKORODU |
| CHARTER PRESIDENT | ROTARIAN (DR) ABDULFATAI OLUKOGA phf |
| SPONSOR CLUB | ROTARY CLUB OF LAGOS |
| THEME AT CHARTER DATE | MANKIND IS OUR BUSINESS |
| DG AT DATE OF CHARTER | PDG CHARLES O. ADEBIYI |
| DGSR AT DATE OF CHARTER | PDG BABATUNDE AJAYI (LATE) |
| DISTRICT | 9110 |
| CHARTER PRESENTATION | 8th JUNE, 2002 |
| CLUB EMBLEM | THE FAMOUS OGA STATUS - IKORODU OGA |
| NUMERICAL STRENGTH | 38 |
| ANNIVERSARY | 17th |
| NO OF ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS | 11 PRESIDENTS |
| VENUE OF CHARTER PRESENTATION | IKORODU TOWN HALL |
| RI PRESIDENT AT TIME OF CHARTER | RICHARD KING |
| CLUB EXTENSION | 79th IN THE DISTRICT AT THE TIME OF CHARTER |
| NUMERICAL STRENGTH AT CHARTER | 35 |