The history of the Grove Rotary Club
Norman Kassoff of the Miami Rotary Club will be the guest speaker at the April 18 meeting of the Rotary Club of Coconut Grove. Kassoff will outline how Rotary started in Miami in 1917 and what it has accomplished. Miami’s early founders.
Its first president was Dr. James Jackson, who participated in the early development and many civic aspects of the new City of Miami. Upon his death in 1926, the community recognized Dr. Jackson for his many outstanding contributions by establishing Jackson Memorial Hospital in his honor.
For the first 50 years of its existence, the club had representatives of local and state government, banking, airline, business and religious establishments as part of its membership.
This allowed the club to partner with the public and private sectors in much of the community’s early development. The Rotary Club of Miami was active in bringing to Miami the YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, Humane Society, and Lighthouse for the Blind. Several members of the club were signatories to the founding documents for the University of Miami.
The Rotary Club of Coconut Grove meets every Thursday at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club, 2990 South Bayshore Drive at 12:30 pm. The cost of the meeting is $25 with lunch or $10 without lunch. Open to the public.
Its first president was Dr. James Jackson, who participated in the early development and many civic aspects of the new City of Miami. Upon his death in 1926, the community recognized Dr. Jackson for his many outstanding contributions by establishing Jackson Memorial Hospital in his honor.
For the first 50 years of its existence, the club had representatives of local and state government, banking, airline, business and religious establishments as part of its membership.
This allowed the club to partner with the public and private sectors in much of the community’s early development. The Rotary Club of Miami was active in bringing to Miami the YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, Humane Society, and Lighthouse for the Blind. Several members of the club were signatories to the founding documents for the University of Miami.
The Rotary Club of Coconut Grove meets every Thursday at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club, 2990 South Bayshore Drive at 12:30 pm. The cost of the meeting is $25 with lunch or $10 without lunch. Open to the public.
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