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TAIWAN ROTARY A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROTARY IN TAIWAN

2022 English Edition

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1 SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES / 2021-22 RI President Shekhar Mehta Rotary was first introduced to Taiwan Taiwan by that time. On July 1, 1987,
2 IMAGINE ROTARY / 2022-23 RI President Jennifer E. Jones by the formation of the Rotary Club of we separated from the clubs in Hong
3 An Excerpt of FOCUS FOR THE YEAR / 2021-22 Foundation Trustee Chair John F. Germ Taihoku (Taipei) on March 27, 1931 Kong and Macau with 74 clubs assigned

4 An Excerpt of FOCUS FOR THE YEAR / 2022-23 Foundation Trustee Chair Ian H.S. Riseley with the Rotary Club of Tokyo as its to District 3480 in the north of Taiwan,
5 Message from PRIP Gary Huang sponsor. Later on, two more clubs were so there were three districts to serve the
founded on the Island: the Rotary Club
201 clubs on the Island. In subsequent
6 Message from RID Surgeon Liu of Takao (Kaohsiung) on February 17, years Rotary Taiwan had continued
7 Message from Chairman of TRPIA 1934 and the Rotary Club of Keelung expanding. On July 1, 1990, District
9 AKS Members from Taiwan on March 17, 1937. The three clubs 3490 was assigned with 44 clubs in the
11 Figures of Taiwan Rotarians' Giving to The Rotary Foundation discontinued functioning in 1940 northern Taiwan except Taipei county

16 District 3461 because of World War II. and Taipei City. By then Taiwan Rotary
had 4 districts. In 1990s, Rotary Taiwan
19 District 3462 In 1948, the Chinese Mainland was in a continued making an encouraging thrust
22 District 3470 devastating civil war and the 18 Rotary and successfully expanded from 4
clubs on the mainland were forced to
25 District 3481 dissolve. The community leaders in districts to 7 districts officially on July
28 District 3482 Taipei who had been Rotarians on the 1, 1998. At the Jan 2015 Board meeting,
RI approved redistricting Taiwan into
31 District 3490 mainland started forming the Rotary 12 districts, effective from July 2017.
34 District 3501 Club of Taipei which was chartered after Taiwan Rotary keeps growing, as of

37 District 3502 8 months on October 9, 1948 with the February 2022, with 930 clubs and
late Vice President and Premier C.K. Yen
40 District 3510 of the Republic of China as the Charter 35,431 Rotarians.
43 District 3521 President. In the following 20 years, In addition, Taiwan Rotarians have
46 District 3522 the club played a very important role in been making outstanding contributions

49 District 3523 Rotary extension in Taiwan. On July 1, to The Rotary Foundation to help
1960, Rotary International granted status
people in need in the local and global
52 Taiwan Rotary Clubs Association of District 3450 for the 19 clubs in Hong communities. They make all efforts
54 Chung Hwa Rotary Educational Foundation Kong, Macau and Taiwan. On July 1, to be a gift to the world. They "Light
56 Taiwan Rotary Publication and E-Information Association 1978, District 3460 was formed in the Up Rotary", as the annual presidential
58 Taiwan-Japan Rotary Goodwill Association central and the south part of Taiwan theme set by 2014-15 RI President
60 Taiwan Rotarians Serve as 2021-22 RI & TRF Officers and on July 1, 1984, District 3470 was Gary Huang, who is the first Chinese RI
established in the south of Taiwan. Thus,
President from Taiwan in the history of
there were two and a half districts in Rotary.
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