2005年扶輪百週年活動Rotary’s100thAnniversaryEventsof2005.pptVIP

A Century of Growth and Expansion And the number of languages spoken by Rotarians increased as well, reflecting Rotary’s growing popularity across Europe and Asia.  One man in particular helped spread the Rotary story around the world. Where will Rotary go next? * ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 國際扶輪第3520地區前總監PDG DENS翻譯 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 百年的成長與擴張 in the Midwestern city of Chicago, Illinois, USA, but it soon spread to both coasts and quickly crossed borders and oceans. 扶輪開始於美國中西部的伊利諾州芝加哥市 不久就往美國東西岸散佈 並快速跨過國界與海洋 Rotary began 扶輪始於 於加拿大、大不列顛及愛爾蘭成立扶輪社 clubs were formed in Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. In 1911 through 1913, 1911年至1913年 扶輪擴張 扶輪疆域與社員。 至1920年扶輪於12個國家 共有45,000位社員 in numbers as well as territory. By 1920, Rotary had 45,000 members and clubs in 12 countries. Rotary expanded ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 扶輪橫跨歐亞 不同語言社員的增加 扶輪普及化的成長 古巴扶輪社成立於1916年 was the first Spanish-speaking club, and the number of Spanish-speaking Rotarians rose steadily as Rotary gained a presence in South America. 古巴扶輪社是第一個西班牙語系扶輪社 接著扶輪得於中南美發揚光大 The Rotary Club of Cuba (1916) ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 有一位社員特別致力於 扶輪故事擴展至全世界 “Big Jim” Davidson “Big Jim” Davidson traveled 150,000 miles in Europe and Asia, establishing clubs in Greece, Egypt, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other countries. By the time he finished, membership figures topped 150,000. 扶輪的馬哥孛羅 Rotary Marco Polo Between 1928 and 1931, 〝偉大的吉姆〞於歐亞旅行了十五萬英哩，於希臘、埃及、新加坡、香港以其他國家創建了扶輪社。至任務結束時，射員數攀伸至十五萬人。 1928~1931年間 經濟蕭條 三十年代早期扶輪第一次體驗到社員的下降 in the early 1930s caused Rotary to experience its first dip in membership. The economic depression 但社員人數於1935年開始攀升， 於十年結束時幾乎有21萬位社員 But the numbers began to rise again in 1935, and by the end of the decade, there were almost 210,000 Rotarians. occurred during the Second World War when Rotary was banned in several countries and clubs were disbanded. 二次世界大戰期間 有些國家禁止扶輪活動並解散扶輪社 A second membership decline 第二次社員的下降 扶輪的理想不但戰後存留下來， 並於人們追尋世界瞭解的同時，更加茁壯。 並且更多的國家重新成為會員社。 But the Rotary ideals survived and thrived in