The Rotary Club of Kimberley (located in South Africa) was sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Bloemfontein in 1950, eventually receiving its Charter from RI on 20 August 1951.
Event |
Date |
|
Inaugural Meeting |
13 December, 1950 |
|
First Luncheon |
1 February, 1951 |
Charter
Date |
20 August, 1951 |
|
Charter
Dinner |
24
November, 1951 |
|
|
17
August, 2001 |
60th Anniversary Party |
20 August 2011 |
The Rotary Club of
Kimberley is a member of Rotary International and
until 30 June 2013 was one of the 50 or so clubs constituting Rotary
District 9320 (Southern Africa). District 9320 (±250,000 sq km) encompassed part of
South Africa as well as the entire Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho - hence the use of the
term "Southern Africa" rather than just "South Africa".
On 1 July 2013, Districts 9320 and 9270 merged to form a new District 9370. This new District comprises some 100 clubs, with a total membership around 2000. Geographically it encompasses the entire original D9320, as well as the entire original D9270 - it thus now includes KwaZulu Natal as well as the eastern portion of the Eastern Cape.
Like every
other Rotary Club around the world, The Rotary Club of Kimberley is governed by a Board of
Directors which is elected annually by the club's own members. It is one of the
fundamentals of Rotary that - so far as is possible - membership of the Board should change each year. |
