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 |
| Merger with RC Kimberley South |
1 July 2022 |
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.
On 1 July 2022 RC Kimberley merged with RC Kimberley South. At RC Kimberley South's suggestion the newly merged club retained the name and RI number of RC Kimberley - for the simple reason that it was the older of the two clubs.
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. |
