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The Montrose Home for Crippled Children was established in 1933. In 1932/33, the Rotary Club of Brisbane, in President Rotarian WK McLuckie's year, formed the Queensland Society for Crippled Children. The then Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Rotarian JW Greene, presided at a public meeting when the Queensland Society for Crippled Children was formed. At this meeting, a provisional directorate was elected, and the Club handed over to the directorate 1,140 pounds which the club raised for the purpose of inaugurating the society. Rotarian JT Isles was elected President of the Society. In the 1934/35 year, when Rotarian Walter Darker was President, Rotarian WJ Isles died, and was replaced as President of the Society by Rotarian Bill McLuckie. The Rotary Club of Brisbane was the first club in Australia to have a visit from Paul Harris, in 1935, and he planted the Friendship Tree at Taringa. Later the Society outgrew the Taringa site, and moved to its present location at Corinda, also donated by the Marchant family. The photographs of William Kerle in his new wheelchair have been included to illustrate the continuing service that the Montrose Home for Crippled Children provides. The wheelchair was supplied by Spectronics (Adrian O'Leary) , using funds from a Federal government program supplemented by the Society and Mrs. Kathleen Kerle, William's mother. Helen Posselt is a member of the staff at the Montrose Home. Keith Dr Keith Watts President 2001-02 Rotary Club of Brisbane
Marchant Pillar at the Montrose Home for Crippled Children	Rotary's partnership goes back to 1933.	(l-r) Helen Posselt, Adrian O'Leary, William Kerle, Helen Kerle

William Kerle in his new wheelchair	The wheelchair was supplied by Spectronics (Adrian O'Leary, 2nd from left)	On Paul Harris' first visit to Brisbane, in 1935, he planted an American pine tree in the grounds of the Montrose Home for Crippled Children at Taringa. The tree died, but this portion of it is enshrined at the Montrose home. See the "Friendship Tree" tribute.