History of Rotary in Iceland

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History of Rotary in Iceland

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Image courtesy of: Vigdís (Vigga) Stefánsdóttir, Rotary Club of Reykjavík-grafarvogur

The first Rotary Club in Iceland was founded September 13th 1934 and that was the Rotaryclub of Reykjavik and it was confirmed by RI 31st of May 1935 as you can find on the RI website. At that time Iceland belonged to Denmark and the first 6 Rotary clubs in Iceland belonged to the Danish District Nr. 75. The Icelandic District now nr 1360 was established the 1st July 1946.

Yours in Rotary,

Örn Smári Arnaldsson, DG 1360

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Helen Keller

Now I have the honor of telling you that I was especially asked to convey to you the warmest greetings from your fellow Rotarians in Iceland. ...
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Kiwanis International

Eyjólfur Sigurðsson of Iceland was the 1995-96 International President, and Juan F. Torres Jr., MD, of the Philippines, was president in 2002-03. ...
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Famous Rotarian Photos

Aesgeir Asgeirsson, former president of Iceland, was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Reykjavik. Jan Masaryk, former president of the former Republic ...
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First Club of each Rotary Country

Iceland – Reykjavik, 31 May 35. 1934-35 Robert E. Lee Hill. Tunisia – Tunis Doyen, 14 Feb 36, 30 Jan 60, 11 Sep 69. 1935-36 Ed. R. Johnson ...
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