Rotary China Update June 2016 Randal Eastman Special Representative to China, 2013-16
Contents Welcome to Rotary China A Long & Colourful History Current Clubs in China Rotary s Service Project Impact in China 3 Calls to Action
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What is Rotary China? Rotary in mainland China is Un-districted not part of a Rotary District since 2006 (previously part of d3450: HK, Macau, Mongolia) participates in all Foundation programs has a de-facto district team Currently about 450 Rotarians Not legally recognized in China All Active members have foreign passports Chinese citizens are Honorary members
RI Representatives responsible for mainland China development* PP Randal Eastman (Canadian - in Shanghai) Special Representative to China, 2013-16 PP Ruby Chang (Hong Kong - in Beijing) Extension Representative to China (2014-2016) PDG YK Cheng (Hong Kong) Extension Representative to China (2014-2016) PRIP Gary Huang (Taiwan) Special Advisor to the President on China (2015-16) PP Frank Yih (USA - in Shanghai) SR Designate, 2016-17 *Excluding Guangdong province which is part of d3450
Frank Yih - SR Designate 2016-17 Gary Huang - Past RI President 2014-15 Visit: www.rotarychina.org
De-Facto DG - SR Randal R.I. Special Representative to China 2013-16 Responsible to: Guide our Clubs in RI Policy & Procedures Grow our Clubs Build leaders in China beyond club level
Our de-facto District Team for 2015-16
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A Long & Colourful (Turbulent) History in China
Chinese Rotary Clubs 1919-1951 1 October 1919 the first Rotary club in China was chartered It was the 2nd Rotary club in Asia Followed by: Tianjin(1923-5-10) Beijing (1924-8-30) Dalian (1929-1-21)
Chinese Rotary Clubs 1919-1951 During the years from 1919 until 1951, in 39 cities of the greater Chinese territories, there were totally 43 Rotary clubs chartered
Chinese Rotary Clubs 1919-1951 37 mainland clubs 5 in occupied Manchuri a Club Name Modern Name of City Language Admission Date Termination Date Second Admission Second Termination Peking Beijing 1924-08-30 1943-12-31 1946-08-14 1951-06-26 Hsinking Changchun 1935-01-11 1940-12-31 x Changsha Changsha 1937-04-09 1950-12-21 Chengtu Chengdu 1938-06-14 1950-12-21 Chungking Chongqing 1937-06-03 1950-12-21 Dairen Dalian 1929-01-21 1940-12-31 x Foochow Fuzhou Chinese 1933-06-21 1950-12-21 Canton Guangdong 1931-12-15 1943-12-31 1946-12-27 1950-12-21 Kweilin Guilin 1944-06-16 1946-06-04 Kweiyang Guiyang 1945-04-23 1950-12-21 Harbin Haerbin 1930-06-04 1940-12-31 x Hangchow Hangzhou Chinese 1932-06-23 1943-12-31 1947-06-30 1950-12-21 Occupied Manchuria Tsinan Jinan 1932-12-09 1943-12-31 1947-05-14 1950-12-21 Chinkiang Jingjiang 1939-11-25 1943-12-31 1947-03-28 1950-12-21 Kaifeng Kaifeng 1936-05-13 1943-12-31 x Kunming Kunming 1937-05-28 1950-12-21 Lanchow Lanzhou 1943-11-11 1950-12-21 Liuchow Liuzhou 1948-12-14 1950-12-21
Chinese Rotary Clubs 1919-1951 37 mainland clubs 5 in occupied Manchuri a Club Name Modern Name of City Language Admission Date Termination Date Nanchang Nanchang 1948-03-29 1950-12-21 Second Admission Second Termination Nanking Nanjing 1934-01-19 1943-12-31 1946-12-24 1952-01-24 Ningpo Ningbo 1936-09-02 1943-12-31 1946-10-21 1950-12-21 Tsingtao Qingdao 1932-09-09 1943-12-31 Shanghai Shanghai 1919-10-01 1943-12-31 1946-03-27 1951-10-16 Shanghai West Shanghai Chinese 1948-11-16 1952-01-24 Swatow Shantou 1936-05-21 1943-12-31 1947-11-07 1950-12-21 Mukden Shenyang 1929-04-11 1940-12-31 1948-03-31 1950-12-21 x Soochow Suzhou 1936-11-11 1943-12-31 1947-02-26 1950-12-21 Tientsin Tianjin 1923-05-10 1943-12-31 1946-09-17 1952-01-24 Hankow Wuhan 1933-12-20 1943-12-31 1946-05-25 1950-12-21 Wuchang Wuhan 1937-03-08 1943-12-31 Woohoo Wuhu 1936-02-06 1943-12-31 Wusih Wuxi 1937-06-16 1943-12-31 1947-04-08 1950-12-21 Wuchow Wuzhou 1936-05-22 1950-12-21 Amoy Xiamen 1933-10-23 1943-12-21 1948-06-02 1950-12-21 Sian Xian 1937-08-30 1950-12-21 Occupied Manchuria
We had a famous visitor in 1935 - to plant a Friendship Tree Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary
Post-Revolution Era All Clubs were terminated in 1952 Following 1949 Revolution it was increasingly impossible to meet Many Rotarians repatriated RI terminated all clubs by 24 Jan 1952 After 40 years a quiet revival In 1996 Rotarians began meeting regularly again in Beijing In 1998 - Rotarians in Shanghai began meeting regularly
Post-Revolution Era High level meetings held in Beijing in 2000 June 2001 Beijing and Shanghai clubs permitted to reapply for provisional status
Post-Revolution Era 5 years later both clubs were re-chartered on 8 Feb 2006 8 years later - in June 2014, the RI Board permitted new clubs in China
Rotary International Officers from China
Rotary International Officers from China Mr. Luther M. Jee ( 朱神恩 ) (U.S.A.) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1927 June 30, 1928 Rotary International Honorary Special Commissioner to China July 1, 1927 June 30, 1928 July 1, 1928 June 30, 1929 July 1, 1929 September 30, 1929
Rotary International Officers from China Mr. E. F. Harris (U.S.A.) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1932 June 30, 1933 Rotary International Honorary Special Commissioner to China July 1, 1933 June 30, 1934 July 1, 1934 June 30, 1935 July 1, 1935 -- September 30, 1935
Rotary International Officers from China Dr. Fong Foo-Sec ( 鄺富灼博 ) (China) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1931 June 30, 1932 Rotary International Director July 1, 1933 June 30, 1934 (China s representative to the inaugural Council on Legislation, June 25, 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA) District 81 Governor October 1, 1936 June 30, 1937 (Took up the vacancy left by Dr. Chengting T. Wang s resignation ) District 96-97-98 Governor (Not too many clubs in each and every district, so 3 districts were grouped together under 1 governor.) July 1, 1937 June 30, 1938 July 1, 1938 October 3, 1938 (Passed away in Shanghai on October 3, 1938, after 2 months of illness)
Rotary International Officers from China Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang ( 王正廷博 ) (China) Inducted as Active Member of Shanghai Rotary Club in 1922 Rotary International Honorary Special Commissioner to China July 1, 1934 September 30, 1935 District 81 Governor October 1, 1935** June 30, 1936 (Establishment date of the 81st District ) July 1, 1936 August 1, 1936 (Resigned on August 1, 1936, from Rotary International due to state mission as the Republic of China Ambassador to USA) Rotary International Administrative Advisor to China July 1, 1942-1943 - 1944 - June 30, 1946 (This was war time period. Three districts and most of the clubs were not functioning. No governors were elected from neither of the districts. ) Rotary International Director July 1, 1944 June 30, 1946 Rotary International Second Vice-President July 1, 1945 June 30, 1946 District 96-97-98 Governor July 1, 1946 June 30, 1947 Rotary International Administrative Advisor to China, Hong Kong & Macao July 1, 1951 June 30, 1953**
Rotary International Officers from China Mr. Tan Wei-Hsueh ( 譚偉學 ) (China) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1937 June 30, 1938 District 97-98 Governor July 1, 1940 June 30, 1941 Governors' Representative July1, 1941 June 30, 1942 (for the functioning 5 clubs -- Chungking; Chengtu; Changsha; Sian; Hong Kong not located at the cities occupied by the Imperial Japanese Forces in China. But Hong Kong was later also occupied from December 25, 1941.) District 97 Governor July 1, 1947 June 30, 1948
Rotary International Officers from China Mr. Wei Tsen-Fu ( 增福 ) (China) (aka Charlie Wei) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1946 June 30, 1947 District 97 Governor July 1, 1948 June 30, 1949
Rotary International Officers from China Mr. George Ernest Marden ( 登 ) (England) (Rotary Nickname: Gem) Shanghai Rotary Club President July 1, 1928 June 30, 1929 Rotary International District 57 Governor** July 1, 1949 June 30, 1950 ** South China + Taiwan + Hong Kong + Macao Rotary International Director July 1, 1951 June 30, 1952 Rotary International Administrative Advisor to Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macao July 1, 1953 June 30, 1954
Current Status of Clubs in China
Clubs in China Rotary Clubs - 18 15 Chartered 2 Provisional 1 Satellite Plus 3 Fellowships Rotaract Clubs - 8 Interact Clubs - 11
Rotary Clubs Chartered Clubs Rotary Club of Shanghai, 2006 Rotary Club of Beijing, 2006 Rotary Club of Chengdu, 2014 Rotary Club of Shanghai Fresh Start, 2015 Rotary Club of Shanghai West, 2015 ( 中 ) Rotary Club of Shanghai Pudong Lujiazui, 2015 Rotary Club of Suzhou, 2015 Rotary Club of Dalian, 2016 Rotary Club of Chongqing Rotary Club of Tianjin Rotary Club of Beijing Chaoyang Rotary Club of Beijing Mandarin Rotary Club of Hangzhou Rotary Club of Qingdao Satellite Clubs Rotary Satellite Club of Dalian Kai Fa Qu Provisional Clubs Rotary Club of Nanning ( 中 ) Rotary Club of Shanghai Elysée (French)
Rotary Clubs
Rotary Clubs Fellowship Groups / Satellites Currently meeting in: Ningbo Shenyang Planning to meet in: Changchun Kunming Wuhan
Rotaract Clubs Chartered Rotaract Clubs - 6 Beijing Beijing Rotaract Club Beijing West Rotaract Club Shanghai Shanghai Rotaract Club Shanghai Fresh Start Rotaract Club NYU Shanghai Rotaract Club Shanghai West Rotaract Club Prospective - 3 Dalian Shenyang Suzhou
Interact Clubs Interact Clubs - 11 Beijing Dulwich College Beijing Interact (int l) Changzhou Oxford International KS4 &KS5 Interact Clubs (mixed) Chengdu Chengdu Foreign Languages School (mixed) Shanghai SCIS (Pudong) Interact (int l) SCIS (Puxi) Interact (int l) SAS (Pudong) Interact (int l) Shanghai Nanyang Interact (Chinese) SHID Interact (int l) Shanghai Experimental Foreign Language School SMIC Private School Interact Club (Chinese) Pudong Foreign Languages School (Chinese)
Rotary s Service Project Impact in China
Overall Rotary Service Impact
Total Project Impact Since 1976 Basic education and literacy Disease prevention and treatment Economic and community development Maternal and child health Peace and conflict prevention Water and sanitation Indeterminate (d3450) Total Impact $176,290,813 including: The Rotary Foundation (direct), Yoneyama Rotary Foundation, overseas club projects, d3450 projects, 0052
Total Impact Identified by Area of Focus USD % Basic education and literacy 3,400,764 2.1% Disease prevention and treatment 29,041,811 17.7% Economic and community development 344,474 0.2% Maternal and child health 106,488 0.1% Peace and conflict prevention 130,321,378 79.6% Water and sanitation 431,842 0.3% 163,646,757 100.0%
Our Own Club & District Impact
Club & District Projects by Location Sichuan Anhui Beijing Shanghai Shandong Shaanxi Hebei Guangdong Anhui Gansu Guangxi Hebei Henan Hunan Jilin Ningxia Shaanxi Shanghai Sichuan Tibet Yunnan Beijing Guangdong Guizhou Heilongjiang Hubei Jiangsu Liaoning Qinghai Shandong Shanxi Tianjin Xinjiang Zhejiang
Club & District Projects by Area of Focus Basic education and literacy US$3,400,764 Disease prevention and treatment US$6,554,142 Economic and community development US$344,474 Maternal and child health US$106,488 Peace and conflict prevention US$448,648 Water and sanitation US$431,842 USD
Club & District Projects by Type AIDS Cataract Dental Disaster Relief Educational Exchange Elderly US$300,224 US$139,590 US$76,082 US$224,393 US$407,326 US$140,499 GOL US$3,497,586 Hospital Library Literacy Medical Treatment Microcredit Scholarship Schools Training Water Wheelchair US$525,049 US$400,535 US$43,409 US$88,514 US$91,950 US$63,270 US$81,911 US$431,842 US$1,567,056 USD US$2,877,620
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