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Paul Harris Fellow Recognition

Paul Harris Fellow recognition was created in memory of Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary as a way to show appreciation for contributions to the Foundation's charitable and educational program.  An endowment fund, set up by Rotarians in 1917 “for doing good in the world,” became a not-for-profit corporation known as The Rotary Foundation in 1928. 

Upon the death of Paul Harris in 1947, an outpouring of Rotarian donations made in his honor, totaling US $2 million launched the Foundation’s first program – graduate fellowships, now called Ambassadorial Scholarships.  Today, contributions to The Rotary Foundation total more than US $80 million annually and support a wide range of humanitarian grants and educational programs that enable Rotarians to bring hope and promote international understanding throughout the world.

A Paul Harris Fellow is an individual who contributes $1,000 or in whose name that amount is contributed.  Many Rotary Clubs will award a fellowship to recognize outstanding commitment to community service. Every Paul Harris Fellow receives a pin, medallion and a certificate when he or she becomes a Fellow.  This identifies the Paul Harris Fellow as an advocate of the Foundation's goals of world peace and international understanding.

Rotary Club of Chariho

Paul P. Harris Fellows

Jeanne Abate	Sandra Hendricks
Robert Andreotti	George C. Hibbard
Peter Arnold	William Holliday
William F. Arnold, Jr.	Rev. William F. Hollis, Jr.
Douglas C. Barber	Frank Hopkins
Ernest A. Balasco	Jacques deLaport
George F. Bliven	Gilbert Lavallee
Don Bousquet	Dr. Robert Lombardo
Joseph Buonanno	Carl Lundbohm
Pamela Burne	Mary H. Moen
James Cahoone	Merrill K. Moone
Paul D. Casady	Jeffrey O'Donnell
Rita G. Casady	Sherilyn Page
Ellen Cuomo	Robert Perreault
G. Stuart Douglas	Chris Philips
Marilyn F. Douglas	Robert H. Power
Dr. J. Lawrence Dunn	John Quinn
Paul E. T. Drumm Jr.	John K. Quinn
George Edwards, Jr.	H. Douglas Randall
Bradley S. Friel	Thomas G. Russell
Janice Friel	Aurelia Russell
Phillip L. Friend	Michael Silverstein
Peter Gammons	Edward P. Smith
Edward Gormley	Frederick A. Stanley
Richard S. Grachien	Paul H. Stein
Richard Gray	Joseph P. VanDenBossch
John H. Grills	C. Alanson Vars, Jr.
John H. Grills II	Clifton O. Woodmansee
Richard Grills	Norman Zercher