2010 Spring Auction

Saturday, May 8th

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Congratulations to Troy Daniel!

At the Roscommon Rotary Annual Christmas Party, Troy Daniel was the recipient of the 2009 Paul Harris Fellow Award.

(Todd Jansen, 2008 Paul Harris Fellow, presents Troy Daniel the 2009 Paul Harris Fellow Award at the 2009 Christmas Party at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center.)

Upcoming Meetings:

Thursday, January 28th - 2010 Spring Auction Theme to be Decided!

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A Brief History of the Roscommon Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Roscommon was admitted to Rotary International in 1950.

E.L. Hulz, the first Vice President of the Roscommon Rotary Club, recited this poem at the very first fireside chat in Roscommon in 1950, and it has been a tradition ever since. The poem is entitled "The Builder", and unfortunately nobody remembers who the author is, but it goes like this:

I saw them tearing a building down, a group of men in my hometown.
And with a ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell,
They swung a beam and a sidewall fell.
And I asked of a foreman standing there,
Is this skilled labor that you have here?
Oh no indeed, just unskilled labor is all that I need.
With these I can tear down in a day or two,
what it takes craftsmen years to do.
And I thought to myself as I walked away,
Which of these life roles have I chose to play?
Am I a builder, building with care, measuring life by rule and square,
carefully following a well made plan,
steadfastly doing the best that I can?
Or am I a wrecker, walking the town,
Content with the business of just tearing down?

Over $500,000 raised for Major Projects and Charitable Gifts
in the Roscommon Area over the last 50+ years.