[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E44-E45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CORONA ROTARY CLUB CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 1998

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, my hometown or Corona, California is 
blessed with many individuals who work tirelessly to improve the 
community's economy, educational system, environment and quality of 
life. When individuals like these form an organization, the benefits 
are innumerable. These benefits are reaped not only by the entire 
community, but also by the individuals who participate. Friendships and 
business relationships are formed and a tradition of cooperation 
develops within the community. The Corona Rotary Club is one of these 
exceptional organizations.
  This month, the Corona Rotary Club is celebrating its 75th 
anniversary, marking three-quarters of a century of educational aid and 
community service in the city of Corona. The Corona Rotary Club is part 
of a larger organization, Rotary International, which consists of 6,000 
clubs worldwide and sponsors several types of programs both regionally 
and internationally. One of these programs is its PolioPlus Program, 
which has virtually eradicated polio worldwide. Under sponsorship from 
the Riverside Rotary Club, the Corona Rotary Club was chartered on 
January 26, 1923. The club, founded by Herb Gully, initially consisted 
of 25 members with Charley Scoville serving as the first president. In 
1940, a great honor was bestowed upon the organization when Paul 
Harris, the founder of Rotary International, visited the club. Since 
1923, the Corona Rotary Club has grown to include 75 members.
  The Corona Rotary Club sponsors an annual golf tournament in order to 
raise money for several youth organizations, including Boy Scouts, Girl 
Scouts, YMCA, and various sports programs. Rotary has also established 
numerous scholarship funds for students in the Corona area, the most 
recent being the Gordon Duncan Memorial Scholarship, which pays a 
student's tuition for four years at a California State University. The 
Corona Rotary Club also established the RR Root Foundation, an 
organization which assists children with self-esteem problems related 
to dental deformities and provides reconstructive surgery for children 
with these deformities.
  On a personal note, I am especially proud of the Corona Rotary Club's 
75 years of service to the community because I have been a member for 
many years and served as its

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President prior to being elected to Congress. ``Service Above Self'' is 
the motto of the Corona Rotary Club, and it is a tradition that I would 
like to see continue for another 75 years. On behalf of all the 
residents of the 43rd Congressional District, I would like to thank the 
Corona Rotary Club for its contributions and dedicated service to the 
community, and wish them great success with their 75th anniversary 
celebration.

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