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The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary" derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.
Rotary has become a
worldwide organisation of business and professional leaders that provides
humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and
helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians
belong to more than 31,000 Rotary clubs located in 166 countries.
The Rotary Club of
Nuneaton, organise successful charity concerts and were seeking a special
project to celebrate Rotary’s Centenary, the idea to commission a new piece of
music came from Rotarian Derek Wilkinson who is a past president of the Club.
The Rotary Club of Nuneaton expresses its appreciation and gratitude to The Trustees of Black Dyke Band, their musical Director Dr. Nicholas Childs and all the very talented musicians for their commitment to this project, especially the bands administrator Geoffrey Whiteley for his continued support throughout and his vision from the outset.
Also to Peter Graham for undertaking the commission to
compose this new march to Celebrate Rotary.
The Rotary Club of Nuneaton and Black Dyke Band acknowledge the financial support of Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) in providing funding to commission this work . This project has been promoted by the RIBI Centenary Committee and special thanks are due to the committee's chairman, Past President of RIBI David Liddiatt.
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