(PCM+) Rotary: Service Above Self

Story by Marlys Cervantes / Staff Writer

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Ponca City Rotary may have far fewer members now than in its height of membership, but you would never know that by their passion and impact. Rotary itself began in Chicago in 1905 with only four people and the idea of serving others. By 1922 the organization had grown worldwide, and the name was changed to Rotary International. Ponca City Rotary was chartered April 1, 1922, and has been going strong for over a hundred years. Although its height of membership was a hundred members and now there are closer to 30-some, those in District 5750 make up for the difference with a great passion and intensity for the idea of service to others.