BRC News & History
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BRC History: Polio and the March of Dimes
* Reported by Bob Bradfield Polio was a tragedy and a concern for millions of people, particularly after President Franklin D. Roosevelt fell victim to the disease. In the 1940s and 50s, the March of Dimes literally collected dimes to eradicate polio, many of them...
BRC History: Boulder from the 50s to the 70s
* Reported by John Schoolland Boulder did not “just happen,” said Schoolland. Its future was envisioned by its early leaders. Struck with the potential of the area, the climate, the beauty of the setting, the natural resources, they envisioned a community that would...
BRC History: The Historians
Much of the material you have been hearing in these vignettes about the early history of Boulder Rotary has come from reporting done by two men over the first 50 years of its existence. I’d like to tell you about them. Frederick O. “Rep” Repplier was the first....
BRC History: The World Wars
* As reported by F.O. “Rep” Repplier in 1956 and John B. Schoolland in 1969. The First and Second World Wars had a great impact on the Club. As mentioned before, World War I had just ended when Boulder Rotary was founded. In 1920, a meeting on Nov. 12 was devoted to...
BRC History: Rotary Anns
* As reported by John B. Schoolland in 1969. It wasn’t until around 1987 that women were actually able to become Rotarians. Before that, the all-male clubs referred to their spouses as Rotary Anns. Get it? John B. Schoolland, writing in 1969, gushed, “Our Rotary Anns...
BRC History: Pride in Membership
* As reported by F.O. “Rep” Repplier in 1956 and John B. Schoolland in 1969. This club has always been proud of our membership, with leaders in professional, business, and community activity. The club’s weekly programs have been of a caliber that many large city clubs...
BRC History: Service Above Self
* As reported by F.O. “Rep” Repplier in 1956. We’ve already heard about the fly traps that were an early project of Boulder Rotary. Just as we do now, Rotarians took an active role in helping the community. Some club projects in the early days included: Building a...
Marty Coffin Evans: Rotary Clubs Say Thanks for Community Partnerships
* As seen in the Boulder Daily Camera on June 27, 2018. The Boulder Rotary and Boulder Valley Rotary Clubs are most grateful for the opportunity to partner with Boulder Community Health Foundation and Mental Health Partners as sponsors of the five evening series...
BRC History: Club Meeting Sites
* As reported by F.O. “Rep” Repplier in 1956 and John B. Schoolland in 1969. The club, described as “peripatetic,” frequently changed its meeting places over the years, based on a number of factors including the expanding size of the group. For many years meetings...
BRC History: Rotation Days
* As reported by F.O. “Rep” Repplier in 1956 and John B. Schoolland in 1969 As we did just a few weeks ago, from the early days Rotary often “rotated” meetings at members’ and others’ places of business. “Once we had a regular luncheon meeting deep in the Black...
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