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Our Centennial Celebration
Rotary International's Centennial Celebration
 It's
Rotary International's 100th birthday ... but the gift went
to Hutchinson Community College.
The Hutchinson Rotary Club donated an impressive clock tower
to the campus as the club's centennial project.
The clock tower, located in the True Blue Plaza north of
Gowans Stadium on HCC's campus, was unveiled on Monday, Feb.
21, at a dedication ceremony.
 "We
formed a centennial committee that decided upon this beautiful
clock tower for the HCC campus," said Nancy Scott, Hutchinson
Rotary Club president. "We wanted a project that would
be visible in the community and would be a lasting reminder
of Rotary and its many beneficial programs that focus on service,"
she said.
"Our own club is 90 years old, so the clock also commemorates
our longevity in this community," she added.
 The
celebratory luncheon began in the Gallery Theatre of the Stringer
Fine Arts Center with past presidents and District 5690 Governor
Kent Converse as special guests. The program included comments
from members Tom Dooley, Dan Dyck, Bud Janner, John Oswald,
Richard Shank and Martha Slater.
Rotary members and more than 30 guests and dignitaries then
walked to the clock tower for the official unveiling. Nancy
Scott, HCC President Ed Berger, Hutchinson Mayor Brad Dillon,
and District Governor Converse all spoke.
The striking blue and gold presidential-pedestal-style, four-sided
clock is made of heavy cast aluminum, and manufactured by
the Fancy Street Clock and Light Company of Rock Island, Ill.
It weighs 400 pounds and stands 15 feet, seven inches tall
above its two-tiered brick base with seating designed by architectural
firm Shaefer Johnson Cox & Frey Associates, P.A., and
built by Eby Martin K Construction.
 At
the clock's base will be Rotary's Four-Way Test: "Is
it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill
and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"
Electricity powers the clock that is illuminated at night.
The HCC Art Department is designing the tile work that will
form the Rotary wheel on the platform at the base of the clock.
Chimes sound on the hour and half-hour, amplified by four
speakers located around the campus. The chimes were made possible
by a generous donation from club member Martha Fee.
The clock is comparable to a $30,000 clock, said club member
Dave Thomas. Club members donated $100 each and additional
fund-raising was undertaken to fund the clock.
Centennial committee members include: Chairman Mary Brummett,
Wayne Lowe, Richard Shank, Ed Berger, John Caton, Bill Warner,
Dave Thomas, Bob Boyd, Sid Arpin, Tom Dooley, Bud Janner and
Scott
Click here to download
the special centennial issue of The Salt Shaker newsletter.
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 Rotarians
around the world are being encouraged to focus on three key
goals for 2005:
- Eradicating polio
- Increasing membership to 1.5 million members
- Supporting The Rotary International Foundation goal of
$100 per member in donations to the Annual Programs Fund
Once achieved, Rotary will be more capable of spreading goodwill
far into its next century of service.One of the most visible
birthday events was the illumination of the Empire State Building,
the tallest skyscraper in New York City, in Rotary's blue
and gold colors on the night of February 23. The effort to
get Rotary on the tower's highly restrictive lighting schedule
was initiated by the Rotary Club of Port Washington, N.Y.
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