Thursday, February 23rd we had the opportunity to participate in the Sugarhouse Rotary Club’s Birthday Bash to celebrate 107 years of Rotary!
We met at Westminster in the Jewett building for food, fun, and a great program. We began by participating in a delicious buffet in the Tanner Atrium. After eating they opened with a song, as is tradition for the Sugarhouse Rotary Club. We sang This Land is Your Land and then all of the guests, including the many Rotaractors, stood while the regular members sang their Welcome Song:
Welcome to Sugar House Rotary,
We’re mighty glad you are here
We’d like to sing you a long song
But a wrong song might appear
So sit you down and make some friends today...
Right Here!
It was a bit embarrassing, but it was a lot of fun and we all had a good laugh! After the songs we were welcomed by the President Ennis Gibbs and the Assistant District Governor Bev Christy. They then introduced Gary Daynes, VP Enrollment Management for Westminster. After hearing from him we heard from Adam Hiatt, the Westminster Men’s Basketball Coach who had a lot of interesting things to say. Then we had the opportunity to hear the Westminster Chamber Singers sing part of the Valentine’s Day program, directed by Chris Quinn.
After the program we moved on to the birthday celebration part of the night. Of course, we started with another song!
Viva La Rotary
Let all good Rotarians stand up and sing...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
With service and love let this song loudly ring...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY...
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY.
Truth is our right; Love is our might...
VIVA LA ROTARY
A friend with a smile is the person we need...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
Who truly believes in our Rotary Creed...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
Truth is our right; Love is our might...
VIVA LA ROTARY
At the end of the song we popped the numerous balloons around the room and enjoyed cake and ice cream while we listened to some speakers. We heard a bit about the history of Rotary as well as hearing some interesting thoughts from a few of the members of the Sugarhouse Rotary Club.
From their printed program, here is a small bit of interesting information:
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary Club meeting.
How incredible is it that this enormous, international club that has done so much good was started by four men in an office?
After the celebration the Rotarians went to the basketball court for the game against Carroll College. The Rotaractors, on the other hand, left for our meeting in Walker One.
The dinner was a lot of fun and we’re all very grateful to the Sugarhouse Rotary Club for inviting us to participate in this experience with them!
-Katie Hathaway
Westminster Rotaract Secretary
We met at Westminster in the Jewett building for food, fun, and a great program. We began by participating in a delicious buffet in the Tanner Atrium. After eating they opened with a song, as is tradition for the Sugarhouse Rotary Club. We sang This Land is Your Land and then all of the guests, including the many Rotaractors, stood while the regular members sang their Welcome Song:
Welcome to Sugar House Rotary,
We’re mighty glad you are here
We’d like to sing you a long song
But a wrong song might appear
So sit you down and make some friends today...
Right Here!
It was a bit embarrassing, but it was a lot of fun and we all had a good laugh! After the songs we were welcomed by the President Ennis Gibbs and the Assistant District Governor Bev Christy. They then introduced Gary Daynes, VP Enrollment Management for Westminster. After hearing from him we heard from Adam Hiatt, the Westminster Men’s Basketball Coach who had a lot of interesting things to say. Then we had the opportunity to hear the Westminster Chamber Singers sing part of the Valentine’s Day program, directed by Chris Quinn.
After the program we moved on to the birthday celebration part of the night. Of course, we started with another song!
Viva La Rotary
Let all good Rotarians stand up and sing...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
With service and love let this song loudly ring...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY...
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY.
Truth is our right; Love is our might...
VIVA LA ROTARY
A friend with a smile is the person we need...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
Who truly believes in our Rotary Creed...
VIVA LA ROTARY!!!
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY...
VIVA LA VIVA LA ROTARY.Truth is our right; Love is our might...
VIVA LA ROTARY
At the end of the song we popped the numerous balloons around the room and enjoyed cake and ice cream while we listened to some speakers. We heard a bit about the history of Rotary as well as hearing some interesting thoughts from a few of the members of the Sugarhouse Rotary Club.
From their printed program, here is a small bit of interesting information:
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary Club meeting.
How incredible is it that this enormous, international club that has done so much good was started by four men in an office?
After the celebration the Rotarians went to the basketball court for the game against Carroll College. The Rotaractors, on the other hand, left for our meeting in Walker One.
The dinner was a lot of fun and we’re all very grateful to the Sugarhouse Rotary Club for inviting us to participate in this experience with them!
-Katie Hathaway
Westminster Rotaract Secretary
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