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RGHF President  Joe Kagle, USA, and PRIP Frank Devlyn met with us at the 99th convention, (his speech is online) in Los Angeles in 2008, Rotary's 99th Convention

House of Friendship Booth #166

Also see our public presentations
RGHF held their annual breakfast, which was open to all convention registrants,

LA 2008 - Sunday 15 June at 0700 (breakfast)

Guest speaker, Past RI President Frank J. Devlyn

 "Your web site is an instrumental tool for those forward-thinking people who wish to learn from our history, in order to guide our future." Frank J. Devlyn, Rotary International President 2000-2001, Chairman of The Rotary Foundation 2005-2006, 20 June 2001 letter

2008 Convention Venue

Also see Joe Kagle's essay on the 2008 Convention
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RGHF's "1905 Society" Reception 14 June in Los Angeles
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Setting up our reception

Calum Thomson, Scotland and PDG Jaime Ceballos Vergara, Chile, do the heavy lifting.
"1905 Society" awards www.1905society.org

2008 Awards: Ingemanson, Kagle, RIPN Kenny, Selway, and Thomson
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2008 Awards

The honories for 2008 were (l-r) Joe Kagle, (PDG Eddie Blender, past recipient), Calum Thomson, RIPN John Kenny, Matts Ingemanson, (PDG Geri Appel, past recipient) and Jack Selway

For more on the "1905 Society" please visit www.1905society.org

Presentation of Meg Lunn letter to RIPN John Kenny
Jack Selway reads the letter to an RI President from IP Megs Lunn RC Kalibo D-3850 Philippines

Hi there, if Paul Harris is only alive today....

I have a lot of things to tell him......however, his spirit lives on. I, being only a 5-year old Rotarian has been blessed with so much friends and work thru Rotary. Since I became a member, I was involved right away, as club Asst. Sec. Treasurer, then as proxy Secretary. The next year, I was club Secretary and the Most Outstanding in the District at that. I am at the same time three years consecutive Fellowship District Chair - a perpetual position I have in the District now (smile). Rotary has been my life since 2004. After 2004, I lost my husband, all the more that I became more determined and persuasive in all our projects. I became more involved and focus. I have nothing to give except my dedication to the Four Way Test, devotion to the Objects of Rotary, and a little resources to help around.

I can never imagined my life without Rotary. I love the community I serve. More importantly, it's a good thing I am a Rotarian, it gives me miracle everyday to live longer and to live with a purpose. Now, I am the incoming club president, my life continues to have purpose. My membership to Rotary, I owe to my late husband, Rtn. Lew Lunn, who enjoys the fellowship anywhere ship Rotary. What I am now, and have become is because of him.

The only wish I have in the future is that hopefully I can meet one day any of our International Presidents, that even Paul Harris is no longer around in flesh, I will feel him by spirit when I meet one. Happy birthday Paul Harris - your life is an inspiration. God bless you all! Thank you!

Cheers, IP Megs Lunn RC Kalibo D-3850 Philippines
 

RIPN John Kenny, Scotland, holding Megs' letter.
Convention Breakfast with PRIP Frank Devlyn

RGHF 2008 Breakfast

Red headed John Steelquist is right below Frank Devlyn.

President Joe Kagle

Only a few people knew that Joe fell and injured his shoulder minutes before the breakfast. A remarkable guy in much pain.

PDG Geri Appel with a thought for the day

Frank Longoria introduces our newest member

Barkin Altinok

Barkin Altinok had just arrived from Istanbul a few hours earlier. He is now the district representative for D2420

Barkin is also the fellowship coordinator for Turkey

PDG Geri Appel inducts member from Jerusalem

Irčne Lewitt PDG, 2003-2004 D2490 Israel, Chair RI Rotaract Committee 2007-08

Irčne Lewitt PDG

Irčne Lewitt PDG, 2003-2004 D2490 Israel, Chair RI Rotaract Committee 2007-08

Past president Matts Ingemanson

Future president Tim Tucker, UK

Introducing RGHF member and San Francisco Centennial president Eric Emil Schmautz

SF Centennial November of 2008

The second club of Rotary

Eric Emil Schmautz

Centennial president of SF#2

PRIP Frank Devlyn

A wonderul talk, never heard before, of Frank's eye witness to Rotary History

He was there!

Frank told of his front row seat to Rotary emerging in Russia, Spain, and China.

All the presidents

2006-07 Calum Thomson, Scotland (left, out of frame); 2000-04 Jack Selway, USA; PRIP Devlin 2000-01, Mexico; PDG Geri Appel 2009-10, USA; Joe Kagle 2007-09, USA; Frank Longoria 2010-11, USA; and Tim Tucker, 2011-12, UK

All past and future presidents

DGE Don Murphy Photo with PRIP Frank Devlyn and all the past and future leaders of RGHF.

2006-07 Calum Thomson, Scotland; 2000-04 Jack Selway, USA; PRIP Devlin 2000-01, Mexico; PDG Geri Appel 2009-10, USA; Joe Kagle 2007-09, USA; Frank Longoria 2010-11, USA; and Tim Tucker, 2011-12, UK

On to Birmingham
Photos from Tom Shanahan, Australia

For more on the "1905 Society" please visit www.1905society.org

Booth #166

Joe Kagle, Jose Zhema Mesa, Cindy Shanahan, PDG Geri Appel, Anne Kagle, and Tom Shanahan, the booth organizer (along with Cindy)

Tom Shanahan

The hero of LA

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166

Tom's limo

Tom Shanahan

166

Tom, our fine ambassador

Next year?

Tom has already agreed to work at the booth in Birmingham, but we need a schedule with more helpers

Founding Member PDG Geri Appel, USA

With Roger ??

Tom and Geri

Tom and Geri

Cindy and Tom Shanahan

Cindy and Tom hauled everything from their hotel and set it all up. Next year, we need to help them. But they never complained

Geri and President Joe Kagle, USA

Zhema

Jose Mesa, Dominican Republic. RGHF Latin America webmaster

Tom and Joe

Zhema

Keeping in touch with DO

The booth team

Joe Kagle, Zhema, Cindy, PDG Geri, Anne Kagle, and Tom Shanahan. Calum Thomson also worked the booth.

2011 RGHF President

Tim Tucker, UK and Joe

Panayiotis T. Katrougalos

New member from Greece

Tom alone again

Next year? Help is needed.

Tord Elfwendahl's great design

Geri and ???

Joe and Tom

DGND Young Koo Park

New member from South Korea

1905 Society awards for 2008

RGHF Founder Jack Selway

Presenting the four awards for 2008

RGHF President Joe Kagle, USA

First awardee

Past Chair Matts Ingemanson, USA

Matts accepts. He is also a founding RGHF member

Calum Thomson

On the far right, past chair Calum Thomson received his award

Selway and letter

Before the presenation to 2009/10 RI President John Kenny, Scotland, Selway reads a letter (see above)

The 1905 Society award

See link above for more details

PDG Eddie Blender, USA

Founding member Eddie Blender and Calum Thomson, present award to Kenny

2008 Awardees

Joe Kagle, past awardee Eddie Blender, Thomson, Kenny, Ingemanson, and past awardee Appel. (Selway was inducted the next morning and approved at the June board meeting)

Tom, back at the booth

RGHF members

Jaime Ceballos Vergara PDG and Pamela; 2010 RGHF President Frank Longoria and Lucila; Tom Shanahan, Calum Thomson, and Matts Ingemanson

Tracee and PDG Jeff Tallas

RGHF member PDG Jeff Tallas, D5890 USA with wife Tracee

Nearly done

Matts, Cindy, and Tom

Zhema and Tom

Tom and ??
Also, our thanks to PDG Irv Kaplan, D6450, Illinois USA for these fine images

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