Located in the shadow of The Murrayfield Stadium The Rotary Club of Corstorphine was founded on the 1st of November 1955. The club meets for dinner every Tuesday evening at 6.15 in the dining room of the Murrayfield Hotel and extends a warm welcome to all fellow Rotarians.
In addition potential new members are very welcome and if they contact either the secretary or the hotel to arrange a visit on a suitable evening.
The Corstorphine Club Officers are listed on the highlighted link and the key Rotary Services are accessible by clicking the links highlighted below:-
Community and Vocational
International Service
Membership Service
Rotary Foundation
Sports and Competitions
Youth Opportunities
The History of Rotary
The first four Rotarians: (from left) Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris Courtesy of Rotary Images
The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.
Rotary's popularity spread, and within a decade, clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York to Winnipeg, Canada. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents. The organization adopted the Rotary International name a year later.
As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving club members’ professional and social interests. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service Above Self.