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Following a 1963 survey of the Clare Area by the Barossa
Valley Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Clare was formed in August 1964
at a meeting in the Assembly Room of the Clare Town Hall. Thirty members were present at this meeting, chaired by
Ian Seppelt (Barossa Rotary Club) and
addressed by Messrs. D.Clarkson, R.Steer and J.Ackland.
Office Bearers appointed at this inaugural meeting were:
| President: |
Hugh Knappstein |
| Vice President: |
Hugh Sanders |
| Secretary: |
Lindsay Chambers |
The first Directors of the Club were Hugh Knappstein, Neil Jones,
K.H.Knappstein, Hugh Sanders, Floyd Brooks and John Wallace.
Chairman of the various Committees were:
| Fellowship: |
Peter McColl |
| International: |
Ken Wellington |
| Vocational: |
K.H. Knappstein |
| Community: |
Neil Jones |
The Charter Night Celebration, held on February 27, 1965 was attended
by 267 people connected with the Rotary movement. They saw District
Governor, John McArthur, present the Charter and the President's plaque to
Hugh Knappstein.
In 1995, after 30 years as an all male club, the members
welcomed the Director of Nursing at Clare Hospital, Mavis Martin, as a new
member. She became their Secretary in 1995/96 and then worked for 12
months at a monastery in Nepal to establish medical facilities in a remote
mountain community.
Membership of the club stands at 38 members in 2003 with a strong focus on
the Rotary ideal:
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
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