‘Builders of the community’: Rotary Club of Gainesville marks 100th year - Gainesville Times

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‘Builders of the community’: Rotary Club of Gainesville marks 100th year

Members of the Rotary Club of Gainesville are pictured May 2, 2022, at the Green Street home of past club president Heyward Hosch Jr. to commemorate the kickoff of the club’s centennial. The club was chartered on February 3, 1923, with 23 members. Today, its membership exceeds 200. - photo courtesy Carol Colon

02032023 ROTARY 1.jpg — Members of the Rotary Club of Gainesville are pictured May 2, 2022, at the Green Street home of past club president Heyward Hosch Jr. to commemorate the kickoff of the club’s centennial. The club was chartered on February 3, 1923, with 23 members. Today, its membership exceeds 200. - photo courtesy Carol Colon

What began as a meeting of 23 members 100 years ago is now a weekly gathering of 200-plus Rotarians tied to the Rotary Club of Gainesville.