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Paul Harris

Paul Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin on April 19, 1868. He graduated from the University of Vermont and later received his LLB degree from the Univeristy of Iowa. In 1896, Paul Harris opened his law practice in Chicago. Nine year later, In February 1905, he and three other gentlemen founded Rotary, the original service club.

Paul Harris Fellow

Anyone who contributes US$1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund or has that amount contributed in their name may become a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF). Each new Paul Harris Fellow receives a commemorative certificate, a pin, and a medallion.

Gifts of more than $2,000

For gifts of US$2,000 or more, a Paul Harris Fellow is eligible for

• Recognition as a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow (PHF+)
• Option to honor someone else as a Paul Harris Fellow with their Foundation recognition points (formerly called "available credit")
• Multiple Paul Harris Fellow pin with additional stones Recognition levels are based on the following guidelines:

Make someone else a Paul Harris Fellow

Friends, family, spouses, and colleagues make so many valuable contributions to your life. You can give back by donating $1,000 to the Foundation's Annual Programs Fund in their honor, which will earn them Paul Harris Fellow Recognition.

You also may give another person recognition points, which are accumulated when Paul Harris Fellows make personal contributions in addition to their initial gift of $1,000. As donors increase their recognition levels through new gifts, they accrue points, which don't expire and can be transferred to other donors' accounts. If 1,000 points are transferred to one person, that individual becomes a Paul Harris Fellow.

The points also can be split between multiple accounts. For example, if 1,000 recognition points were divided equally between two people who had not previously contributed to the Foundation, each of them would need to contribute only an additional $500 to become Paul Harris Fellows.

Sustaining Member

Anyone who contributes US$100 or more per year to the Annual Programs Fund is automatically recognized as a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member. Sustaining Members are critical to the Foundation. If every club member contributed $100 every year, Rotary could nearly double its efforts to help needy people worldwide and support the continued growth of its programs. All gifts cumulatively count toward other Foundation recognition programs.

The following Boulder Valley Rotary Club members are Paul Harris Fellows, Multiple Paul Harris Fellows and/or Sustaining Members (SM):