Pudu Rotary Club

DISTRICT 3300 MALAYSIA

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Rotary in the Asian Pacific Region

Winston Churchill once said, "The further back you look, the further forward you can see." The furthest back one can look in the annals of Rotary District 3300 dates back to the beginnings of Rotary in the Asian Pacific region. The seeds of Rotary in Asia were indeed sown by one James Wheeler Davidson, the Marco Polo of Rotary. From thereon the seeds have bloomed into the biggest of all trees.

Here's a Chronology of major events that led to the existence of today's District 3300.

1919	Formation of the RC of Manila, the first Club chartered in Asia. Followed by the RC of Shanghai.
1929	Formation of the RC of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 20 July Formation of the RC of Kiala Lumpur.
1931	Grouping of Siam (Thailand), Malaya and The Straits Settlements as District B.
1933	First District Conference held in Malaya.
1935	District B became District 80, joined by Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Brunei.
1948	District 80 became District 46 and subsequently as District 330, comprising Thailand, Malaya, Singapore and Brunei.
1982	Regrouping of District 330, comprising Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Thailand joined District 335.
1991	District 330, split into District 3300 comprising clubs north of Malacca and District 3310 comprising clubs in Malacca, Johor, Labuan, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Singapore.

As of 1 July 2009, District 3300 has 72 clubs, with a total of 1,721 Rotarians. Rotary, in all its magical splendour, will continue to revolve and evolve in the true spirit and glory of "Service Above Self".