Pudu Rotary Club

DISTRICT 3300 MALAYSIA

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Brief History

It was PDG Brigg Young when he was Governor of District 330 for RY 1964/65 who conceived the idea of the formation of a second Rotary Club in Kuala Lumpur. Thus in 1966, when the RC of Kuala Lumpur agreed to release territorial rights, the RC of Pudu was born and officially chartered — on 5 Dec 66 to be exact. Initial membership was 25 with Douglas A Fraser as the Charter President. The Club grew slowly in size: in Jul 74 the membership was 39, in Jun 91 it was 52 and on 8 Jan 96 when it admitted the third lady Rotarian. Now we have six. The membership stands at 56; and President Robin Tay has set a target of 66 by end of his term next June 2010.

To-date we have 42 Past Presidents of whom seven has since passed away. We have five Honorary Members.

The weekly Monday luncheon meeting place was initially at the Town House Hotel but soon moved to Hotel Malaya in 1967. As from 7 Jul 75 the meeting place moved to Holiday Inn on the Park; then on 17 May 1999 we shifted to the upmarket 5-star Hotel Shangri-la (because the Holiday Inn stopped operation); and we have been meeting at "The Shang" every Monday lunchtime ever since.

Our Club banner have also changed to meet the times:

Please click here for a more detailed history of the Club by Dr Paul Lee, our Club Historian / Archivist.

And here's another piece of history about Rotary in the Asian Pacific region.

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Last update: 28 Jul 2009