We are proud of our heritage as the 7th club formed worldwide, out of 32,000 currently!

There is a special role for the First 10 and the First 100 clubs within Rotary, and we are proud members of both groups!

Formed in 1909, the Rotary Club of Boston was founded only two years after Rotary's first club in Chicago, IL.   We were even formed before there was an organized "National Association of Rotary Clubs." 

Our members have been instrumental in founding other Rotary Clubs worldwide, including Paris, Glasgow, Melbourne, and Sydney, and our club is very popular with international visitors.

We estimate that we have had over 5,000 members since 1909 from every industry and walk of life in Boston.  But that is a small number of members compared with the worldwide current membership of 1.2 million Rotarians.

Our Club will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009.




First Day Cover issued by the USPS on the 75th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Boston in 1984