As a boy, Paul Harris was a rapscallion.Rapscallion. That's what they called boys who got into trouble in the 1800's when Paul Harris was growing up. Nobody in town but his grandfather and his grandmother ever thought Paul would amount to anything when he grew up. As a young man, Paul Harris was a drifter.For five years after he finished law school he wandered from one job to another — cowboy, actor, fruit picker — Paul Harris tried them all. He wandered from state to state and country to country. It looked like the folks who thought he was a no-account had been right. But then he settled downAfter bumming around the U.S. and Europe, Paul finally moved to Chicago and buckled down to make himself a success as a lawyer. There, in 1905, with three friends, he founded of the premier service organization, Rotary International, which boasts over one million members in over one hundred countries. Paul Harris’ story is inspiring, not only for the great achievements of the organization he founded, but also for the fact that he was not a perfect person.He serves as a model for all children who are not — well — perfect. Use this book for your literacy projectsRotary International has a wonderful, inspiring story to tell to children. Since one of the goals of Rotary iis to encourage literacy, why not use this book to help children learn about Rotary as they learn to read. The author will sell copies of this book at a 50% discount to any Rotary Club who wishes to use it for a literacy project.
Also available:Paul Harris coloring books based on the book are available for as little as $1.50 each. Again, a great tool for promoting literacy and the story of Rotary at the same time. |
Using the book for a Rotary fundraising or literacy project? Please write to the author for special pricing. I'd love to know about your project.
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