By Evan Burrell, a member of the Rotary Club of Turramurra, NSW pictured  left, with other members of the Joint Committee on Alumni Relations during a visit to Room 711, a recreation of the room where Rotary began.
 
I wonder, as we approach yet another Rotary anniversary, what Paul Harris would think of the Rotary of today? Would he smile, or grimace? He probably didn’t imagine how far his little idea would go when he sat down for that first meeting on 23 February a full 113 years ago.
 
As a fun exercise, I tried to imagine what it might be like if Paul Harris started Rotary today.  To do this, I first imagined what a Gen Y Paul might be like. 
 
I decided he’d be a social entrepreneur and blogger.  His personal style is a touch metro, add some emo, and just a squeeze of hipster.  He lives a healthy life ...
 
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