Congratulations to our own LeRoy Kemnitz for receiving the Paul Harris Fellow +2 award. He has received a sapphire pin with two stones for level two.The Paul Harris Fellow award is given to Rotary members who give a minimum contribution of $1000 to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or and approved Foundation grant over their lifetime. Additional awards are:
- Paul Harris Fellow +1: A contribution of $2,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +2: A contribution of $3,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +3: A contribution of $4,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +4: A contribution of $5,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +5: A contribution of $6,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +6: A contribution of $7,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +7: A contribution of $8,000
- Paul Harris Fellow +8: A contribution of $9,000
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships. Many notable figures have been named Paul Harris Fellows, including U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, U.S. astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, and polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk.
The number of Paul Harris Fellows reached the 1 million mark in 2006.
Congratulations LeRoy!!!