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District 7750 History
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District 7750 History
The Rotary Club movement began in 1905 in Chicago, IL when Paul P. Harris, a young attorney, brought a group of business and professional men together to recapture the friendliness and fellowship many had known in the small towns where they grew up. Harris named the group Rotary because its members rotated the meeting location. In November 1908 a second Rotary Club was organized in San Francisco closely followed by Clubs in Oakland and Los Angeles. The New York City Rotary Club was formed in 1909 and in 1911 Rotary became international with the formation of Clubs in Ireland and England.
With this growth Rotary began organizing itself into Districts, first called Divisions (1912). South Carolina’s first clubs, Greenville (1916), Spartanburg (1916), and Anderson (1917) were in District 4, which included the southeastern part of the United States. Then in 1918 the Clubs in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina were grouped to form Division 7. Lewis W. Perrin (Spartanburg) served as District Governor of District 7 in 1920-21.
North Carolina and South Carolina were reorganized into District 38 in 1922 and by 1926 there were sufficient clubs to form District 58, an area that included all of South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Zac Wright (Newberry) was the first District Governor of District 58.
In 1937 District 58 was changed to District 190 and in 1945, when North Carolina split into four Districts, South Carolina became a single District (190). After WWII (1949) the District number was changed to 282 and then five years later (1954) the state was split into two Districts. The eastern portion became District 283 and the western portion remained 282. In 1957 our District number was changed to 775 and finally in 1991 it became District 7750, as it is known today.
There are 55 Clubs in our District and approximately 3100 Rotarians. Our District consists of the 19 western counties plus a portion of Lexington County. District 7770 contains the 26 eastern counties plus a portion of Lexington County and has 77Clubs and 4500 Rotarians.
Internationally, Rotary today is made up of more than 32,000 clubs totaling 1.2 million plus Rotarians in more than 162 countries.
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Carol Burdette
District Governor 2008-2009
  Carol joined the Anderson Rotary Club in 1994 and served as president in 1999-2000. She has served as an Assistant Governor from 2001-2006. Carol has 11 years of perfect attendance and has served on a number of club and district committees. She is a Paul Harris Fellow, a Rotary Foundation Benefactor and a member of the Bequest Society.
Carol graduated from Pendleton High School in 1978 and received a BA degree from Southern Wesleyan University in 1982. She is the President and Chief Professional Officer of United Way of Anderson County.
In addition to her full time job, Carol is also serving her third term as Mayor of Pendleton and is very involved in the community. She has served as the Chair of the Anderson Area YMCA Board, Chair of the United Way Campaign and United Way Board of Directors. Carol also served as the Chair of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She has also served on many other community boards and committees.
Currently Carol is serving as President of the Board for Advance SC, on the Board of Visitors for Anderson University and Southern Wesleyan University. She is also serving on the Board of Directors for the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Non Profit Organizations. Carol is serving as 2 nd Vice-President of the Municipal Association of South Carolina and will be President upon the completion of her role as District Governor.
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George Fletcher
District Governor-Elect
(District Governor 2009-2010)
George Fletcher is Executive Director of the SC Council on Competitiveness. Prior to that, he was President of Fletcher Group, Inc. an environmental engineering consulting company that he started in 1993.
He has been active both professionally and in the community. He has served as Chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce (2000), Chair of the Greenville County United Way Campaign (2004), President of the American Council of Engineering Companies – SC (2003), and numerous other boards and commissions. He was the original Chair of the ICAR Task Force, and was the Coordinator for the Greenville Vision 2025 process.
He has Bachelors Degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Kansas, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson. He is a Professional Engineer registered in five states and a Diplomate in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
His Rotary involvement includes serving as President of the Rotary Club of Greenville, Assistant Governor for Districts 3 and 12 and District Secretary under DG Sue Poss. George is a member of both the Paul Harris Society and the Bequest Society.
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Becky Faulkner
District Governor Nominee
(District Governor 2010-2011)
Rebecca (Becky) Faulkner has been a member of the Greenville Breakfast Rotary club since 1995. She has served as Vocational Chair and was Club President in 1999-2000. In 2004 she led a District 7750 GSE team to Brazil. Her husband Tom, a member of the Greater Greer Rotary club, and she have hosted two Rotary youth exchange students and numerous GSE team members. Becky has served on the District 7750 GSE Committee since 2004. She is currently serving as a member of the District 7750 Literacy Committee. She has also served as the Assistant Governor for Area 3 from 2005-2008.
Becky is a graduate of Furman University with a BA in Elementary Education. She holds a Master's Degree from Clemson University and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. Becky retired from Greenville County Schools in 2000 and is currently beginning her fifth year as an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She also works as an educational consultant.
Tom and Becky are the parents of three grown sons, Andrew, Joshua and Charles and grandparents to one precious granddaughter, Ashleigh Rebecca. Tom and Becky are very active in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Greer, SC and also share a love for traveling, gardening, and reading.
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