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| Former President Bronia Cam welcomes Centenary President Keith Harbage |
In
1916, the founding President of the Rotary Club of Leeds was Frank
Horsell, a printing ink manufacturer. The Club's President in its
centenary year is Keith Harbage, a retired Chartered Accountant and
Everton FC supporter, who was the proud recipient in 2014 of a Paul
Harris Fellowship
for his contribution to the work of Rotary International in District
1040 (which has 79 Rotary clubs in North and West Yorkshire). Keith
first joined Rotary in Leeds in 1983 and almost immediately accepted
the position of Club Assistant Treasurer, responsible for the charity
account. Unfortunately, in 1987 the pressures of a new job caused him
to put in Rotary life on hold for twenty years, before early
retirement allowed him to re-join in 2007. Keith was welcomed back
with another post – this time of Club Secretary - which he
performed for three years, until volunteering to be District
Treasurer in 2010.