About the 2024 Plunge
45th Annual Polar Plunge - Feburary 2, 2025
About our Club
On November 26, 1976, the Rotary Club of Bridgenorth Ennismore Lakefield (BEL) was chartered at the Pines Pavilion in Bridgenorth, with 22 members, guests and local dignitaries present. The legacy of service and fellowship began.
The club also made its mark locally and internationally. In addition to projects including adopt a family, Rotary Park, the Bridgenorth Rotary Trail and the eco shed at Chemong School, the club was one of the lead clubs in the district in our work in the Dominican Republic, built the Rotary School of Cambodia and has refurbished and put in water systems in Nepal.
In the words of Charter President Bob, “Rotary is about “doing good while having fun”. BEL Rotary is an amazing “family” that works together and plays together.
History of Rotary
Rotary members have been addressing challenges around the world for over 110 years.
Rotary links 1.2 million members to form an organization of international scope. It started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities.
Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of its members.
