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 Noon Rotary Gets Gavel from Wood Produced from Tree Planted by Rotary Founder 

Published on October 30, 2025 10:34 am
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 10:34 am

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Members of the Effingham Noon Rotary Club’s Board of Directors received a new club gavel from Club President Mike Kirchhoff. The gavel is made from wood of an oak tree planted by Rotary founder Paul Harris in Tuskegee Alabama in 1944.

Pictured left to right: Mike Kirchhoff, Steve Raymond, Mike Varady, Tom Henderson, Beth Debolt, Courtney Yockey, Andrew Koester, Chris Debolt and David Faller