R.I. President Elect Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar Visits Rotary Park

On 23rd November 2004, Rotary International President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar visited Rotary Park where a tree was dedicated in his name.

President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm responded to the dedication with humor and humility at joining 20 other R.I. Presidents who have visited the Park to plant or dedicate trees. 

He related a story of an ancient piece of silent B&W film footage that he had unearthed in his Club's archives (as Secretary of Rotary Club of Goteborg, Sweden in only his second year as a Rotarian!!), showing Paul Harris planting a tree in his home club's city in the 1930's.  On viewing that film, he would never have dreamed that he would have a tree dedicated in his name in a park on the other side of the world where Paul Harris had also planted a tree. 

The ceremony concluded with R.I. President Elect Carl-Wilhelm inspecting other trees and gratiously posing for photographs on the Paul Harris - Angus S Mitchell marble seat.

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Rotarian Malcolm Simpson welcomes guests	President Anne Jacques presides over the tree dedication	RI President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm meets R.I. Past President Royce Abbey and Jean Abbey	RI President-Elect Carl Wilhelm Listens To The Tree Dedication with Rotarians Phil Bowley, David Hunt & Kevin O'Flaherty
R.I. President- Elect with Guests	President Anne Jacques presents plaque to R.I. President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar	Club President Anne & R.I. President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm under the tree dedicated in his name	R.I. President-Elect at the tree planted by Paul Harris
At the Paul Harris - Angus Mitchell seat	Rotarian Denis Hyland, R.I. Past President Royce Abbey & R.I. President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar	R.I. President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm chats with R.I. Past President Royce	Rotary International President-Elect Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar