History of Rotary District 5840
History of Rotary District 5840
Rotary International District 5840 lies deep in the heart of Texas, covering an area of 52,466 square miles encompassing 44 counties. There are nine Rotary districts in Texas, with District 5840 having a membership of 2,300.
Rotary first came to Texas in 1912 when clubs were chartered in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. Rotarian Herbert J. Hayes organized the San Antonio Rotary Club, the 52nd Rotary club to be chartered, in June 1912 with 11 men. Today, the San Antonio club is one of the largest clubs in the world with a membership of more than 400. The Cuero Rotary Club was the second club formed in the District and was sponsored by the Victoria Rotary Club in District 5930. The Cuero Club's charter number 907 was issued May 1, 1921. The Beeville Rotary Club, the third club in the District, was sponsored jointly by the Victoria Rotary Club and the San Antonio club. Beeville holds charter number 955, issued on May 1, 1921.
Chart of Clubs
| Club Name | Club Id | Charter Date | |
| Rotary Club of Alamo Heights | 1890 | 4/21/1948 | |
| Rotary Club of Ballinger | 1891 | 3/8/1928 | |
| Rotary Club of Beeville | 1892 | 5/1/1921 | |
| Rotary Club of Blanco County | 89953 | 3/20/2019 | |
| The Rotary Club of Boerne | 1893 | 1/21/1973 | |
| Rotary Club of Boerne Sunrise | 28028 | 5/13/1991 | |
| Rotary Club of Brady | 1895 | 03/191927 | |
| Rotary Club of Canyon Lake | 55233 | 3/21/2001 | |
| Rotary Club of Cuero | 1898 | 5/1/1921 | |
| Rotary Club of Del Rio, Texas USA | 1899 | 11/27/1922 | |
| D5840 Combat Human Trafficking Club | 224233 | 04/05/2022 | |
| Downtown Rotary Club of New Braunfels | 1913 | 4/27/1982 | |
| Rotary Club of Dripping Springs | 58225 | 5/2/2002 | |
| Rotary Club of Eagle Pass | 1900 | 01/01/1922 | |
| The Rotary eClub of San Antonio | 87032 | 7/16/2015 | |
| Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch | 84349 | 3/15/2012 | |
| The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg | 1901 | 2/8/1950 | |
| Fredericksburg Morning Rotary Club | 50842 | 12/22/1997 | |
| Rotary Club of Fredericksburg-Nimitz | 85667 | 4/1/2014 | |
| Rotary Club of Gonzales | 1902 | 7/15/1935 | |
| Rotary Club of Hondo/D'Hanis | 31011 | 9/27/1995 | |
| Rotary Club of Jourdanton | 1904 | 11/121945 | |
| Rotary Club of Junction | 1905 | 6/11/1928 | |
| Rotary Club of Karnes City | 1906 | 6/3/1976 | |
| Rotary Club of Kenedy | 1908 | 2/8/1923 | |
| Rotary Club of Kerrville | 1909 | 2/1/1926 | |
| Rotary Club of Kerrville-Morning | 25114 | 1/18/1988 | |
| Rotary Club of New Braunfels | 1912 | 10/19/1937 | |
| Oak Hills Rotary Club | 1923 | 10/27/1977 | |
| San Antonio Pearl | 222702 | 6/3/2021 | |
| Rotary Club of Frio County | 1914 | 11/11/1936 | |
| Rotary Club of Pleasanton, Texas | 1916 | 5/4/1937 | |
| Rotary Club of Poteet | 1917 | 3/11/1940 | |
| Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club | 1918 | 7/24/1970 | |
| San Angelo Rotary Club | 1919 | 9/24/1926 | |
| Rotary Club of San Angelo-Sunrise | 1920 | 12/7/1961 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio | 1921 | 11/1/1912 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Airport | 28470 | 1/14/1992 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Alamo Ranch | 79591 | 6/24/2008 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio at The Dominion | 60844 | 01/01/2003 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Mission Trail | 31014 | 9/28/1995 | |
| San Antonio North Central Rotary Club | 23834 | 6/13/1986 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Northeast | 24625 | 5/19/1987 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Northwest | 1922 | 11/19/1956 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio South | 1903 | 9/30/1953 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio Sunrise | 27849 | 3/1/1991 | |
| Rotary Club of San Antonio West | 1907 | 6/7/1973 | |
| Rotary Club of San Marcos, Texas USA | 1924 | 12/1/1921 | |
| Rotary Club of San Saba | 1925 | 3/12/1927 | |
| Rotary Club of Seguin | 1926 | 3/27/1933 | |
| Rotary Club of Seguin Sunrise | 27797 | 1/29/1991 | |
| Rotary Club of Stone Oak, San Antonio | 59245 | 6/28/2002 | |
| Rotary Club of Uvalde | 1927 | 5/1/1922 | |
| Rotary Club of Wimberley | 31692 | 6/14/1996 | |