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