Since 1935
Club history
From the 1935 founding and Rotary International charter through rebuilding, District 375, sponsored clubs, sister clubs, and a record of giving.
Milestones
Founding
28 February 1935
Club formed
15 May 1935
Admitted to Rotary International
Charter No. 2802 · 18 members Charter president: 廣瀨廣 Secretary: 大池源二
Rebuilding
15 November 1951
Club rebuilt
38 members Rebuilding president: Yang Seong-bong 75th president: Andrew Seo Dong-gyun
District
1 July 1961
District 375 is formed
After the Korean War the Pyongyang club was gone. Twelve of the early clubs, with 682 members, opened the first independent district on the peninsula.
Service
1993–2018
Scholarships, Aloysius, and the city’s trees
Scholarships after the war reached orphans and students in hard circumstances. The Aloysius High School orchestra was supported for 25 years, and in 2026 the club is joining the Sisters of Mary again in care for older people. Seven hundred trees planted by the club stand in front of Beomeosa, and part of the grounds at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Yongho-dong is also this club’s work.
Clubs we sponsored
South Busan RC
East Busan RC
Ulsan RC
Jinju RC
Central Busan RC
Gimhae RC
Gwangbok RC
Dongbaek RC
Saha RC
Ace RC
Junggi RC
Busan Y RC
Sister clubs
The Rotary Club of Busan maintains sister-club ties with Rotary clubs in Korea and abroad.
RI 3662
Jeju RC
Sister-club date · 22 August 1989
Chartered: 18 February 1963 Admitted: 23 April 1964
RI 2700
Fukuoka RC
Sister-club date · 19 June 1968
Chartered: 5 March 1933 Admitted: 20 April 1933
RI 2710
Shimonoseki RC
Sister-club date · 30 April 1969
Chartered: 30 January 1952 Admitted: 1 May 1952
RI 2730
Miyazaki RC
Sister-club date · 20 October 1971
Chartered: 1953
RI 5000
Honolulu RC
Sister-club date · 25 April 1996
Chartered: 1915
Record of giving
As of 30 April 2025
Major donors to The Rotary Foundation
| No. | Level | Name | Total (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 서정의 | US$93,667 |
| 2 | 3 | 최정환&이순의 | US$54,000 |
| 3 | 3 | 김경태&이경남 | US$53,200 |
| 4 | 2 | 이민환 | US$30,200 |
| 5 | 2 | 김현겸 | US$25,000 |
| 6 | 1 | 한해수 | US$21,000 |
| 7 | 1 | 박신국 | US$20,200 |
| 8 | 1 | 서영수 |