The Eugene Rotary Club, also known as the Rotary Club of Eugene, Oregon, was organized on January 2, 1923 with 18 charter members. On January 16, 1923, application for a charter was submitted to Rotary International. The roster of proposed charter members consisted of the 18 men present at the January 2nd organizational meeting, plus three others. The club was officially chartered by Rotary International on March 15, 1923. For more than 20 years, the Eugene Rotary Club was the only one in Lane County.