THE PAUL & JEAN HARRIS LEGACY SOCIETY

Honor the past. Inspire the future.

The Paul & Jean Harris Legacy Society recognizes an exclusive group of visionary individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and Rotary groups whose transformational support ensures that the story and values of Paul and Jean Harris will inspire generations to come.

Black-and-white composite portrait of Paul and Jean Harris.
Restored sitting room with period furniture, wood blinds, and an area rug.

JOIN A VISIONARY CIRCLE

Help secure the future of a place rooted in friendship and service.

Members help preserve and sustain one of Rotary’s most significant historic sites, enabling future programming opportunities for education, leadership development, community engagement, peacebuilding, and international understanding. Their generosity helps transform the Harris Home into a lasting destination where visitors can explore the human story behind Rotary’s founder and his marriage partner.

$250,000+

Leadership gift level for Legacy Society membership

CAMPAIGN COMPLETION

30 June 2027

CAMPAIGN MEMBERSHIP

Limited to 23

A TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENT

Leadership support for Comely Bank’s long-term future.

Legacy Society members are among a select group who contribute leadership gifts of $250,000 or more to enhance the Paul and Jean Harris Home. These gifts help ensure the Harris Home remains accessible, educational, and inspirational for Rotary members and visitors from around the world.

Recognition as a Society member is also extended to those who have previously donated at least $250,000 to the Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation.

YOUR LEGACY IN ACTION

Your leadership gift helps preserve the Home and expand its possibilities.

Restore and preserve

Restore and preserve the historic Paul and Jean Harris Home and its Friendship Gardens.

Expand interpretation

Expand educational exhibits and interpretive experiences.

Develop leadership

Deliver leadership development and civic engagement programs that help participants make a positive impact in their communities.

Create dialogue

Create opportunities for dialogue around friendship, inclusion, peacebuilding, and global citizenship, including lectures, fireside conversations, garden programs, and community events.

Paul and Jean Harris seated across from one another on the front sun porch.
Restored sun porch with chairs and a table facing a large window and spring greenery.

BUILDING PEACE THROUGH HUMAN CONNECTION

The same themes that shaped Comely Bank remain relevant today.

Paul and Jean Harris believed that friendship and understanding could bridge differences across cultures and nations. Legacy Society support will help create future programming that explores these same themes through educational workshops, international exchanges, community conversations, and peace-focused initiatives that reflect Rotary’s enduring commitment to goodwill and mutual understanding.

“Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.”

— Paul Harris

RECOGNITION AND BENEFITS

Recognition for transformational leadership.

Both the Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation and Rotary International will provide recognition of Society membership.

  • 1
    A distinctive Paul & Jean Harris Legacy Society pin
  • 2
    Acknowledgment inside the Home and a personalized engraved paver brick outside the house
  • 3
    A ceremonial presentation of Society membership
  • 4
    Featured recognition in Rotary publications, website, and social media
  • 5
    A legacy book telling the Home’s history and highlighting each Society member with a personal profile
  • 6
    Invitations to special events at the Home or Home-sponsored events at Rotary International Conventions

A LASTING INVESTMENT

Supporting the Home in perpetuity.

Legacy Society donations are made to the Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation and held in a separate account.

The net proceeds from the campaign will be used to retire the Foundation’s debt and then set aside and invested to generate earnings in perpetuity that support the operating expenses and long-term maintenance of the Home.

Preserve a part of Rotary history

Your contribution helps sustain a tangible connection to Rotary’s founding principles and ideals while keeping the Home accessible, educational, and inspiring for future generations.

MAKE AN INVESTMENT

Help preserve a place where friendship helped nurture a global movement.

Your leadership investment ensures that the lives and lessons of Paul and Jean Harris continue to educate, inspire, and connect people in their local communities and around the world.

For more information

Chuck Corrigan

Chair, Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation

HarrisHomeFoundation@gmail.com
+1 (630) 853-9461

Jane Lawicki

jane.lawicki@rotary.org

The Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization and is not affiliated with Rotary International or The Rotary Foundation. Donations to the Home Foundation are not donations to Rotary International or The Rotary Foundation and do not confer any of the other privileges or recognitions that may be associated with contributions to The Rotary Foundation.