Charter Members
The Club was officially launched on the evening of Monday, May 5, 1925 with more than 100 Rotarians from several clubs in the old 27th District of Rotary International present at the Trinity Parish Hall in Simcoe. Simcoe's parent club was The Rotary Club of Brantford whose representatives made numerous visits to Simcoe to help organize the new club. Almost 100 percent of the members of The Brantford Rotary Club attending the festivities.
In 1925, the Club had 21 members with Dawson F. Aiken as President.
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CHARTER MEMBERS APRIL 9, 1925
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| Photo | Name | Position | Classification |
| Dawson F. Aiken | President | Life Insurance | |
| Beverley W. Anderson | Hardware Retailing | ||
| Fred T. Brook | Men's Clothing, Retail | ||
| Harry J. Brook | Manufacturing Wool stock | ||
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Dr. Arthur C. Burt |
Veterinary Surgeon | |
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Paul H. Donly |
Textile Chemist | |
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A. W. (Bill) Donly |
Treasurer | Billboard Advertising |
| Corey R. Estes | Automobile dealer | ||
| Harvey S. Falls | Department Store Merchant | ||
| William G. Jackson | Director | Butter Manufacturer | |
| Harold M. Jackson | Produce Wholesale | ||
| James E. Johnson | Fruit Wholesaling | ||
| Harvey L. Johnson | Coal Retailing | ||
| Guy R. Marston | Vice-President | Civil Engineering | |
| Grover C. Murdoch | Merchandising, retail | ||
| Bruce M. Pearce | Secretary | Newspaper Publisher | |
| Fred D. Purse | Theatre Owner | ||
| Frank Reid | Barrister and Solictor | ||
| F. W. M. Ross | Fruit Preserving | ||
| Rupert Sipson | Investment Dealer | ||
| George Templeton | Director | Textile Manager | |
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