News of Interest
Updated News 02/03/2023
The Waynesville Rotary Club will NOT MEET at Laurel Ridge on Friday, Friday Feb. 3rd. We return to our regular meeting schedule on Friday, Feb. 10th when our featured speaker will be Ms. Steffi Rausch addressing "Climate Change and Why It Is Rotarians Business."
A buffet lunch is served circa 12:30 p.m. at a cost of $18.00 per plate. The business meeting and program start at 1:00 p.m.
We may be reached via USPS at PO Box 1590, Waynesville, NC 28786; by email at wayrotary.execsecretary@gmail.com; and by FAX at 828-348-5538. This contact information is also relevant for the Waynesville Rotary Foundation.
Banner photo: Courtesy Zeke Yount
Rotary Serving Veterans!
About Us
How We're Helping
Waynesville Rotary believes in "Service Above Self" and base our local and global services on that value. Locally, we provide scholarships for students at the community college and university levels, provide backpacks of food to children who otherwise wouldn't have something to eat on weekends, and provide construction and other projects through United Way Day of Caring and Habitat for Humanity. These are just a few of our community service initiatives.
Recent Community Services:
Image to left shows Waynesville Rotarians (l-r)Ed LaFountaine, Anne-Marie Robertson, and Bill Owen serving at Pathways.
Haywood Toy Run support (Bike Wrangling/Registration 2022)
Christmas Food baskets provided in conjunction with Haywood/Sunrise Rotaries (523 baskets delivered 2022 at cost of $25250.00) The 26 year total now stands at 10,446 families served at a cost of $266,292.00
Blankets for Mtn. Projects "warmth" efforts (312 donated/distributed 2021 by all service clubs)
Delivering food backpacks every Friday to local school children for weekend meals. (460 meals at 11 schools on 12/02/22)
Get Involved
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Let us know! We are always looking for new members to help us make our vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join the team!
Thank You
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time such as ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.