News of Interest!
(Updated 07/18/2026)
Waynesville Rotary will meet at Laurel Ridge on Friday, July 24th.
Our featured speaker will be Mike McLean & Daniel Morgan discussing The Battle of Cowpens - America 250
A buffet lunch is served circa 12:30 p.m. at a cost of $26.00 per person.
About Us
How We're Helping
Waynesville Rotary believes in "Service Above Self" and bases our local and global services on that value. Locally, we provide scholarships for students at the community college and university levels, deliver backpacks of food to children who otherwise wouldn't have something to eat on weekends, and support construction and other projects through initiatives like United Way Day of Caring and Habitat for Humanity. These are just a few examples of our community service initiatives.
2025 United Way Day of Caring - Stained and completed deck for a resident in Waynesville.
Image top of the page: Rotarians Heath Talley and Rick Croskery rang the bell for Salvation Army's Christmas in July event on Saturday, July 18th. The club is supporting the Army over 3 weekends in July by ringing the bells at Walmart.
Shown in the image to the left are Rotarian Alisa Brown and her daughter Fisher "Eagle Eye" Brown as they supported Haywood Waterways by cleaning the creek at the Waynesville Parks and Recreation facility on Vance St. Young Ms. Brown proved to have the sharpest eyes of the Rotarians identifying the smallest pieces of trash.
School Year Spring 2026 Manna Backpack Project
Food boxes/bags are delivered weekly when school is “in-person.” Over 5 months, there were 20 delivery days. There were 117 school trips involving 10 Rotarians. Waynesville Rotarians delivered 6,390 meals plus 4 full pallets, representing $28,755.00 in donations for the half year per Manna Food Bank.
Christmas food baskets were provided in conjunction with Haywood/Sunrise Rotaries (470 baskets delivered in 2024 at a cost of $37,500.00). The 28-year total now stands at 11,502 families served at a cost of $331,191.00.
Blankets for Mtn. Projects "warmth" efforts (in excess of 1000 blankets donated/distributed in 2024 by all service clubs, including clubs around the country, such as the Rotary Club Wilmington NC).
Get Involved
Are you passionate about what the Rotary Club of Waynesville is doing? Let us know! We are always looking for new members to help us make our vision a reality at the Waynesville Rotary Club. We'll assist you in finding a way to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join the team, just like David Nedved or Chris Owen did when they connected with the Waynesville Rotary Club in Waynesville, NC!
Thank You
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time—like the Leatherwood brothers are doing in the image to the left, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth—thank you. Support from individuals like you is essential for organizations such as the Waynesville Rotary Club.