Projects
High School Scholarships
Every year Roswell Rotary sponsors four scholarships of $1,500 each to graduating high school seniors. These include:
- Tom Zachary Scholarship - two scholarships given to Roswell High School students, these awards are named for a long time Roswell Rotarian and principal of Roswell High School. Apply by clicking: https://forms.gle/wz5x3Jc48MRJsSn87
Back to School Backpacks
Roswell Rotary Club provided materials and packed 42 backpacks full of school supplies in support of Huskies Helping Huskies. These backpacks are provided to targeted students in need at Crabapple Middle School. Over 40 Roswell Rotarians assisted in the collection and packing of these supplies.
Providing Nutrition to our Senior Citizens
Roswell Rotary participates with North Fulton Senior Services in delivering meals to Seniors of the Community. This project is aimed at those individuals who have physical limitations that prevent them from preparing their own meals. In addition to delivering the lunches, this project also allows for a physical interaction with the Seniors. Instructions are in place in the event the Senior does not answer the door or who appear in need of help. Roswell Rotary has a commitment to cover the 3rd Wednesday and Friday of each month.
Roswell Arts Festival
The Roswell Arts Festival celebrated 59 years! This festival was originally started by Joan Hilliard, the wife of longtime Roswell Rotarian Maurice Hilliard.
Roswell Rotarians supported the event financially as well as civically. Rotarians sponsored and supported the community art project for the year in which community members and artists collaborated on a large mural that will be displayed in Roswell City Hall for the next year.
This event also provided an opportunity to tell people about Roswell Rotary to grow membership and led to many meaningful conversations and several invitations to lunch at both future Roswell Rotary events and Roswell Rotary After Hours events.
An additional benefit of this event is that it allows Roswell Rotary to accumulate hours working with the City of Roswell, as required in the MOU between the two parties. Meeting this hurdle helps ensure that the City, which owns the facility where the Club hosts weekly meetings, is justified in discounting the rate it charges for Club utilization.
Roswell Rotary Blood Drive
Roswell Rotary Hosted Blood Drive at Roswell Junction!
The impact of local blood drives cannot be measured in dollars, it's measured in lives.
Roswell Rotary hosted and organized this community blood drive bringing in 38 pints to serve local area hospitals and patients in need.
Roswell Rotary Supports Tunnels to Towers 5k
Roswell Rotary joined citizens
and first responders in a 5k benefitting the family of fallen Roswell Police
Officer and hero Jeremy Labonte.
Roswell's Annual Rivers Alive Clean-Up
Roswell Rotary supported the Annual Rivers Alive clean-up!
At our designated area there were 23 volunteers including 9 Roswell Rotarians. This event keeps the Chattahoochee River, one of our major waterways (70% of metro Atlanta drinking water) and tourism assets, clean and healthy. An additional benefit is this is an event that we use to engage and work alongside many of our active Interact students.
RRAH Comedy For a Cause
3rd Annual Comedy for a Cause hosted by the Roswell Rotary After Hours Satellite Club
We turn laughter into support for those who need it most. This year,
we’re proud to partner with Giving Grace, a local Atlanta organization
dedicated to helping families with everything from child care assistance and
rent support to securing housing for those experiencing homelessness. Every
need is unique, and Giving Grace is there to meet people where they are. Now
it’s our turn to give back.
The total funds raised of $4,000 were turned over to Giving Grace in support of their mission to relieve families in need. The in-kind donation was the waive of rental fee for the space utilized for the event.