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THE ROTARY CLUB OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PO BOX 441

PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA 23875 

The Rotary Club of Prince George County chartered on August 22, 1996, having been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hopewell.  As are other Rotarians across the world, we are dedicated to Service Above Self and to the Four Way Test. 

The Four Way Test is as follows:

                                                 Of the things we think, say or do

                                                              Is it the Truth?

                                                       Is it Fair to all concerned?

                                          Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships

                                                 Will it be Benefical to all concerned?

 SOME OF OUR SERVICE PROJECTS

International:  We have sponsored projects with matching grants to rehabilitate a children's hospital in Bombo, Tanzania; we have donated money to the Guyana Project which provides mobile dental and general medical services to the needy in Guyana; and have been a matching grant provider to the KilifiKids project in Kilifi, Kenya which provides health, nutrition and educational services to school age children in the fishing villiage of Kilifi; we have provided funds to orphanages in Armenia; and we have donated funds to a number of communities struck by natural calamity.

Local:  Our club has raised and donated funds to a number of local organizations including Healthy Families, the Cares Shelter, the James House, the summer reading program at the Appomattox Regional Library System, the Hopewell/Prince George Community Medical Center, personal care packages for wounded American military persons in Iraq, pet food  and supplies for the Prince George Animal Shelter, and many other worthwhile local organizations.

We have also been engaged in many hands-on projects such as building wheel chair ramps for the elderly or disabled, helping to provide immunizations to local children, distributing dictionaries to the third graders of Prince George County, helping clean up riverways in Prince George and Hopewell, planting shrubs and flowers in various locations in the county and other projects.

The club provides college scholarships to Prince George seniors, sends local students to leadership institutes, and sponsors an Interact Club at Prince George High School.

We are a small club of 20+ members  who would like to grow and are committed to continuing our service to our world and our community.

MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY

Past District Governor (PDG), Earl H. Hale, Jr., was the founder of the Rotary Club of Prince George County.  PDG Earl is still a very active officer and member of the club and has served in various capacities at the District 7600 level.

PDG Earl 2008

PRESIDENTS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY

    1996-1998                                     Patricia C. Hale                  Charter President

    1998-1999                                     John Doherty

    1999-2000                                     Nathaniel Elliott

    2000-2001                                     Carol Woodward                 Past Assistant Governor

    2001-2002                                     Earl Hale

    2002-2003                                     William Gandel

    2003-2004                                     Scott Firestine

    2004-2005                                     Lou Gorr                            Past Assistant Governor

    2005-2006                                     Lisa Sharpe                       Assistant Governor

    2006-2007                                     Chana Ramsey

    2007-2008                                     Steve Woith

    2008-2009                                     Floyd Brown  

    2009-2010                                     Donna Street