The Rotary Club of Frederick’s President Brian Ropp is currently in Melbourne, Australia, attending the 2023 Rotary International Convention! It’s tradition for either our President or President-Elect to attend the annual worldwide meet-up to bring home ideas for service and fellowship from around the world. Next year: Singapore!
$10,000 Grant Awarded to Blessings in a Backpack Service Partnership Grant #3 went to Blessings in a Backpack in the amount of $10,000. Our club has a long history with the Frederick Chapter of BIAB, one of the country’s leaders in the fight against childhood hunger. This most recent award puts our contributions to this… Read More »
The Rotary Club of Frederick and Key City Rotary were joined by a large group of young men from I Believe in Me and the generous folks from Ruppert Landscaping on Saturday, May 20, to clean up and beautify Frederick’s Memorial Park. The project is a long-standing tradition that we do as a sign of… Read More »
$60K in Community Service Partnership Grants Awarded! Our club uses the annual proceeds of our funds at the Community Foundation (collectively totaling $1.3 million) to award grants to local non-profits through our Service Partnership Grants program. This year, we have funded grants totaling more than $60K to 10 worthy local organizations. We awarded our first… Read More »
Our members have been helping students navigate the annual “Buy One, Get One Free” Scholastic Book Fair at Monocacy Elementary School this week. We were also pleased to make a financial contribution to help more kids purchase books! Photo credit: President-Elect Stacey Moler
On May 3, 2023 our club inducted two new members. One of our newest members is Ian Kallay. He was sponsored by Rotarians Sean Kirby and Patti Hagermann. Here is what Ian had to say when introducing himself to the club: “My name is Ian Kallay. I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio. After obtaining my… Read More »
Three RCF members represented the Rotary Club of Frederick with Bring a Broom to sweep, weed and mulch 3rd Street between Market and Bentz street. Pictured are Ron Burley and Vaughn Meglan. Photographer (Brian Ropp) escaped the pictures.
HUGE THANKS to President-Elect Stacey Moler for spending the weekend representing our club at the Rotary District 7620 Conference at the Hyatt Regency, One Bethesda Metro Center. Stacey accepted 3 awards for RCF, including a silver for public image.
From September through June for the past 50+ years, RCF has been hosting several students and an administrator from at least one area high school each month. One of our most cherished traditions, the Student Guest program gives young people the opportunity to learn about Rotary’s mission and values by talking with club members over… Read More »
From September through June for the past 50+ years, RCF has been hosting several students and an administrator from at least one area high school each month. One of our most cherished traditions, the Student Guest program gives young people the opportunity to learn about Rotary’s mission and values by talking with club members over… Read More »
