Asheville-Biltmore Rotary

Asheville-Biltmore Rotary Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:30 AM, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Rd See the RI Strategic Plan .

Avenues of Service

For years, Rotary’s commitment to Service Above Self has been channeled through the Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity.

•Our Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of our group.

•We undertake a wide range of community service projects to improve life in this community.

• We participate in Rotary In

ternational Service actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace. Rotarians can support International Service by sponsoring a project in another country, seeking international project partners to support projects in their own communities, or by personally volunteering at an international project site.

•We recognize and encourage the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities as RYLA , Rotaract and Interact, service projects, and creating international understanding with Rotary Youth Exchange . The Four-Way Test
The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, guides our conduct and decisions. It asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say or do

1.Is it the TRUTH?
2.Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3.Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4.Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Mission
The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Diversity and Rotary
Rotary International recognizes the value of diversity within individual clubs. Rotary encourages assessing those in our communities who are eligible for membership, under existing membership guidelines, and to endeavor to include the appropriate range of individuals. Reflecting the community with regard to professional and business classification, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity is key to the future.

Rotarians had fun at the Asheville Tourists baseball game tonight, which the home team won 10 to 9.
06/05/2026

Rotarians had fun at the Asheville Tourists baseball game tonight, which the home team won 10 to 9.

Our Rotary Club sponsors the Student and Teacher of the Month awards at Enka H.S. Today, President Wayne and President ...
06/03/2026

Our Rotary Club sponsors the Student and Teacher of the Month awards at Enka H.S. Today, President Wayne and President Elect Jane met all the honorees at the school's Media Center. The students selected to be honored are not the valedictorian, prom queen or star quarterback -- rather, they are "under the radar" students who still do much for their school. The same is true of the teachers who receive the honor. Our club also co-sponsors, along with the Asheville Rotary Club, a very active and engaged Interact club at Enka H.S., and we were pleased to learn of the many service projects those students have done this year.

At our June 1 meeting, Amanda Wrublewski, Executive Director of Literacy Together, presented the organization’s mission,...
06/01/2026

At our June 1 meeting, Amanda Wrublewski, Executive Director of Literacy Together, presented the organization’s mission, programs, impact, and volunteer opportunities.
Literacy Together transforms lives and communities through the power of literacy and envisions a just, equitable community where literacy is accessible to everyone. The organization serves people from birth through older adulthood, primarily by matching volunteer tutors with learners. Programs and services include Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Youth Literacy, Adult Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages.

Also at this meeting, an Epic Award was presented to Public Image Chair Pat Baker; the Super Rotary Supporter Award was presented to Deerfield server Sandra Griffin; new member Hughes Roberts was introduced and Rotarian Chris Alstrin gave his get-acquainted talk.

Remembering those who gave their all on this Memorial Day.
05/25/2026

Remembering those who gave their all on this Memorial Day.

At our May 18th meeting Registered Dietitian and public health professional Brooke Schembri presented evidence-based lif...
05/18/2026

At our May 18th meeting Registered Dietitian and public health professional Brooke Schembri presented evidence-based lifestyle strategies to extend our healthspans—years lived in good health. Brooke emphasized nutrition, movement, social connection, stress management, sleep, purpose, and their impacts on cognition and overall longevity. She congratulated Rotarians for the meaningful social connection and sense of purpose apparent in our meeting.
At this meeting we recognized Deerfield chef Patrick Sinclair for coming to work early to cook our breakfasts. Patrick received a certificate of recognition as our Super Rotary Supporter.
District Governor Alpo was our special guest today. President-Elect Jane thanked him for his outstanding service to the District during the past year.

Seven members of Asheville Biltmore Rotary attended the Rotary District 7670 conference at the Tryon International Eques...
05/04/2026

Seven members of Asheville Biltmore Rotary attended the Rotary District 7670 conference at the Tryon International Equestrian Center.
Our club won two awards, for Public Image and for giving the most to the CART fund for Alzheimers Research.

At our May 4 meeting, Beth and Dana (“the Punks”), co-owners of Butter Punk in Asheville’s River Arts District, shared t...
05/04/2026

At our May 4 meeting, Beth and Dana (“the Punks”), co-owners of Butter Punk in Asheville’s River Arts District, shared their personal origin stories.
The stories were about food, their partnership history, the birth of their biscuit-and-gravy concept, the process of securing their Depot Street space, the severe impact of Helene’s flooding on their build-out, and their community-supported recovery to opening. Rotarians were encouraged to visit Butter Punk on Depot Street in the River Arts District.


Beth and Dana

Asheville Biltmore Rotarians enjoy another day volunteering at MANNA FoodBank.
04/21/2026

Asheville Biltmore Rotarians enjoy another day volunteering at MANNA FoodBank.

At our April 20 meeting, children's literacy volunteers shared their experiences.Carol Falendar, Deerfield resident and ...
04/21/2026

At our April 20 meeting, children's literacy volunteers shared their experiences.
Carol Falendar, Deerfield resident and literacy volunteer, delivered an engaging program explaining volunteering at Johnston Elementary School in West Asheville. The volunteers focus on improving K–4 reading through in-class support, working closely with teachers. Carol explained the literacy problem and described Johnson’s student profile and needs. She described instructional methods and observed impact on students, including examples and stories from experience. Carol expressed appreciation for Asheville Biltmore Rotary's dictionary donation to each Johnson third- and fourth-grader. She urged Rotarians to think about volunteering: "Maybe me."

Following Carol, Rotarian Judy Domer shared her experiences as a volunteer. She spoke to the joy of witnessing student improvement and how manageable service can be. Especially needed are more men to provide connections with boys who come from families traditionally led by fathers.

By a coincidence of the calendar, not one but two service projects occurred on the same day this week. Thursday morning...
04/18/2026

By a coincidence of the calendar, not one but two service projects occurred on the same day this week. Thursday morning and early afternoon, Asheville-Biltmore Rotarians volunteered at the semi-annual Red Cross Blood Drive co-sponsored by our club and our host site, Deerfield Retirement Community. Later that afternoon, several Rotarians volunteered at Transformation Village, setting up furniture and equipment for an educational program at which our Club President Wayne served as emcee.

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1617 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC
28803

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