Midlothian Rotary Club

10/16/2026

Our club filled every Richmond Folk Festival volunteer shift this past weekend and raised about $2,800 for our charity funds. Thank you to Rotarian Gregg Waldhauser and everyone who showed up, including through Sunday's weather.

Two more chances to serve are right ahead:

Saturday, October 17, help Bridging RVA with the 150 Beds for 150 Kids giveaway at Huguenot High School, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Delivery slots are filled, but they still need help with other duties. Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4DADA72CA2F85-65968706-150beds?useFullSite=true #/

Saturday, October 24, pack period-product kits with Sylvia's Sisters at Shineforth – Firefly Hall in Richmond. Arrive by 8:30 a.m. Packing runs 9:00 to 11:00. Please RSVP by October 19 so kits are ready: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/XlCeHNUmOiNXxnZwZ4t0Rg

DM us or comment below if you want in. Please consider supporting Bridging RVA and Sylvia's Sisters.

10/15/2026

Please join us in welcoming Andrew Alvarenga, the newest member of Midlothian Rotary! We were glad to celebrate with him at our meeting on October 6. Welcome to the club, Andrew. We can't wait to serve alongside you.

Guests are always welcome at our Tuesday breakfast meetings. DM us or comment below.

Photo courtesy of David Necessary.

10/10/2026

"I literally picked up 126 pair of underwear and 50 pairs of tights, which will last us probably the entire school year."

That's what Robin Mac-Kent of Highland Springs Communities in Schools told NBC12 after the September 30 back-to-school event, where our Midlothian Rotary volunteers worked alongside Sylvia's Sisters. School reps left with leggings, underwear and period products for the girls they serve.

Our video takes you inside: five Rotary clubs (Bon Air, Chester, James River, Midlothian and West Richmond) working with Sylvia's Sisters, tables of new underwear sorted from Youth XL to Adult 2XL/3XL, and a school nurse packing a basket.

Sylvia's Sisters gives out about 500,000 period products a year, and the leggings and underwear are new, added because schools asked. Watch the NBC12 story: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/10/08/organization-provides-period-products-central-virginia-schools/

The best part: we're doing it again with Sylvia's Sisters on Saturday, October 24! Comment or message us if you'd like to join, and please consider supporting Sylvia's Sisters.

10/04/2026

Front page news! On Wednesday, September 30, our Midlothian Rotary volunteers joined Sylvia's Sisters at Firefly Hall on the Shineforth campus as school nurses and staff stocked up on leggings, underwear and period products for their students. The clothing was funded by a Rotary District 7600 grant, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch put the story on its front page: https://richmond.com/news/local/education/k-12/article_8ec8d26e-1d29-4368-96cb-560d693259e5.html

A huge thank you to our volunteers, our fellow Rotary Clubs of Bon Air, Chester, James River and West Richmond, District 7600, and the whole Sylvia's Sisters team for helping keep girls in school. Want to be part of days like this? Come visit us on a Tuesday and learn more at midlothianrotary.org.

(Front page photo: Mike Kropf, Richmond Times-Dispatch)

10/02/2026

09/24/2026

Midlothian Rotary traded its Tuesday morning meeting for an evening of fellowship at Toast on September 22.

Members gathered at Toast in Midlothian for our monthly social. Good conversation, good company, and a reminder that Rotary is as much about showing up for each other as it is about service.

Guests are always welcome at our Tuesday breakfast meetings. Next up on the calendar: District Governor SuAnne Hardee Bryant visits Tuesday, October 6.

09/18/2026

12 teams. Names like RVA Beancounters, Honey I’m Mahomes, and Ctrl+Alt+Defeat. Attitude required.

Midlothian Rotary’s fantasy football league has raised over $10,000 for local charities across 15 years. Every dollar goes to good. Draft night means sides, smack talk, and a member-hosted party. The group text keeps everyone in it win or lose. Two mid-season meetups for pizza and fellowship. Winner gets lifetime bragging rights. Last place hosts next year’s draft.

Want in on the fun (and the service)? Guests are welcome at Tuesday breakfast. Message us for details.

09/07/2026

A few weeks later and we’re still smiling about this one. ⛳

Midlothian Rotary members traded the office for Drive Shack — food, fellowship, a few “I miss work” jokes, and plenty of birdies (and near-misses). From the club wall to the couches, it was a hole-in-one evening.

Thanks again to everyone who came out. Service above self… and a little extra spin on the ball.

09/01/2026

We kicked off our morning with high energy, team pride, and game-changing insights at the Rotary Club of Midlothian! 🏈☕

Highlights from today's meeting:

• 🎓 Game Day Vibes: The room showed out in full color with members repping their favorite college and pro jerseys.
• 🐕 Expert Guest: Kyle Mitwit from Bark Busters USA shared valuable takeaways on dog behavior, communication, and training fundamentals.
• 🤝 Community & Fellowship: Great breakfast, plenty of laughs, and meaningful connections with local leaders making a difference.

Our club is growing, and there is always a seat at the table for passionate folks looking to give back, lead, and network.

📩 Want to check out a meeting? Drop a comment below or send us a DM for details on our next breakfast. Guests are always welcome!

08/23/2026

This week Midlothian Rotary set aside our Tuesday morning gathering, but that didn't slow anyone down.

Around kitchen counters all over the club, members spent their own time spreading peanut butter and jelly, stacking sandwiches, and boxing them up for neighbors who need a meal. No spotlight, no fanfare, just a quiet assembly line of people who decided that hungry kids and families in our community matter more than a morning off.

That's the part of Rotary you don't always see. The big fundraisers and guest speakers get the attention, but the heart of it is smaller and steadier: someone offering to ride out on a Sunday afternoon to help carry the load, a neighbor opening his home as the drop-off point, a club that shows up even on the weeks it technically doesn't have to.

And then there's the other half of it, the part that's just plain fun. Instead of meeting Tuesday morning, we're getting together Tuesday evening for our monthly social at Drive Shack, 5:30 PM. Some of us will be swinging a club, some of us will be parked near the bar doing what Rotarians do best: talking. Both count.

That's really the whole thing. Serve on Sunday, laugh on Tuesday, and somewhere in between you find yourself part of a community you didn't know you were missing.

If you've ever wanted to be part of something like that — real people, real impact, no experience required — this is your invitation. You don't have to make a speech or write a check. Sometimes you just have to make a sandwich. Or show up and take a swing.

Come find us on any other Tuesday. We'd love to have you.