06/14/2026
There's a moment near the end of our Annual Charity Breakfast when we ask everyone to come forward for one photo. This year the front of the room filled with the faces behind eighteen local causes — and behind every face, a number that's really a person.
813 girls who learned this season that they can finish the race. 42 kids who got a bed of their own since January, with 150 more going out in a single day this fall. Four million meals served over forty years to neighbors who were hungry. Nearly 15,000 students walked through the school year by someone who believed in them — soon at a 17th school. A new learning garden breaking ground at a Title I elementary, where children will plant something green and watch it grow.
Together, the Midlothian and Brandermill Rotary Clubs gave $55,000 to those eighteen organizations this year — including a $20,000 legacy gift from our friend Sam Lee, whose generosity will keep doing good for years to come.
That's the quiet math of Rotary — ordinary people, showing up over breakfast, turning care into beds and gardens and meals and second chances. If you've ever wanted your time to land somewhere that truly matters, there's a seat for you at our table.
Come see what Service Above Self feels like.
