Midlothian Rotary Club

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Midlothian Rotary Club

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About Rotary International

Rotary, the world’s first service organization, was founded in Chicago on February 23rd, 1905 by Paul P. The name of Rotary originates from the early practice of rotating members from one club to another. The group expanded nationally and internationally over the years and included clubs on six continents by 1921; in 1922, the organization adopted the current name, Rota

ry International. By 1925, a mere 20 years after the foundation of Rotary, there were over 200 clubs worldwide, with over 20,000 members. Rotary is and has been known to attract such distinguished members of society as prime ministers, presidents and a variety of other luminaries. In 1989, Rotary International voted to allow the admittance of women into all Rotary clubs. Of Rotary’s current 1.2 million members, more than 145,000 are female. Today, Rotary International has over 32,000 clubs in 200 countries.

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.

08/13/2026

Some weeks, the good a Rotary club does doesn't look like much from the outside. It looks like a stack of sandwiches. A car full of Meals on Wheels deliveries on a Friday morning. A new face pulling up a chair at breakfast.

But add it up, and here's what one ordinary week in Midlothian actually looked like.

Two grants from our club's Rotary Foundation fund — $2,500 each — were approved this week for neighbors doing quiet, essential work: Read To Them, which puts books in the hands of local children, and Better2gether RVA, building connection where it's needed most. Five thousand dollars, headed straight back into our community.

Forty of our members signed up to work four shifts at the Richmond Folk Festival — not for the music, but because the hours we put in there help fund a whole year of the projects we care about. We welcomed a brand-new member and two guests who simply wanted to see what we're about. And we kept showing up for the commitments that never make the news: Meals on Wheels routes, sandwiches for hungry neighbors, and even a survey to understand where our county's mental health support is falling short.

None of it is glamorous. All of it matters.

That's the quiet magic of Rotary — a room full of ordinary people who decided their community was worth an early Tuesday morning. If you've ever wanted your time and your skills to land somewhere real, there's a seat at our table. Come see what Service Above Self feels like.

08/02/2026

A few hours. A handful of tools. One life changed.

This weekend, Midlothian Rotary members rolled up their sleeves with Ramps RVA and built more than a ramp—they built access, dignity, and independence for a neighbor who needed it.

Watch as the team works, the ramp rises, and a resident takes her first steps of freedom down a brand-new path.

This is what Service Above Self looks like in our community.

Ready to be part of the next one?
Join us. There’s always room for another set of hands.

07/27/2026

Last week our club set aside the usual morning meeting for something simpler: an evening out together at Triple Crossing. The weather didn't cooperate — but sixteen of us showed up anyway. Leave it to Rotarians to show up, rain or shine.

What we love most about nights like this is who ends up at the table. Somewhere between the laughter and the catching-up, three neighbors who'd never been to a Rotary meeting came out to see what we're all about. No pitch, no pressure — just good people getting to know other good people.

That's really the whole invitation. You just have to pull up a chair; the service, the friendships, and the feeling of being part of something bigger than yourself tend to follow quickly.

Come see what Service Above Self feels like.

07/25/2026

The biggest force for good in Rotary's history started with $26.50.

In 1917, a Rotary leader named Arch Klumph stood up at the annual convention with a quietly radical idea: what if Rotary set aside a fund "for the purpose of doing good in the world"? No grand campaign. No wealthy benefactor. Just a suggestion, made out loud, and a hope that people would answer it.

The first person did. A single Rotary club in Kansas City sent in $26.50 — about the price of a nice dinner. For nearly a decade, that little fund sat almost untouched, easy to overlook. And then, slowly, neighbors started adding to it. A few dollars here. A few there.

That $26.50 became The Rotary Foundation — the engine behind clean water wells, polio vaccines that have protected billions of children, scholarships, and disaster relief reaching into nearly every corner of the world. One of the largest forces for good on the planet grew out of one person's willingness to start, and a lot of ordinary people deciding to chip in.

That's the whole secret, and it's the same one at work every week here in Midlothian. You don't have to arrive with wealth or a plan to change the world. You just have to show up and add what you've got. Small things, multiplied by people who care, become something none of us could build alone.

There's room at our table for a few more hands — and who knows what they'll help start.

Come see what Service Above Self feels like.

07/20/2026

Some gifts you can wrap. This one you build in an afternoon.

This week our club welcomed Will Statinius of Ramps RVA, whose mission is simple: the gift of freedom, one ramp at a time. His team builds wheelchair ramps for neighbors who can't afford them — and Will described the moment that keeps volunteers coming back: watching someone roll out their own front door for the first time in months, sometimes years.

What moved us most was how ordinary the miracle is. A ramp goes up in about an hour, and the sections are modular, so the same materials go on to free the next neighbor. Little by little, they've pulled their waiting list from 80 people down to 37. Our club is already talking about grabbing tools this fall to shrink it further.

We also inducted two new members and honored a longtime Rotarian with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition. A good morning to be at this table.

**Want to see what we're about? Join us this Tuesday, July 21, at 5:30 PM at Triple Crossing Midlothian** (1101 Winterfield Crossing). No agenda, no obligation — just good people and cold beer. There's room for you here in Midlothian.

07/18/2026

Feeding the community, one sandwich at a time! 🥪

The Midlothian Rotary Club families teamed up to pack and deliver 100 fresh peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to support our local community. From our youngest volunteers stepping up to the assembly line, to loading up the car for delivery—this is what "Service Above Self" looks like in action.

A huge thank you to everyone who pitched in to make this happen. Together, we can make a big difference, one small act of kindness at a time. Thanks to Brad L Bailey for this great video!

Want to get involved in our next community project? Drop a comment below or send us a message!

07/09/2026

Most charities hand you something. Circles RVA hands you a friend.

This week, our club sat down with Helen Rai of Circles RVA, and she said something that quietly reframes how a lot of us think about poverty. The way out, she told us, is rarely a one-time check. It's relationships.

Circles works with families who are doing everything right and still can't quite get ahead — the neighbors sometimes called ALICE: Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. People with jobs, with kids, with alarm clocks going off before dawn, who are still one flat tire away from a crisis. Instead of a quick handout, Circles pairs each person with volunteer "allies" who walk beside them for two full years — building the kind of confidence, community, and steady financial footing that actually lasts. It's slow, patient, deeply human work. And it changes lives from the inside out.

That same instinct is why, later this month, you'll find our members out on a driveway somewhere in the region, building a wheelchair ramp for a neighbor through Rampsrva — turning a few boards and a summer morning into someone's independence.

Different projects, same idea: don't just give — show up, and stay.

If you've been looking for a place where your time lands somewhere that truly matters, and where you just might make a few good friends along the way, there's a seat for you at our table in Midlothian.

Come see what Service Above Self feels like.

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July from the Midlothian Rotary Club! 🇺🇸 This year is extra special: America is celebrating her 250th birthday! As we mark two and a half centuries of freedom, we’re grateful for the community we get to serve together. Wishing you a safe, joyful holiday with family and friends.

Service Above Self, today and every day.

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1000 Farnham Drive
Chesterfield, VA
23236

Opening Hours

7:30am - 8:30am

Telephone

+18043013987

Website

http://www.midlothianrotary.org/

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