Northside Fayetteville Rotary Club

10/13/2026

Today, Northside Rotary Club was happy to welcome Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society founder & artistic director Robert Ginsberg who told the history of the society, and Graham Stewart, executive director, who presented details on current initiatives and collaborations to present jazz to music lovers and to inspire and support the next generation of jazz musicians. Thank you, gentlemen! You can learn more about the society here: https://www.digjazz.com/

09/29/2026

We were happy to welcome Mabry Gardner from Project Search Arkansas: ACCESS Initiative, which is located at Arkansas Children's Hospital Northwest. Mabry explained how Project Search works with individuals with diagnosed language and learning disorders and developmental disabilities to help them gain the skills and training necessary to integrate into the community. Thanks for sharing this important work with us!

09/22/2026

Northside Rotary Club was delighted to welcome FHS head football coach Anthony Lucas as our speaker today. Coach Lucas recalled his days as a standout wide receiver for the Razorbacks, his brief NFL career (cut short by injury), and his passion for coaching. Thanks for joining us today, Coach!

09/15/2026

At our meeting today, Taylor Reed with Peace at Home Family Shelter spoke about services they provide, how their system works, and relevant statistics, including that 58% of Arkansas women self-reported having been victims of domestic abuse, and that actual numbers are higher. Thank you, Taylor, for reminding us of the vital work Peace at Home Family Shelter does for NWA!

09/01/2026

Northside Rotary welcomed Dr. Rustin Morse, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrator of Arkansas Children's Northwest, as our speaker today. Dr. Morse's excellent presentation highlighted the hospital's emphasis on compassionate care for their patients, their families, and for the ACNW team members. We are very blessed to have such an outstanding hospital here in NW Arkansas that focuses solely on caring for children.

08/20/2026

08/11/2026

Sheep Dog Impact Assistance hq team members visited Northside today and shared their life-saving programs for our military personnel and vets, as well as our first responders, with PTSD. Many thanks to Denise Sharpe and Leslie Montgomery for introducing us to this inspiring organization, founded in Rogers and now working from chapters nationwide.

07/21/2026

Special thanks to Audrey Zavaleta, executive director of Family Network Inc., for an excellent program today on the vital work being done by Family Network to meet the needs of families in NWA through parenting education and family support.

07/20/2026

Rotarians in Action! Thanks to our intrepid group of Northside Rotarians who came out on Saturday morning to help clean the city trail from Gordon Long Park to Sycamore St.: Victoria Wilbourn, Alan Wilbourn, Dr. Mike Mohler, Dr. Joe Rouse, Wayne Jones, Robert Bradley, and Wade Colwell!

05/12/2026

Miguel Haudek, our Rotary Youth Exchange Student from Austria, presented an excellent program reflecting on his year here in Fayetteville and on his home in Vienna. We are so glad we got to know you Miguel, and we wish you every success in life. Keep in touch!!