Short Pump Ruritan Club

05/05/2026

Carolyn Velletri presented our April program explaining "Generational Differences and How to Relate." She gave us excellent ideas on how to get members from all generations involved in Ruritan.

03/09/2026

Our club participated in a food packing event for Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization. They serve alongside in-country partners outside of the U.S. to provide much needed, nutritious food around the world.

01/25/2026

Do to the hazardous weather conditions, we have decided to cancel our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 27. Stay safe!

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12/17/2025

Our club had a wonderful time at our Christmas Banquet meeting on Tuesday night! We've had a great year having given $10,000 to the Richmond Fisher House, ten $1,500 scholarships to local graduates, sending $1,500 to Feed More, providing funds for a local family in need, and making $600 donations to 14 various nonprofits in the greater Richmond area.

12/13/2025

Our club proudly donated $10,000 from the proceeds of our 2025 Charity Golf Tournament to The Fisher House at the Richmond Veterans Medical Center. President Larry Van Wagner, along with club members Bruce and Gina Brooks, presented the check to Mac McDonald, Program Manager of the Richmond Fisher House.

11/22/2025

Today we helped the Three Chopt Presbyterian Church's Food Pantry collect, sort, and stock items donated during their food drive. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

11/21/2025

A wonderful Thanksgiving meeting.

11/11/2025

Chesapeake District Conference in Williamsburg in November

11/05/2025

Our club enjoyed a very interesting tour of Luck Stone at the Boscobel plant in Manakin Sabot. We were driven down into the quarry (below sea level), then got a view from the observation level. We finished inside the repair operations shop where our club president Larry does ground-up restorations on the huge machinery they use in the quarry making them like new again. Luck Stone is the largest family-owned and operated crushed stone, sand and gravel company in the U.S. with about 30 operating quarries. We're fortunate to have them headquartered in our area.

10/29/2025

Antonio Carrington, Jr. of Carrington Insurance Group gave a very informative talk at our October meeting on upcoming changes to Medicare supplemental plans.