Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake

10/14/2026

🦞❤️ THANK YOU for making Lobster @ The Lake a success! ❤️🦞

What an incredible day filled with delicious food, great company, and community spirit!

A huge thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, our amazing volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, and Hot Shots for hosting us! We couldn't have done it without each and every one of you.

We are so grateful to be part of a community that continues to show up, support one another, and make events like this possible.

From all of us at the Smith Mountain Lake Rotary Club, THANK YOU! We love our community and can't wait to do it again next year! 🦞💙

10/12/2026

🎉 Celebrating a wonderful addition to Dudley Elementary School!

Pictured are Rotarians George Morrison and Phil Green with Dudley Elementary School President Carrie Altice for the playground ribbon cutting!

We love seeing improvements that benefit our local students and community! 💙💛

10/01/2026

At our last meeting, the Smith Mountain Lake Rotary Club was proud to present the Henry Fork Service Center with a $1,000 grant to support the important work they do in our community! The Henry Fork Service Center provides year-round after-school and summer programming for local children, including academic enrichment, meals and snacks, arts and crafts, recreation, field trips, and more. https://www.henryforkcenter.org/

We also had the pleasure of hearing from Steve Stinson, founder of 3 Balloons in Roanoke, along with Alex — who may have stolen the show! 😊 3 Balloons is a nonprofit retail store and creative workshop that provides meaningful, paid employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their talented employees create and sell handmade gifts, home décor, greeting cards, and more, while also helping operate a children’s bookstore. https://3balloonsroanoke.com/

We are grateful for organizations like these that are making a difference right here in our region! 💙

09/22/2026

Join SML Rotary on October 10th at Hot Shots for a delicious taste of fresh Maine lobster!

There are four ways to enjoy it:
🦞 Live Lobster – $30 | Pick up 3–5 PM
🦞 Cooked Lobster To-Go – $35 | Pick up 5–7 PM
🦞 Lobster Low Country Boil To-Go – $42 | 5–7 PM
🌽 Lobster Low Country Boil – Eat In – $42 | 5–7 PM

📍 Hot Shots, 67 Village View Lane, Moneta
📅 October 10, 2026
⏰ Lobsters must be ordered by Friday, October 2nd!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lobster-the-lake--2026

Only 500 available, so get your order in early! Proceeds support SML Rotary’s community projects. ❤️💙

09/18/2026

💙 SML Rotarians were happy to lend a helping hand at the SML Gives Inc fundraiser earlier this month at The Coves before the Marshall Tucker Band concert!

We’re proud to support organizations making a difference right here in our Smith Mountain Lake community. Thank you to everyone who came together to make the event a success!

08/27/2026

Mark your calendars for October 10 and join the Smith Mountain Lake Rotary Club for one of our favorite events of the year — Lobster @ The Lake!

Come enjoy a delicious lobster dinner, great company, and a fun evening while supporting the work Rotary does right here in our community. ❤️

📅 October 10, 2026 at Hot Shots
🦞 Lobster @ The Lake

Don’t wait to get your tickets! We can’t wait to see you there!

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lobster-the-lake--2026

07/22/2026

🎓 We are honored to award scholarships to these outstanding local students! Congratulations to each of you on this well-deserved achievement. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to your future have truly paid off, and we are proud to support you as you take the next step in your educational journey.

In addition, we are proud to award a $3,000 grant to Dudley Elementary School to support a new playground. Investing in our students and schools is one of the many ways Rotary strives to make a lasting impact in our community.

We wish all of our scholarship recipients nothing but success in the years ahead, and we look forward to seeing the positive difference each of you will make. Congratulations to everyone! 💙💛

07/04/2026

We are honored to help! 💙

A huge, warm thank you to the Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake for their incredibly generous support! 💙☀️

We are thrilled to share that their thoughtful community grant will fund critical Franklin County reading assessments for our summer students.

The Rotary Club’s mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

We are so grateful to have such dedicated leaders right here in our backyard.

Special thanks to Carolyn Gordon for kindly capturing this moment for us!

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🌐 Visit their website: smlrotary.com

More about their Club:

The Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday: At 12 PM (Arrive @ 11:45 AM for lunch and to meet other Rotarians.)
Most meetings include a speaker and end at 1 PM.

Their meeting location is Hot Shots Bar & Grill, Moneta, Virginia

06/03/2026

Thanks in part to Smith Mountain Lake Cleanup Days, more than 24 tons of debris was collected from in and around SML during lake cleanup days in May. In all, more than 450 people participated in lake cleanup days, covering more than 49 miles! https://ow.ly/Rz4a50Z79Kn

05/22/2026

At yesterday’s meeting, we had the opportunity to hear from one of our newest members, Joey Donovant with SML Gives Inc.!

SML Gives Inc. is dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty throughout the Smith Mountain Lake region by connecting neighbors, businesses, and community partners to provide food access and support for those in need. Their programs include mobile food delivery, pantry support, and future empowerment initiatives designed to help families build brighter futures.

Thank you, Joey, for sharing more about the organization’s mission and the incredible work being done to make a difference in our community! 💙👏

Learn more about https://smlgivesinc.org