Rotary Club of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor

Home
United States
Saint Joseph, MI
Rotary Club of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor

Directions Website Contact the organization

The Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor is active in core areas of Rotary Service - Community, World and Youth What would it take to change the world? The St.

Rotary's 1.4 million members believe it starts with a commitment to Service Above Self. In more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, you'll find members volunteering in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate polio. Explore this page to learn more about Rotary and how you can join your local Rotary club. Joseph/Benton Harbor Rotary Club was established on June 1, 1918. Service Above Self exemplifies our activities to support local, district, national, and international projects. The world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, was formed on 23 February 1905 by Paul P. Harris, an attorney who wished to recapture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The name "Rotary" derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.Rotary's popularity spread throughout the United States in the decade that followed; clubs were chartered from San Francisco to New York. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents, and the organization adopted the name Rotary International a year later.As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving the professional and social interests of club members. Rotarians began pooling their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its principal motto: Service Above Self. Rotary also later embraced a code of ethics, called The Four-Way Test, that has been translated into hundreds of languages.

11/01/2026

Every November, Rotary International celebrates Rotary Foundation Month to recognize the life-changing work of The Rotary Foundation and encourage Rotarians to support its mission of creating lasting, positive change around the world.

Through the generosity of Rotarians and friends of Rotary, The Rotary Foundation supports humanitarian projects, educational initiatives, and sustainable community development. Contributions to the Annual Fund help provide grants for meaningful projects, while the Permanent Fund ensures that the Foundation can continue making a difference for generations to come.

Every dollar makes a difference. Every contribution helps Rotary clubs and districts bring hope and opportunity to communities through projects that promote literacy, provide clean water, fight hunger, improve health, and support those in need.

From teaching children to read and building wells to feeding the hungry and caring for the sick, the impact of The Rotary Foundation is made possible by people who believe in service above self.

Every Rotarian is encouraged to support the Annual Fund with a personal contribution every year.

How Can You Support The Rotary Foundation?
You can make a difference through a one-time donation or a recurring contribution by visiting the official Rotary International website: www.rotary.org

Explore the different ways to give and choose the program or area of focus that is most meaningful to you. Every gift, no matter the amount, helps Rotary continue its mission of building a better world.

This Rotary Foundation Month, let us strengthen our commitment to service and inspire others to give.

Together, let’s achieve 100% participation in the Annual Fund and make every contribution count toward a world of greater hope, opportunity, and lasting change.

10/24/2026

Congratulations to Rotarian and St Joseph’s Superintendent Kristen Bawks for being selected as one of Moody on the Market, Bold Women of Business!

10/22/2026

What does the “Plus” in PolioPlus mean?

It means providing more than just polio vaccines. In Pakistan, Rotary and its partners are supporting clean water, nutrition services, routine immunizations, and vaccination points along major travel routes.

These services help build trust with communities and make it easier to reach more children with lifesaving vaccines. That’s the “plus” in PolioPlus

10/20/2026

Come out and support Rotary’s goal to eradicate Polio once and for all!!

10/19/2026

It was another great fall day for learning about fire prevention! A huge thank you to theBenton Harbor Department of Public Safety for giving us a tour of the fire station and truck right after they returned from a rescue call.

We also want to thank the Benton Harbor Public Library for hosting our Fire Prevention Awareness and Learning event.

Kids had a blast making upcycled egg carton fire trucks and a beautiful thank you sign with our environmental committee. We truly appreciate everyone in the community who came out to join us!

10/19/2026

The long awaited answer is....THE FLU! While Polio is best known for paralysis and causing its victims to have difficulty breathing, the initial symptoms are indeed most closely resembling the flu!

Trivia Question 2!

What do initial symptoms of Polio resemble?
A. Stroke
B. Flu
C. Asthma

10/17/2026

Thank you to Deputy Director Michael Phelps and Firefighter Latrell Jackson for speaking to our community about fire safety and prevention as we head into winter. We truly appreciate their time, their dedication to educating the public on fire prevention, and their thorough answers to our participants' questions.

We also extend our gratitude to the St. Joseph Department of Public Safety for partnering with us

Thank you to all the community members who joined us and helped create our thank-you sign! 🚒

We look forward to having the community join us Tomorrow for our Benton Harbor Fire Prevention Awareness and Learning event at Benton Harbor Public Library, where we will have a variety of upcycled crafts for everyone to enjoy.

10/16/2026

Come join us Saturday at this event sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor at the Benton Harbor Public Library

10/09/2026

Trivia Question 2!

What do initial symptoms of Polio resemble?
A. Stroke
B. Flu
C. Asthma

10/09/2026

Waiting for the answer? The last recorded Polio outbreak in the United States was in...2022!

In 2022 in New York, a young man was left paralyzed from Polio type 2 after feeling ill with weakness in his legs. After an official diagnosis, officials had later found that Polio had been spreading in New York City wastewater silently for months. This incident marked only the second identification of community transmission of poliovirus in the United States since 1979, when the country was declared polio free.

Trivia!

Thanks to widespread use of the polio vaccine in the US, we are lucky to consider Polio eradicated in the Americas. When was the LAST case of polio in the US?
A. 1982
B. 1992
C. 2002
D. 2022

Address

2920 Lakeview Avenue
Saint Joseph, MI
49085

Opening Hours

Monday

12pm - 1:15pm

Website

https://rotaryclubsjbh.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Rotary Club of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.