West View Ruritan Club

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Serving the West View community of Spartanburg, SC for over 50 years!

Ruritan National has 30,000 members throughout the United States who work to improve more than 1,200 local communities. Since the organization’s beginning in 1928, Ruritan Clubs have served America with Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service. Ruritan is a civic service organization made up of local clubs in urban areas, small towns and rural communities.

08/15/2025

Members of the West View Ruritan Club went on a field trip for the August Club Meeting.
Special thanks to Chief Thompson and Major Littlejohn for facilitating our tour of the new Spartanburg Police Department . We are grateful for all you do to support and protect the City of Spartanburg, SC !

08/08/2024

🌟 Thank you, Mill Elementary School, for allowing Rudy Bear and club members to present backpacks and school supplies to incoming kindergarten students at "Meet the Teacher" today! 🖍️ 🎒✏️🐻

02/09/2024

Members of the West View Ruritan Club invited spouses to share in a meal, fellowship, and a special guest speaker for the February Club Meeting. Mr. Henry Grimsley (pictured) was presented with a special lapel pin honoring his 40 years as a member of the club.

Jimmy MacPhee of On THE ROCK Ministries shared a powerful testimony of God's peace and purpose in his life. He shares his story with young people to encourage them to make good choices and provides hope to the incarcerated through education and the hope of God's Word.

11/10/2023

During the November Club Meeting our club members heard from Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Lt. Kevin Bobo about the goals and challenges of the officers who serve to protect. We were able to present a dozen Rudy Bears to Lt. Bobo to give to patrolmen for children in traumatic situations.

09/15/2023

Members of the West View Ruritan Club heard from Cole Alverson of Spartanburg County and Allen Smith of OneSpartanburg, Inc. about the Penny Tax referendum that will be on the ballot in November. All proposed projects that would benefit from the tax are detailed at https://maps.spartanburgcounty.org/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=55909c4800b24c8b88555af49968804c&fbclid=IwAR24QtSbwQNRo7Zg1HAda0V8j6Ekm-l2z50HQHzbQQPXDTjLhHtio4l3C-4.

Allen and Cole are attempting to present information and answer questions to any organizations who would be interested in hearing more about this.

08/11/2023

Club members met Thursday, August 10, for the August Club Meeting. Westview-Fairforest Fire Chief Scott Garrett was recognized to receive a dozen Rudy Bears for the fire stations to have on hand during emergencies involving children. Chief Garrett shared some of the challenges facing his staff with the growth in our area. He appreciates the overlapping coverage provided by neighboring districts to ensure quick and full response.

All three scholarship recipients attended the club meeting. Dorman High School graduates Abigail, headed to College of Charleston, and Jacob, bound for Wofford College, shared their future plans and goals and thanked club members for the scholarship award. Last month Audrey spoke about the gap year program she will attend during the 2023-2024 year. She expressed her appreciation to the club not only for the scholarship award but also for allowing her to partner alongside as a youth club member for the last twelve years.

06/09/2023

Youth members of the West View Ruritan Club conducted the June club meeting and hosted Ruritan and Flag Day Trivia as the entertainment. 🇺🇸

04/14/2023

What a privilege it was for our club members to hear from Chip Walters and Linda C**n about the Sidewalk Hope ministry in Spartanburg this evening! If you have never heard of it, please take a look at their website. They are reaching around 300 children anywhere from age 3 to 16 every week taking "church on wheels" directly into inner city communities. https://sidewalkhope.org

We also celebrated the birthday of our club president, Paul Edge, with a special treat.

03/10/2023

This month members of the West View Ruritan Club were privileged to hear from Eunice Morris about the efforts of volunteers with Veterans Are Heroes. 🇺🇲

Partnering with the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing, Greenville and Spartanburg County homeless veterans are provided with a place to live, basic supplies to begin housekeeping, groceries, and even decorations and a goody bag at Christmas.

02/25/2023

Thanks to the efforts of 13 club members and the hospitality of St. James UMC, we made 112 quarts of chicken stew to sell! This is one of our club's original fundraisers and it's a favorite in our community. Today's cloudy, cool weather made it an especially delicious treat and all but six quarts were sold on the spot.

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