Sumerduck Ruritan

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Sumerduck Ruritan Ruritan promote fellowship, goodwill & community service through civic & charitable projects. WHAT IS RURITAN?

Ruritan National has nearly 25,000 members throughout the United States, that work to improve more than 900 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. Ruritan's purpose is to create a better understanding among people and through volunteer community service, make America's communities better places in which to live and work. The slogan of Ruritan is "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service." Club membership represents a cross-section of the community in which the club serves, and is not restrictive with regard to occupation, social position, or any other specific criteria. Unlike most civic service organizations, Ruritan rarely has national programs. Rather, each club surveys its own community as to the needs of that community and then works to meet some of those needs. Nearly all clubs work locally with FFA, 4-H and other organizations serving youth. Nearly one in every three Ruritan clubs sponsors a Boy or Girl Scout unit. HISTORY
The first Ruritan Club was chartered May 21, 1928, in Holland, Virginia. Since that first club, Ruritan has grown throughout the United States of America, and in doing so, has become "America's Leading Community Service Organization." Tom Downing of Suffolk, Virginia, and Jack Gwaltney of Holland, Virginia, are known as the co-founders of Ruritan. Gwaltney and Downing recognized the need for an organization where community leaders could meet and discuss ways to make their community a better place in which to live. The name "Ruritan" was suggested by Daisy Nurney, a reporter for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot newspaper, and the club's charter members unanimously adopted "Ruritan" as the organization's name. The word is a combination of the Latin words for open country "ruri" and small town "tan," interpreted as pertaining to rural and small town life.

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Today is the day!! Don’t cook and pop over to the Sumerduck Ruritan and enjoy two hearty chicken fajitas with homegrown ...
10/14/2026

Today is the day!! Don’t cook and pop over to the Sumerduck Ruritan and enjoy two hearty chicken fajitas with homegrown peppers and onions, a side of Spanish rice and a side of refried beans! We will also have a variety of desserts available. This is an awesome way to support the community. 💛💙

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Sending a huge thank you to Food Lion! This is Cheryl Shooley donated a $25 gift card on behalf of Food Lion. We have began collecting canned goods for our upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for our families in need. The Sumerduck Ruritan has a donation food box at Food Lion in Bealeton and a donation box at Dollar General in Mooresville. Feel free to stop by and drop your non-perishables. Thank you in advance!

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5335 Sumerduck Road
Sumerduck, VA
22742

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+15404451714

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