Sumerduck Ruritan

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.

06/19/2026

Shout out to Shaneale Cooper who donated lots of blackberries to our Sumerduck Ruritan food pantry at the parking lot of the Sumerduck post office. Those in need, please stop by and take whatever you need that’s there.

If you see this beautiful girl out today, make sure you wish her a very Happy Birthday Heidi Grove! 💛💙 beautiful, kind, ...
06/19/2026

If you see this beautiful girl out today, make sure you wish her a very Happy Birthday Heidi Grove! 💛💙 beautiful, kind, and generous all in one package.

DEADLINE to Sign up to run for Little Miss, Little Mr., Junior Miss, Junior Mr., Miss and Mr. Sumerduck is JULY 15th. A...
06/18/2026

DEADLINE to Sign up to run for Little Miss, Little Mr., Junior Miss, Junior Mr., Miss and Mr. Sumerduck is JULY 15th. Applications can be obtained by reaching out to Patty Embrey at 703-999-1500.

06/15/2026

This FREE and welcome to Everyone 💛💙

06/15/2026
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06/14/2026

Anyone?

Friday!
06/14/2026

Friday!

06/14/2026

FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY TOMORROW 14 JUNE 2026 1300/1:00 VFW POST 7728 MORRISVILLE VA

Our next pickin’ party is June 26. See you there.!
06/13/2026

Our next pickin’ party is June 26. See you there.!

06/13/2026

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5335 Sumerduck Road
Sumerduck, VA
22742

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+15404451714

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