Service Above Self
PROJECT OVERVIEW Danita’s Children serves to rescue, love, and care for orphans and impoverished children in Haiti, meeting their needs physically, emotionally, educationally, and spiritually. The vision of Danita’s Children is to provide education, nutrition, medical and dental care, and love to the children and families we serve. We believe through our teachers, mentors, and … Read more
BACKGROUND: In 2018, the Chatham Rotary raised $4,000 for this project, and a Matching Grant from the Rotary Foundation for $4,000 for a donation value of $8,000 to establish a Dog Park next to the Pet Center. PROJECT OVERVIEW Pittsylvania County’s first dog park opened August 9, 2018, delighting animal lovers and wagging tails alike! … Read more
PROJECT OVERVIEW Elba Park, in our neighboring town of Gretna is a park with ball diamonds, plenty of room for little league football practices, along with a pavilion with picnic tables, and playground equipment. But like anything else, these things need to be maintained and Chatham Rotary wanted to help. IMPACT STATEMENT Nice parks are … Read more
OVERVIEW This was a collaboration between Chatham First, Rotary and other civic groups to beautify the corner of Main Street and Depot Street in Chatham. In keeping with another of our projects to enhance our community (Lighting on Main), we donated funding for the beautiful lamp-post lighting at Giles Corner. The site formerly held an … Read more
Project Overview: Whether it’s trained disaster response teams, construction projects, regional distribution or blessing buckets, God’s Pit Crew stands with communities to provide the needs of people that have been impacted by disaster. The Chatham Rotary Club is proud to stand with God’s Pit Crew and support an organization that provides rapid response to communities … Read more
Background: God’s Storehouse works throughout the Danville and Pittsylvania County communities to collect food, distribute food resources to those in need, promote nutrition, and connect customers to local resources. The club supports monthly evening food distributions designed for working families who can’t get into Danville when God’s Storehouse is open. This partnership program was started … Read more
OVERVIEW On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, unleashing a savage tsunami. The tsunami resulted in the second worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power generation – the Fukushima Nuclear Facilities. The effects of the great earthquake were felt around the world, from Norway’s fjords to Antarctica’s ice sheet. Tsunami … Read more
On a warm spring day in June during a family gathering at our home Joshua slipped out of sight for just a few short moments. He was quickly discovered in the backyard pool, unconscious and unresponsive. Family immediately started CPR and he was life flighted to Children’s Hospital in Omaha. After three days of lying … Read more
OVERVIEW Laurie S. Moran served the community in many roles, most prominently as the President of the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce since January 2002. Her leadership continued on local, regional and national workforce Boards. She was an active member and past president of the Danville-Riverview Rotary Club and served as past Assistant Governor for … Read more
Project Overview: The Northern Pittsylvania County Food Center serves Pittsylvania County from Tightsqueeze to the Campbell County line. The distribution focuses on low and fixed income families in northern Pittsylvania County by delivering monthly food boxes. The club has financially supported the Food Center as one of our primary yearly donation organizations. Several members also … Read more