Every year the West Palm Beach Rotary Club raises funds via its Charity Golf Invitational. Funds raised support our service projects that provide principal grants to 19 elementary schools, give dictionaries to over 3,000 students, and help students and families in many additional ways.
Since 2001 the Rotary Club of West Palm Beach has helped students from West Palm Beach cover the costs of university education with its “Service Above Self” scholarship, which may be renewed up to four consecutive years.
Every year the Rotary Club of West Palm Beach distributes over 2,000 gazetteers to all third graders in West Palm Beach.
Once a month members of the West Palm Beach Rotary Club, together with friends and family, volunteer at the Saturday food drive for Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County. For more information about Feed the Hungry, please visit their website
Every year the Rotary Club of West Palm Beach provides grants to principals of West Palm Beach public elementary schools for use as they determine keeping in mind the Rotary’s motto of “Service above self” and the Rotary Four-Way Test. (September)
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where participants develop their leadership skills while having fun and making connections.
Junior Achievement works with high school students to create financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs, Junior Achievement’s goals are to inspire generations to be financially capable and tenacious.
Guatemala Recently the West Palm Beach Rotary Club traveled to the Ak’Tenamit school in Guatemala, in addition to providing financial support. While there, we assisted in water & sanitation construction projects, taught CPR to the students and got to know the students and fellow Rotarians. Ak’Tenamit is internationally recognized for its innovative and highly effective
We partner with the School District of Palm Beach County each year to give two students from selected West Palm Beach elementary schools a brand new bike. These recipients are chosen by their principals and teachers based on need, outstanding increase in behavior or educational skills, and/or exceptional demonstration of serving other kids in their school
Monthly Rotarians visit Quantum House to bring good cheer and cool Hawaiian shaved ice from Tropical Sno to children staying there.
Quantum House provides a home for families with children receiving treatment at Palm Beach hospitals, primarily at St. Mary’s Hospital.
