Projects


Henry County
FODAC Truck

Impacting the Disabled Community through our Annual FODAC Durable Medical Equipment Drive

Rotary In Action

The Club partners with FODAC (Friends of Disabled Adults and Children) to collect used durable medical equipment to be refurbished and then donated to those with disabilities and financial need.  Saturday August 17, 2024 donations were collected by club volunteers who picked up equipment from people's homes who could not physically deliver to drop off location.

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RYE Flyer

Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship

The Henry County Rotary began a relationship with the Henry County School District Superintendent. The Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship was distributed to Henry County high school faculty, students and parents by the Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Henry County School District, Mary Elizabeth Davis, PhD.

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911

Free Food For First Responders

The Henry County Rotary Club sponsored the 9-11 First Responders free lunch by donating hot dog and hamburger buns

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Taste of Henry

Taste of Henry

This was our 3rd year serving at Taste of Henry, the annual fundraiser for A Friend's House, Henry County's foster care group home that cares for our community's abused, neglected and abandoned children.

Our club shuttled the elderly and those in need to maneuver through the crowd on golf carts.

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Ultimate Community Baby Shower

Henry County Rotary Club was proud to support the Ultimate Community Baby Shower presented by Ameris Group and Connecting Henry.

Henry County has the highest percentage of low birth weight babies in the state. This creates a significant health risk for both the mother and child. Connecting Henry created a fun educational event to promote maternal health. 

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Hurricane Helene Relief

Hurricane Helene Relief for North Carolina

The Henry County Rotary Club participated in a joint effort with McDonough businesses to provide  2 truckloads of needed supplies to the area in North Caroline that was most devastated by hurricane Helene.

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Ferst Readers Character Contest

Ferst Readers Character Contest

The Henry County Rotary Club participated in the annual fundraising Character Contest for Ferst Readers. 

Children in the Ferst Readers literacy program receive a bookstore-quality, age-specific book and resources mailed to them at home every month until their fifth birthday. This access to books helps create a language-rich environment in the home and gives children a head start at reading before Kindergarten. 

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Scarecrow Contest

Scarecrow Contest Promoting A Month Long Fundraiser

The annual Scarecrow Contest on the McDonough Square is a popular monthly long exhibition of crafted scarecrows promoting local companies and organizations. The Henry County Rotary Club entered the contest to gain visibility for the club. We used the theme of the Ferst Readers fundraiser and created Minion scarecrows.

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Backpack Buddies

Backpack Buddies Food Collection and Assembly

The local non-profit organization Caring For A Cause supplies food for children to take home so they may stay nourished over the weekend. The Henry County Rotary Club collected and donated food items.

During one of our regular luncheons the club met at a Caring For A Cause board members business. We listened to a presentation by the founder of Caring For A Cause, Nikki Rogers-Lennings speak about food insecurities in our community. After the presentation, we assembled 370 bags of food to fill the children's backpacks. 

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Wheelchair Tennis Tournament

American Wheelchair Tennis Championship

Rotarians in Action, supporting USTA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship with drinks at the Henry County Parks & Recreatio

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Christmas Gifts

A Friend's House Christmas Drawing

A Friend's House is a group foster home for 24 children. 

For our December service project, the Henry County Rotary Club members chose to provide individual gifts from their wish list to the children at A Friend's House.

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Coats For Kids

Coats For Kids

Our club took on the initiative of collecting new and gently used Coats for Kids donated to The Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club of Henry County who serve children in need.

The coats were presented to the local Boys & Girls Club at our regular luncheon on January 8, 2025.

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Ferst Readers Luncheon

The Henry County Rotary Club participated in the annual Ferst Readers luncheon. This luncheon brings a broad community focus on the importance of birth to school reading advantages. Ferst Readers provides a monthly book to newborns in Henry County every month until they enter Kindergarten. Each group that participates decorates their table in a theme that celebrates childhood learning.

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Kids In Transition Congratulations Graduation Gift Cards

Kids In Transition are Henry County high school graduates who are aging out of foster care. In some cases these kids are homeless at graduation. The school district student services department collects and delivers the graduation cards and gifts to these students. This is the third year Henry County Rotary has contributed to this project. Members purchased individual congratulatory Cards and placed a gift card inside valued at $10 to $20. 

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Food Pantry

Stocking Bridgett's Food Fridge and Pantry

Bridgett's Food Fridge and Pantry is a resource for those who suffer from food insecurities. Many are among the working poor who are not able to leave work to take advantage of the many free food distribution resources in Henry County.

Our club collected food items for the pantry, fridge and freezer during a regular luncheon meeting. Volunteer members stocked the pantry after the meeting.

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Stuff The Bus Flyer

Stuff The Bus

The Henry County Rotary Club became a sponsor of the first annual Henry County Schools Foundation Stuff The Bus Campaign. As a sponsor we took responsibility for promoting the event and collecting items to stuff one of the 4 busses located around Henry County. 

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