100 Years of Rotary Projects and Charities
This list is based on available written histories, records, and member memories.
Served as “probation” officers for Juvenile Court Boys
Pushed for improvements to Route 68
Carpenter Fund for Education of Children
YMCA Rotary Camp
Annual Memorial Day entertainment for members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R. night)
Created post-war recreation fund with the Kiwanis and Lions, funded by horse shows with proceeds purchasing the Reiber farm which became Butler Memorial Park; remainder went to McConnells Mill and Muddy Creek Valley, now Moraine State Park.
Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Bantam League Baseball
Junior Rotarians
Adoption of Korean War Orphans
Rotary Foundation Fellowships
Pa. Society for Crippled Children
Butler County Society for Crippled Children founding/Easter Seal Society/Lifesteps
Rotary Election Day Pancake Festival
Lifesteps Christmas Party for Children
Rotary Shelter in Butler Memorial Park
Chestnut Street Playground now Rotary Park
Jackson-Christy Golfing Fellowship
District 7280 Student Exchange Program
Group Study Exchange Program
Butler Horseman’s Association Horse Show for Rotary Charities
Rotaract Club at Butler County Community College
American Field Service
Raised $44,000 one summer to keep the Butler Public Library open
Butler County Community College scholarships
Annual scholarships for Butler Golden Tornado Foundation and Knoch Knight Foundation
Scout camperships
Building funds for Butler Memorial Hospital, Butler County Family YMCA, YWCA, VNA Hospice, Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center
Annual Rotary Turkey Roundup
Adopt A Highway Cleanup
Annual Dictionary Program for third graders
Blood Analysis Program at Butler Memorial Hospital
Ethnic Festival chicken barbecue
Annual “Fantastic” Pinkerton Golf Outing
Farm City Dinner
Distinguished Service Awards sponsorship
Safety Alarm Program for Special Needs Children
Salvation Army Programs and bell ringers
Immunize PA Kids Campaign
Camp Lend-A-Hand
DBA Food Bank
Jerry Lewis MD Telethon
PolioPlus Campaign
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fundraiser
Rotary Youth Leadership Program (RYLA)
Rotary Outstanding Vocational Awards Program (ROVA)
Special dinner dances for YWCA Personal Care Home
Luncheon for Literacy to benefit BC3 Adult Literacy Program
East Christie Avenue Playground
Institute Hill Playground
Shelter and basketball court at Rotary Park
Clay Shoot for Wounded Warriors
Clay Shoot for Robin’s Home
New Castle Street Stage
Butler Emergency Relief Initiative
4-H Scholarship Program through annual livestock sale purchase
Lighthouse Foundation
Welcome to Butler signs on major arteries
Flower Planting at Sunnyview Home
Meals on Wheels
Raised $102,000 for Sri Lanka victims of tsunami
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Shelter Box USA
Kids Day America
NAMI
Alliance for Nonprofit Resources
Slippery Rock University Nonprofit Institute
Butler Junior ROTC Parent Club
Blind Association
United Way
Amazon Medical Center Project
Grace Youth and Family Foundation Summer Program
Rotary Rose Parade float
Butler Shade Tree Commission
Moraine Preservation Fund Picnic Table Project
Lions Club Project
Butler County Symphony Association
Stand Tall program and the golf ball drop
Crime Victim Services (VOICe)
Make-A-Wish
United Cerebral Palsy (Community Care Connections)
Rotary Big “B” Ball at the Mall
Butler County Sheriff’s Dog
Build-A-Chair Project
Island Bike Rodeo
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Turkey Bowling for Polio
