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9th Annual Veterans Day Event
We invite you to join us at the 9th Annual Veterans Day event, featuring Guest of Honor, Mr. George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman and Major General Scott Gray, USAF (ret).
Event Details
When: November 11, 11 a.m.
Where: Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Rd, Longboat Key, FL
To Register:
Donations are being collected in support of Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, Operation EcoVets, and the Florida Veterans Foundation's work in supporting Veterans impacted by Hurricane Ian. 100% of donations will go to these organizations.
To Donate Online:
Visit our PayPal and select "2022 Veterans Honor Program" from the dropdown menu.
To Donate via Check:
Send a check to Rotary LBK Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 8351, Longboat Key, FL 34228, with the memo "vets".
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Longboat Key
The Rotary Club of Longboat Key is a welcoming, vibrant group of active and retired business, professional, and community leaders who enjoy working together to create, implement, and financially support projects that benefit the local community and the world. We invite you to join us in addressing critical issues, such as children at risk, hunger, environment, illiteracy, veterans’ needs, health, and community safety … all while enjoying fellowship and camaraderie with a group of friends who support each other and have fun together!
Rotary is the world’s first volunteer service organization, founded in Chicago in 1905. Today Rotary International is comprised of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders in more than 43,000 clubs in 200+ countries who come together to create positive, lasting change -- both locally and internationally.
Donations to Rotary LBK Charitable Fund, the Club’s 501(c)(3) charitable arm, finance the many projects and programs approved by the organization’s Board and conducted by Rotary Club members and partner organizations. Since the Club’s founding in 2014, those projects have included the following:
- Annual Veterans Day events to honor and support our local veterans
- Supporting Longboat Key's first responders
- Literacy and grade-level reading
- Hunger and food-insecurity
- Early childhood water safety program
- Supporting the environment
- Promoting our local dog park and pet owners
- International projects
- And much, much more!
Join Us
The Rotary Club of Longboat Key is nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, genders, and races. If you would like to join us as a guest at a meeting or social event or learn more about our projects, contact our Club President, Jeffrey Driver at driverjh@comcast.net, 703-283-6725.
The Club currently meets at 5 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month to hear from interesting and engaging guest speakers, to enjoy socializing, and to plan our projects. We meet at Parish Hall at All Angels Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, FL 34228, and most meetings can also be accessed on Zoom.
Click here to complete our new member application form to join the Rotary Club of Longboat Key today.
Support Us
There are three ways you can donate or support our Club's work:
- Donate directly to Rotary LBK Charitable Fund via PayPal.
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- Mail your check to Rotary LBK Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 8351, Longboat Key, FL 34228.
