Congratulations to all our Build Better Friendships Pickleball Tournament Winners!
The Rotary Club of Rutland
Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:15 PM
American Legion
33 Washington Street
Rutland, VT 05701
United States of America
Rutland, VT 05701
United States of America
The Rotary Club of Rutland will host the Third Annual Build Better Friendships Pickleball Tournament (BBFPT) in partnership with Vermont Sport & Fitness, Rutland Racquet Club and Rutland Recreation & Parks Department to be held Saturday, September 7th and Sunday, September 8th, 2024. The tournament features non-sanctioned competitive play in the round-robin format. Registration is now open, visit https://rutland-city-rotary.square.site/bbfpt-registration UPDATE: The Same Partner Round Robin on Saturday is full and registration is closed. Join us for the Learning Clinic on Saturday or Switch Partner Round Robin on Sunday.
The Rotary Club of Rutland will host the 2nd Annual Mac & Cheese Cook-off on Saturday, June 22, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Trinity Church, 85 West Street in Rutland. Tickets to enter the themed basket raffle for the benefit of Companions in Wholeness are available now and at the event.
Tom Giffin, Vermont Old Cemeteries Association president, led volunteers at a clean-up at North Main Cemetery in Rutland where many Revolutionary War soldiers are buried. Many volunteers from the Rotary clubs in Rutland, VOCA, and others cleaned up the cemetery on Saturday, May 11.
Mac & Cheese Cook-off & To-go Mac fundraiser was held June 17, 11 am-2 pm at Trinity Church. A wide variety of local contestants brought their champion recipes to the competition for best Mac & Cheese in the Rutland area. The event raised funds for Companions in Wholeness and other food insecurity initiatives in the Rutland area.
The 48-48-48 Pickleball Challenge: 48 Pickleball Matches in 48 States in less than 48 Days
On May 1, two Sarasota-somethings Dean Matt (aka MuchoDeanAero, aka The Pickleball Pilot) and Kent Lampke, and pickleball addicts/instructors departed Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in an attempt at a World Record: Fastest Time to Play a Game of Pickleball in all 48 Contiguous States. They chose the Rotary Club of Rutland to host the stop in Vermont.
Tom Giffin, Vermont Old Cemeteries Association president, led volunteers at a clean-up at North Main Cemetery in Rutland where many Revolutionary War soldiers are buried. Many volunteers from the Rotary clubs in Rutland, VOCA, and others cleaned up the cemetery on Saturday, May 13.
Volunteers worked on the clean-up at Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland on Earth Day, April 22, 2023.
The Rotary Club of Rutland will host the Build Better Friendships Pickleball Tournament in partnership with Vermont Sport & Fitness and Rutland Recreation & Parks Department to be held Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11. To sponsor the event contact stevewhitevt@gmail.com. Tournament registration now open.
Rotarians assist with the installation of the Come Alive Outside Story Walk in Pine Hill Park.
October 6, 2020 - The sculpture of Rotary founder Paul Harris was unveiled and now resides at its downtown Rutland location on Merchants Row. The sculpture designed by Amanda Sisk and sculpted by Evan Morse is the eighth local history inspired marble sculpture installed making up the growing Rutland Sculpture Trail.
The Rotary Club of Rutland partners with three local Rotary clubs on a global grant to support a significant need for PPE, durable/sustainable equipment and food for the Rutland Area. Partner clubs include Rutland Rotary South, Killington-Pico Rotary Club and West Rutland Rotary Club. The $35K grant was the highest single grant given in the Rotary district including matching funds from both the District Rotary Foundation and from the Rotary International Foundation for a Rotary Foundation COVID-19 Recovery Global Grant.
Rotary Club of Rutland Club Assembly at Rotary Park in Rutland on September 28, 2020. Check presented to the recipient organizations of the 35K Rotary Foundation COVID-19 Recovery Global Grant. Club awards and recognitions. Welcome to new Rotarian members Vanessa Robertson, Arwen Turner, Brianna Schneider and returning club member Lyle Jepson.
Rotary Club of Rutland Rotarians and their families, along with Rotarians from Rutland South Rotary, picked 30 1/2 bushel bags of apples at Mendon Mountain Orchards to be donated to the Vermont Food Bank.
Changing of the Gavel ceremony held in the pavilion at Meadow Street Park on June 29, 2020.
Rotarians Chuck Rose and Bob Amelang volunteer for Meals on Wheels. They helped take 660 pounds of hamburger and turn it into Salisbury Steak meals.
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