Rotary Club of Hartwell

10/16/2026

The end is coming for polio—but only if we finish the fight!

Together, we can make history by ensuring no child ever has to suffer from this preventable disease. Rotary is committed to ending polio for good, but we need your support to cross the finish line.

10/13/2026

The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary Members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality educartion, improving the enviroment, and alleviating poverty.

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

This week's Rotary meeting seemed to be all about travel! For fellowship, Rich Mewborn shared info about National Parks and treated us to photos from his recent trip.

Our program featured Marcie Kicklighter from Explore Georgia, the tourism arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. She shared the latest statewide tourism numbers, just released last week, and talked about how tourism impacts Hartwell's economy, creating jobs and lessening the burden on taxpayers.

No meeting next week. We'll see you back at Cateechee the following Thursday at 12:30!

10/02/2026

This week at our Rotary meeting, we celebrated our October birthdays! Nancy treated us to some fun Rotary trivia.

Our speaker was Past President Jason Ford. Since October is Economic and Community Development Month for Rotary, Jason shared some of the latest news for Hartwell. It was a bittersweet meeting, as Jason will be leaving his position with the City of Hartwell later next week, making this his last Rotary meeting with us in that role. We wish Jason well and good luck in his next chapter!

Come visit us! We meet every Thursday at 12:30 at Cateechee.

09/28/2026

This week our Rotary meeting welcomed a very special guest, Kristi Zemaitis from the Hart County Food Pantry. We were honored to present her with a grant donation, along with an additional large donation from the members of our club.

Fellowship was shared by Rebecca Metzger, who brought us trivia about this day in history.

Our program featured Bruce Azvedo, who talked about polio and Rotary's ongoing mission to end the disease.

Come visit us! We meet every Thursday at 12:30 at Cateechee.

09/26/2026

🎉 Five Facts Friday! 🎉

This week, we’re getting to know Jim Klynman, a Rotarian whose commitment to service spans more than five decades! 💙🌎🤝

⚓ Navy veteran: Jim is a retired U.S. Navy serviceman. 🇺🇸⚓

💙 A servant at heart: Jim is also a Stephen Minister, supporting and caring for others in his community. 🤝❤️

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family man: Son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend—Jim proudly wears many hats! ❤️🎩

🔵 Longtime Rotarian: Jim has been a Rotarian since 1972, serving in three different clubs. 🌎🤝🏆

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family of Rotary: Jim’s passion is the Family of Rotary—the people, relationships and connections that make Rotary so special. 💙🤝✨

💙 Why Rotary? 🌎

“Why not be part of 1.4 million people making a difference for others? That’s the Family of Rotary.” 🙌❤️🌍

🌟 We’re grateful for Rotarians like Jim whose decades of service remind us that Rotary is about both serving others and building a family along the way. 💙🤝👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🎉 Stay tuned for next week’s Five Facts Friday! 📅✨

09/26/2026

09/26/2026

Document Destruction Service. NEGA BANK. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Hartwell. Come on down. Free service!!!

09/22/2026

The 3rd Annual Golf Tournament was a success! The weather was perfect. Had several teams playing. Thanks to everyone who participated in the tournament. Our volunteers had a great time checking the golfers in.