The Feed St. Mary’s Food Bank, spawned by the Rotary Club of Lexington Park, opened for business with its first delivery of food on March 20, 2020. All food is destined for immediate distribution to local Food Pantries. Feed St. Mary’s has become an official partner of the Maryland Food Bank which distributes much needed food statewide.
Connecting the World – WE ARE ROTARY: Honoring the Rotary International founder, a Paul Harris Fellowship is awarded on the basis of a $1,000 donation to the Rotary International Foundation by or in the name of an Individual. The Rotary Club of Lexington recently presented follow-on Paul Harris pins to Dr. Bob Goldsmith (Top L), Jane Sypher (Top R), Michael Guy (Lower L) and Mac McGarity (Lower R).
Be the Inspiration – WE ARE ROTARY: The Rotary Club awarded 20,000 in scholarships in 2019. Seventeen of the recipients are shown above. Two more four year scholarships remain to be given. See who won.
Be the Inspiration – WE ARE ROTARY – Learn more about Feed St. Mary’s
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS
2020
Book Packaging Event at fairgrounds
March 29, 2019 (Postponed due to COVID-19)
Christmas in April
April 25, 2020
Youth Conference
April 25, 2020
Rotary-4-Vets 5-10K Trot
May 23, 2020
Running of the Balls
August 8, 2029
2020 Golf Tournament
Spet 3, 2020
54th Annual U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County
Oct 17-18, 2020
Interfaith Health Alliance – Youth Mentoring
An Ongoing Initiative
Welcome to Our Rotary Club!
meets at noon on non-holiday Mondays at a New Location
Occasional meetings will be held at the Elks Lodge
(see the Meetings and Events listing to the right for details)
Due to COVID-19, in person Club meetings have been suspended for the short term. We are actively exploring the use of Webinars to continue our bi-weekly speaker programs. All other scheduled board and committee meetings will be conducted using virtual technology.
Nearby Rotary meetings where a makeup may be achieved are:
| Club | Time and day | Location |
| Charlotte Hall | 7:30 A.M., Tuesday | St. Mary’s Landings |
| Leonardtown | 7:30 A.M., Thursday | St. Mary’s Hospital Cafeteria |
| Northern Calvert | 7:30 AM, Thursday | Smokey Joe’s, Chesapeake beach |
| Prince Frederick | 6:30 P.M., Monday | Stoney’s Restaurant, Pr. Frederick |
| La Plata | 7:30 A.M., Wednesday, | Outback Restaurant, Rt 6 and 301 |
| Walforf | Noon, Tuesday | Westlake Public Library, Waldorf |
Or Make up on line at: http://www.rotaryeclubone.org
Board of Directors 2019-2020:
PO Box 202, Lexington Park 20653
| Officers | Directors | ||
| President: | Dr. Regina Faden | Club Administration: | Sandra Galen |
| President Elect: | Trish Powell | Vocational: | Wanda Smith |
| Vice President: | Dr. Ben Latigo | Charity: | Julie Randall |
| Secretary: | Bill Moody | Foundation | George Hurlburt |
| Treasurer: | Tari Moore | Fundraising: | Ray Bednarcik, Jr. |
| Past President & Queen Oyster: |
Micheal Demanss | Membership: | Mike Guy |
Videos
When You Start with Rotary from Rotary International on Vimeo.
Connecting the World – WE ARE ROTARY: The fourth object of Rotary is “The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service”. The Rotary Club of Lexington Park celebrates this by participating in Rotary’s 4 Way Test Speech Contest, where local high school students compete in oratorial skills illustrating Roary’s 4 Way Test.
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