Connecting the World – WE ARE ROTARY: The Rotary Club of Lexington Park is proud to team with Rotary District 7620 to provide a $10,000 grant to GrowingStems to 3D print face shields and build N95 masks. These dedicated high school students have provided thousands of protective devices to front-line medical personnel from Maryland to New York.
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.
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 (Converted to small projects over time)
Youth Conference
April 25, 2020 (Postponed due to COVID-19)
Rotary-4-Vets 5-10K Trot
May 23, 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
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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