About The Rotary Club of Nashville

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President's Message

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Nashville. Our club is one of the oldest and largest clubs in the Rotary world (we are currently the 10th largest club with just over 500 members.)

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Because of Rotary International's leadership, Polio has virtually been eradicated around the globe.

Our Club's commitment to Rotary International's motto of "Service Above Self" is demonstrated by our many diverse humanitarian efforts and service projects. Since 2001, many of those efforts have been directed into the Watkins Park community in north Nashville. Lasting partnerships have been formed and hundreds of lives have been touched.

The Rotary Club of Nashville, through our Nashville Rotary Service Trust, will contribute $137,000 in support of various community service initiatives during this Rotary year. Among others, we will send Rotarians into local schools to read and spend time with the children, into the local food bank to sort donated food products and pack and deliver food boxes for the needy, and provide vision screenings for school aged children.

Internationally, our club has historically been very active in the Group Study Exchange program and Youth Exchange program of Rotary International and most years have presented a nominee for the prestigious Ambassadorial Scholar program.

While service is the very essence of our Club, we also offer great weekly meetings and other opportunities for social activities for our members. We meet nearly every Monday at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville, where we enjoy a fine buffet lunch, great guest speakers, and a chance to visit with our Rotary friends. If you are a visiting Rotarian, come see us and enjoy our meeting. If you are a prospective member, learn more about the membership recruitment process on this web site or by contacting our office or any of our members.

We look forward to seeing you.

"The Future of Rotary is In Your Hands".

C. Lewis Lavine

President, Center for Nonprofit Management

Nashville Rotary President 2011 - 2012

CLICK HERE for a list of current Club members.

CLICK HERE for a list of current Officers and Directors.