THE ROTARY CLUB OF SARASOTA KEYS
(The Children First students gather for a group picture. The Rotary Club
of Sarasota Keys provides vision screening for these wonderful kids!)
Founded in 1960, our club is extremely active, taking on many projects serving our local community and Rotary International. Here are just a few of the projects that we support every year: (To learn about upcoming events, please click here. )
Youth Programs
Charitable Giving In addition to all of the hands-on activities in which we participate, our generous members donate substantial sums each year to The Rotary Foundation and to The Rotary Club of Sarasota Keys Foundation.
Over 65% of our members are Paul Harris Fellows in The Rotary Foundation, and about 60% of our members have made commit- ments to The Legacy Society of The Rotary Club of Sarasota Keys Foundation.
Interact Club at Sarasota Military Academy Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages 14-18. Our Interact Club at Sarasota Military Academy is one of the most active clubs anywhere. We are extremely proud to be their sponsors!
Dictionary Project Every year, all of the Rotary clubs in our district work together to distribute free dictionaries to every 4th grade student in the district. Our club distributes dictionaries to several local schools each year.
S4TL (Seminar 4 Tomorrow’s Leaders) Founded by members of our club, S4TL is an annual, week long leadership training program for high school juniors held at Florida Southern College in Lakeland Florida. Each year, our club sponsors two or three delegates.
Health Career Club Founded by members of our club, The Health Care Career Club at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has introduced thousands of local high school students to careers available in the medical field.
Salvation Army Food Baskets Twice a year, our club members go grocery shopping – not for themselves, but for needy families in the Sarasota area. We collect, sort, purchase, and deliver baskets of groceries to the Salvation Army, who then deliver the baskets to pre-screened families in need.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing Year after year, our club leads all organizations in the Sarasota/ Manatee area in holiday fundraising for the Salvation Army, through our collection kettle on St. Armand’s Circle and through direct donations from our members.
Youth Vision Screening Each year, members of our club conduct vision screenings for children in order to prevent childhood blindness through early detection.
Youth Awards Banquet Each year, our club celebrates the accomplishments of more than a dozen local young people with a wonderful and moving banquet and award presentation at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
Juvenile Diabetes Walk Each year, our club is one of the leading organizations in the Sarasota area in fundraising at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk, and the only Rotary club involved.
Rotary Gift of Life Our club is the Florida headquarters for this wonderful organiza- tion, which helps needy children from developing countries receive life-saving corrective heart surgery in participating hospitals in the USA.
