Henrico North Rotary - Club Projects

Henrico North Rotary funds five full scholarships annually to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. An annual raffle, with a $5,000 cash first prize, helps fund the scholarships.

J Sargeant Reynolds C.C. - 242,000 students have been served since 1972. There were 18,000 students enrolled during the 2002-03 academic year. More than 2,800 Reynolds students are in programs to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. World-class programs include nursing, teacher education, culinary arts, and automotive technology. Graduates with an associate’s degree earn about $8,000 more a year than individuals without a two-year degree, and $250,000 in career earnings during a lifetime.

Click on the photo below to read a letter from one of our Scholarship Receipiants.

Success Stories

Riders for Readers

This unique literacy project, developed by a local Rotarian, is becoming one of our favorite service projects. Picture a "squadron" of motorcycles rumbling up to an elementary school, where 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students await. Then they hear about the importance of reading and the joy found in books, not from parents or teachers, but from bikers! Each child leaves with two books, a T-shirt, and refreshments - plus the memory of touching and sitting on gleaming motorcycles. The project works!

Neighborhood Clean-up:

Lakeside Clean-up Days: This is an annual project conducted by Henrico County. For several years, HNR has cleaned a senior's yard in the spring.

International:

Costa Rica School Support

HNR provides assistance to students at the Escuela Bajos Negros school in a small Costa Rican village on the Nicoya Peninsula.

Youth Activities:

HNR sponsors the Interact Club at Henrico High School:

Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 14-18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting. Club membership varies greatly. Clubs can be single-gender or mixed, as well as large and small. The membership base can be drawn from the student body of a single school or from two or more schools from the same community.

Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through projects, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs. And, in the process, Interactors develop leadership skills and learn the value of hard work.

Bright Beginnings:

This programs is a combined effort by the YMCA and several Rotary Clubs in the Henrico County Area. Individuals participate either by sponsoring a child entering school with supplies and clothing and/or take the needy student shopping thereby acting as a guide to stay on budget. This fills a need and teaches responsibility. This past year was our clubs fourth year of participation in this effort.

Assistance for Seniors

Just before the Christmas Holiday season, Henrico North Rotary takes part in the Shady Grove YMCA "Christmas Connections" program to provide needy senior citizens with new clothing and other gifts during the holiday season. The people receiving items are always very grateful, and club members who participate get a special, warm holiday feeling. This past year represented our sixth year in this project effort.

ALS Walk

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (often called Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive disease that as yet has no cure. The club had a goodly number of its members take part in the annual walk to collect funds for the study of this condition. HNR lost an outstanding member, Edwin Bell, to ALS afew years ago. We take part in the ALS walk every year in his memory. The final report on our 2009 walk is complete and we raised $1,190, exceeding our goal of $1,000.