The Lakeland Rotary Club was founded February 15, 1918, the sixth club in the state of Florida. 

For more than 100 years, this club has served its community and others throughout the world in need; growing to
its current membership of more than 170, one of the largest in the state.

The Lakeland Rotary Club is a club with a proud tradition and a continuing commitment to “Service above Self”.

Aside from weekly meetings, we perform service projects in Lakeland, enjoy social meet ups for fellowship and fun, and participate in projects impacting lives in other parts of the world.

Local Projects:
• Providing AEDs for every police car in the Lakeland Police Department
• Swimming lessons for kids
• Cleaning Lake Wire and Veterans’ Park
• Packing meals at KidsPack
• Delivering meals for VISTE
• Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army in December
• Scholarships to local high school seniors

Fundraisers:
• Golf Championship to raise money for Flight to Honor
• Spring Obsession raises money to help schools
• Rotary Twilight 5K for Common Ground Park maintenance
• Know and Grow to provide laptops to students

International Projects:
• Disaster Relief for several hurricanes
• Disaster Relief in Ukraine: helped purchase ambulances, medical supplies, and generators for hospitals
• Upgrade of Health Centers in Pune City, India
• Human Milk Bank in Brazil
• Water and Sanitation for Yarumela, Honduras
• Mission Trips to La Paz Honduras to build houses and pilas, install latrines and water filters, feed communities

Fellowship & Fun:
• Basketball game vs Kiwanians
• Bourbon Tasting
• Deep Sea Fishing
• Aprons Cooking Classes
• Bowling
• Trivia