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Est. 1937

About the club

89 years of neighbors turning one dinner a week into real work for Wake Forest.

48
Members
89
Years of service
$4.2M
Medical debt relieved
Our mission

Service above self, applied locally

Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors and problem solvers. This club is the Wake Forest chapter of that idea: people who see something our town needs and organize to build it.

Chartered in 1937, we've been at it for 89years. The work changes; showing up doesn't.

Wake Forest Rotary members packing school supplies at a service project
Members packing school supplies for Wake Forest students
What we do

Four ways we show up

Everything the club does funds or staffs one of these four commitments. The festival pays for a lot of it; members' hands do the rest.

  1. Community service
    Hands-on projects across Wake Forest: food pantry shifts, school supply drives, holiday care packages, park cleanups.
  2. Youth & education
    Scholarships for graduating seniors, the Four-Way Test essay contest for middle schoolers, and teacher support.
  3. Economic opportunity
    The Launch programs: free 14-week accelerators that have graduated 150+ local business owners.
  4. Health & relief
    Millions of dollars of medical debt bought and forgiven for local families who need a fresh start.
Signature cause

$4.2M of medical debt, forgiven

Pennies on the dollar buy whole balances. The club partners with debt-forgiveness organizations to erase medical debt for local families; recipients simply get a letter saying it's gone.

How it worksGive to the cause

Since 1937

[Club history paragraph: charter story, notable milestones, and past projects. The club historian supplies this copy.]

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