Fun, fellowship and Service Above Self!
The Rotary Club of Lillington is community-focused and supports endeavors to make the greater Lillington community a better place in which to live, while enjoying great fellowship.
Chartered on September 23, 1937, the Rotary Club of Lillington has helped to make a better community. Working with schools and helping build facilities for civic clubs and other events, the Rotary Club of Lillington has been a supporter of youth and education in our community and in the world.
Every week we work to make our programs interesting, timely, and worthwhile. Leaders from business, education, government, and the healthcare industry keep our members and our guests up-to-date on the latest trends in their fields. Speakers present interesting and lively programs to our club, as well.
We support the Harnett County Buddy Backpack program, providing weekend nutrition to children in need. We are a proud supporter of local recreation league athletic teams, and we have been the chartering agency for Boy Scout Troop #61 for more than half a century. We provide many support services in education, including an extensive scholarship program for local high school graduates, and literacy enhancement by providing dictionaries each year to all students in Grade 3 at two local schools.
We also support the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with significant contributions to its Polio Eradication Program (PolioPlus). We have been a significant part of providing a kidney imaging machine to a hospital in India, and were involved in an international project in Jamaica. We are also big supporters of the Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust.
We embody the concept of SERVICE Above Self!
Members:
- attend meetings twice-a-month (1st and 3rd Thursdays in the evening);
- pay quarterly dues;
- volunteer for projects;
- lead by example;
- use their professional and personal skills and talents to make a difference.
Prospective members:
- Are free to attend two meetings (we are currently meeting via Zoom);
- May join the club by invitation only.
Programs
Some programs that have been, or are now supported by the Rotary Club of Lillington are:
- The C. Reid Ross Educational Endowment Scholarship for prospective teachers
- The Lillington Rotary Club Scholarships for local high school graduates
- The Campbell University Professional Golf Management Scholarship
- The Rotary Club of Lillington-Harnett County Teacher-of-the-Year Award
- The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and its PolioPlus Polio Eradication Project
- The Rotary Youth Leadership Award and Conference
- Rotarians Against Drugs
- Harnett County Habitat for Humanity
- United Way of Harnett County
- Boys' and Girls' Homes of North Carolina
- Boy Scout Troop 61 of Lillington, NC
- Installation of roadside historical markers honoring Cornelius Harnett and Alexander Lillington
- "Welcome To Lillington" sign program
- The Lillington Centennial Celebration of 2003
- The Annual Lillington Fourth of July Celebration
- Harnett County Library
- Equus Heals - Equestrian training and therapy for disabled children
- Oak Ranch - facility for troubled youth
- Harnett Central High School Project Graduation
- A.F.E. of Harnett County
- Cougar Character Awards
- Buddy Backpacks for Harnett County
- Read a Book-Get a Book
