Rotary Club of Morehead City Provides Humanitarian Services
The Rotary Club of Morehead City has supported hundreds of worthwhile causes and community activities since it was chartered May 19, 1925. This support goes beyond financial contributions. Rotary Club of Morehead City Rotarians have provided the leadership to make things happen, such as the creation of the Port of Morehead City. Rotarians have also provided the labor and materials to construct structures to benefit citizens and visitors, such as the picnic shelter in Shevans Park. Several Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Morehead City have been in city and county government and active in other organizations. As such, Rotarians have had great influence in the development of Morehead City. It is safe to say Morehead City is a better place because this Rotary Club, as well as other clubs and groups, has served and continues to serve the citizens of Morehead City.
Some Current and Past Services
We, like other Rotary clubs in the United States and around the world, are a social welfare organization. We exist to serve our communities and any funds we raise go back into our communities. No Rotarian in our club profits monetarily from our activities, nor does our Rotary club profit except in the pride we feel in our ability to serve our neighbors and community. MHC Rotary works with local government agencies and businesses to help provide money and solutions for community needs. To help meet community needs, MHC Rotary donates time in volunteer work and money raised through fund raising projects. We have three main sources of revenue: fund-raising, Rotary club member contributions and donations from local individuals and businesses, and Rotary International District Grants.
Some Fundraising Activities
Fund raising activities are a year-round pursuit and have been limited only by our collective imagination; historically, they include
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golf tournaments
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raffles for such items as a Segway, street-ready golf cart, outdoor grills, and a trip for two around the world
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pancake dinners
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auctions and yard sales, selling donated items
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participating in the Seafood Festival by selling drinks at refreshment booths
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concerts with Balsam Range, a nationally known NC Bluegrass Band
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holiday wreath sales
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Flags for Heroes – when local citizens pay to honor their heroes on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Flag Day
Large and Grant Projects
Some specific projects over past years include an annual Balsam Range concert to benefit Alzheimer's research and local charities and, with the help of grants from the Rotary Foundation, provide capital improvements in Katherine Davis Park in downtown Morehead City, capital equipment for The Station Club which provides meaningful work and activities for disabled adults, provide dental services to residents (children and adults) of Ocracoke Island after the devastation of their community by Hurricane Florence, provide capital improvements to Hope Mission Women's Shelter, and provide equipment for patients of the Broad Street Clinic. Look at the Project Section under Activities tab for additional information.
Charity Support
Some of our club fundraising each year, along with weekly donations from our members, has been dedicated to local charities and organizations such as Christmas Cheer, United Methodist Church, to provide Christmas presents for children; Salvation Army; Hope Mission, serving homeless veterans and those recovering from addictions; local Boy Scouts of America; Rotary Cottage Boys & Girls Home, Lake Waccamaw, NC; Backpack Blessings, food for children for weekends and school vacations; Habitat for Humanity; Crystal Coast Hospice House; Martha's Mission Food Pantry; St. Egbert's School, dictionaries for every third-grade student every year; and various Scholarships.