Welcome to Virginia Beach Rotary Club

Next Meeting: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Outstanding City Employee Of The Year Dinner

Upcoming Speakers/Events   

Save The Date

Fri, Aug. 3, 2012

2nd Annual Kegs For Cures Beer Tasting

Join us for a fun, entertaining, delicious and thirst-quenching fundraiser at O'leary's Bar & Grill in Virginia Beach. There's no better way to raise money for local and international charities that Rotary supports. View our 2010 photo gallery here.

Meet Our Members

See who makes up this outstanding Rotary Club here.


Understand Our Passion

Our 2011 Financial Support To Local Charities

Each year the Virginia Beach Rotary Club donates thousands of dollars to international humanitarian aid projects as well as local nonprofit organizations. In 2011, we donated more than $12,000 to the following local organizations so they could continue to do great things:
• Catholic Charities
• Youth Crisis Center
• National Institute For Learning Development
• Wright VMI Scholarship Fund
• Judeo-Christian Outreach Center
• Symphonicity
• St. Mary’s Home
• Together We Can Foundation
• Khedive Shrine Transportation
• Meals on Wheels
• Triple R Ranch
• Virginia Beach Crime Solvers
• Virginia Beach Education Foundation
• Virginia Beach SPCA


New Announcements

Not your ordinary night for Rotarians or teens

“It is hard to believe people would dedicate time to us that don’t have to,” said one teen at the Virginia Beach Youth Crisis Home. “I want to make changes in my life so I can help somebody like me. I had a lot fun."

Virginia Beach Rotary Club members have volunteered time at the home once a quarter for years to provide friendship, fun, pizza and Bingo.  Read more here.

Rotary Foundation Message From Patti Phillips

The global reach of Rotary International and how we as Rotarians contribute to lives in our local community and in communities around the world is phenominal.  Without the Rotary Foundation, RI would not be able to establish such wonderful programs as the eradication of polio, the ambassadorial scholarship programs and humanitarian and health programs just to name a few. The Rotary Foundation is what sets Rotary and YOU apart from all other service organizations. Read more here.


Past Announcements

Jan. 20, 2012

Corks For Cures Wine Tasting

View event details and our Sponsors here.

Enjoy a variety of Virginia wines, live music, delicious foods, silent auction and more at our club's 3rd Annual Corks For Cures Wine Tasting at the Princess Anne Country Club.  This event is open to the public and will raise money for local and international charities that Rotary supports.  For tickets call Jim Dyche at
(757) 306-7205.

View the 2011 event here.

June 4, 2011

Our next Paint Your Heart Out project is June 4 at the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The center is located on Virginia Beach Blvd.  This is a joint project with the Princess Anne Rotary Club.

May 11 - A Night at Harbor Park with the Rotary Family

Our next family event will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2011, when we enjoy a pre-game picnic and Tides' ballgame.  This is a joint club event with the Princess Anne, Courthouse and Cape Henry clubs. Details here.

Paint Your Heart Out project a success

Our Paint Your Heart Out project on Saturday Nov. 13 was a great success. Thank you to Mike Cardoza for coordinating this fine project where our Rotarians painted rooms, entrance ways, and doors at the new Catholic Charities Support Center.

View photos here.

Spouses Night - Oct. 14
Our next Spouses Night is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 14. Here are the details:  5:30 - 6:10 p.m. Drinks at the Lucky Star restaurant (lobby of the Westin, Town Center); 6:10 p.m.
Proceed to the Residents’ Lounge (your drink may be taken with you) to view the sunset and see the beach and downtown Norfolk. Tour a few apartments.; 7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Lucky Star, $25.00 per spouse.

PEARL SMITH MUST HAVE EVERYONE’S RESERVATION BY SEPT 30 as plans have to be made by the Weston and Luck Star for staffing. Please RSVP to Pearl Smith at phs@cbda.net and state full name of member and spouse’s name.

Youth Crisis Home - Oct. 15

Want to have a good time? Want to look younger? Come out to the Virginia Beach Youth Crisis Home on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, 5:30 p.m. for pizza and games. The Virginia Beach Rotary Club is committed to this worthy cause because it is beneficial for the kids and it provides a direct connect between Rotarians and the youth in our city. The location is: 811 13th St., Virginia Beach, 23451. Call Dick Olenych at 473-9977 if you'd like to volunteer. Details from last visit here.

Kegs For Cures Beer Tasting a big success

Our August 2010 Kegs For Cures Beer Tasting fundraiser at the O'leary's Bar & Grill in Virginia Beach was a great success and raised money for local and international charities that Rotary supports. View photo gallery here.

Magazine features Virginia Beach Rotary Club
Executive Lifestyle Magazine's winter issue featured an excellent article on Rotary Clubs in Hampton Roads, including community projects by the Virginia Beach Rotary Club and a photo on page 24 of our on-going Paint Your Heart Out project. Read more here.

One less worried home owner in Virginia Beach

A once worried 75-year-old Virginia Beach woman is now sitting comfortably in her home. Gone are the threats of eviction from her trailer park landlord due to lack of maintenance.  Rotarians Jim Flinchum and Cliff Bateman learned of the situation through Catholic Charities. They immediately decided that the twice-widowed woman who lives on $500 a month and suffers severe respiratory problems would not be removed.  Read more here.

Volunteer's track success earns her top recognition

The Dec. 21 issue of The Virginian-Pilot's Beacon featured a story on Julie Voliva and Bill Hushin, our club's "2008 School and City Volunteers of the Year".  Read more here.

Spouses Night at the Virginia Aquarium

We will enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the Virginia Aquarium's new exhibits as well as a special dinner. RSVP by Sept. 28 to David Rourk at (757) 478-0150.

Club presents Special Achievement Awards
The Sept. 21 issue of The Virginian-Pilot's Beacon featured a story on Reggie Cray and Alsco Textile Services for their selections as the club's 2008 Special Achievment Award Winner and Doors to Opportunity Award winner, respectively.  Read more here.

Rotary receives $350 Million Donation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded The Rotary Foundation a challenge grant of $350 million to support Rotary International's PolioPlus program. Rotary will attempt to match the grant dollar for dollar over the next three years. This is the largest, single grant ever given to a volunteer organization and represents a tremendous validation of the approach and success of PolioPlus, one of Rotary's flagship programs since 1985. Rotarians have donated time, effort and $633 million to eradicate polio from the world. The program's success has wiped the disease off the planet, except in four countries. Let's work to see that this challenge grant accomplishes our goal -- 100% eradication of polio worldwide.