Quick Facts
What types of things do we do?
- The Harrisburg Keystone Rotary Club was chartered on September 16, 2005.
- The Harrisburg-Keystone club embodies the spirit of Rotary International in the 21st Century while observing the traditions of the organization’s rich and fruitful past.Our club started as a provisional club of the Harrisburg Rotary Club.
- We are considered a “happy hour” club, itself a new concept for Rotary but one that seems to fit well with today’s on-the-go lifestyles.
- We meet every Tuesday at the Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg, PA and our members find it gives them a great opportunity to become involved while not intruding into their work or family time.
- Other areas that make the Harrisburg Keystone club progressive are our membership and club activities. We have a diverse membership and prioritize getting out in the community with hands-on service projects.
- We strive to use one meeting a month to participate at a volunteer project such as a local food bank, roadside cleanup, or assisting a variety of other organizations whose needs have been shared with us through our guest speakers.
What types of things do we do?
- Sing Christmas carols to people living in local nursing homes
- Re-package BULK food items into smaller, "user-friendly" portions at the Central PA Foodbank
- Provide free vision testing and eyewear to residents of Allison with the Vision Mission program.
- Raise funds in a variety of ways to support humanitarian projects – sponsoring a .5k fun run, making/selling popcorn, cotton candy, etc. at Hershey Park,
- Help with the Semi-Annual inventory sales of Dress For Success
- Clean up a stretch of highway in Harrisburg, South 19th Street, near the Green Belt
- Host Group Study Exchange Team Members
- Be a Team Leader for Group Study Exchanges
- Partner with the Guayquil South Rotary club in Ecuador to provide medical assistance to a neighborhood in south Guayquil.
