The Rotary motto Service Above Self conveys the humanitarian spirit of the organization’s more than 1.2 million members. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary worldwide.
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South presents and participates in numerous community service projects each year including:
- Dictionary Day
- Lee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Quarter
- Roadside Cleanup
- The Four-Way Test Award
- Scholar-Athlete Awards
- Rotary South All-Star Classic
- American Cancer Society Cattle Baron’s Ball “Cattle Cans” & Relay for Life
- Giving Tree – Heights Foundation
- Law & Order Ball
Through the generosity of our members and events such as the Rotary South All-Star Classic, the Law and Order Ball, the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South’s Foundation donated more than $54,000 in total funding for the following projects and organizations in the past year:
- Hope by Song
- Global Tech Training
- Heights Elementary
- Fort Myers Police Department
- Sunshine Kids
- American Cancer Society
- Fort Myers High School ROTC
- Game Day Bunch
- Foundation for Lee County Public Schools
- McGregor Clinic
- Valerie’s House
- Junior Achievement
- Project Dentist Cares
- SWFL PODS Angels
- Dress for Success
- Page Park (landscape project)
- Boy Scouts
- Heroes Unmasked
- Villas Community Park