Community Service is a key part of the philosophy of Rotary.  Here's a sample of the projects of the Lambert Airport Rotary Club.  Click on the links, as they are developed, to see more about these events:

• Watson/Glover Memorial Scholarship at Pattonville High School
  The Watson-Glover Memorial Scholarship commemorates contributions made by Glen E. Watson, Sr. and Rick Glover to St. Louis organizations and charitable programs. Both men served as President of the Lambert Airport Rotary Club.
  The Lambert Airport Rotary Club awards $1,000 in scholarships to Pattonville graduates who have provided outstanding service to the Pattonville community. 

• MBCH Strawberry Festival
  The first Saturday in June marks the longest continuous festival west of the Mississippi River, the Missouri Baptist Children's Home Strawberry Festival.  The Lambert Airport Rotary Club started cooking the brats and dogs for this event in 1984.  All proceeds go to the good work of the Children's Home.

• Christmas Shopping with the Children's Home Kids
  The first Community Service project the club had was shopping with the kids at the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.  We enjoy a Saturday morning each holiday season shopping for families identified by the administration of Drummond Elementary School in the Pattonville School District. This allows the young adults of the MBCH the opportunity to shop for those even less fortunate than they are and teaches them, very early, the value and importance of giving to others  They historically have real fun shopping for others, wrapping the presents, and consuming some pizza when the work is done.  Then there is the rewarding moments when the 'Thank You' letters come to them.  It's an experience they couldn't get any other way in their life right now.  And, it's not a bad experience for the club members, either.

• School Supplies Round Up
  Each summer in July, the club collects school supplies in preparation for the upcoming fall semester.  Community Helping Ministries is the agency that we work with and support to distribute these supplies to children in need.

• Student Government Day (Spring)

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Last Update on 07/03/2006