Activities Of The South Queens Rotary Club
South Rotary Queens is Proud to Have Participated in the following activities througout 2026:
- Collaborated with Freeport Merrick Rotary Club in the Sole4Soles shoe drive.
- Established an annual Veterans Day Commemoration in the Queens Village Veterans Plaza
- Collected and distributed personal items needed by homeless veterans in collaboration with other clubs as part of the Epic day of Service since 2023
- Donated personal hygiene products for women, donated diapers, wipes and formula to support Rotary theme Maternal and Child Health Month
- Participated in the Alzheimer's Walk since 2022
- Participated in the Friends of Montfort Walk a Thon since 2024
- Participated in the Breast Cancer Walk-since 2023
- Feeding of Ten Families since 2023
- Created the Dress a Child Legacy Project in 2024
- Initiated our first International water and sanitation project in 2025
- Collaborated with RI district 7255 west side clubs- Historic Jackson Heights Gift of a Smile project - sponsored the surgery of one child since 2025
- Participated in the T-Sign for RYLA
- Interact students participated in the Spring RYLA Program- since 2025
- Donation to support the victims of Venezuela due to the devastating earthquake
- Donation to support the victims of Nepal due to the catastrophic flood
- Collaborated with RI District 7255 west side clubs- Historic Jackson Heights Blood Drive
- Participated in various fundraising to fund our scholarship program
- Participated in our first annual National Night Out-2026
- Made a monthly contribution to our Lady of Lourdes Food Pantry
- Donated to PolioPlus
- Donated to Friend of Montfort-Deaf Education program
- Supported the Gift of Life Inc annual Gala
- Supported the Gift of Life program in New York by providing logistical support for children who came from Haiti for cardiac surgery
- Participated in our first book drive- Donated 5 boxes of books to Book Fairies
- Members participated in district meetings, international conventions and supported the activities of the Rotary Foundation
Past Year Contributions
- Collected and distributed personal hygiene products for residents of a battered women's shelter in the community.
- Collaborated with the Freeport Merrick Rotary Club in the Sole4souls shoe drive - Commemorated Veterans Day at the Queens Village Veterans Plaza honoring the veterans in the community
- Collected and distributed disaster relief supplies for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey
- Collected and distributed personal items needed by homeless veterans, in collaboration with three other clubs, as part of the 2023 Rotary Day of Service.
- Collected personal hygiene items sent to the studentresidents of Institut Montfort residential school for the deaf in Haiti
- Supported the Gift of Life program in New York by providing lodging and logistical support to two children who came to New York from Haiti to receive cardiac intervention
- Initiated a literacy project for the Sacred Heart Catholic Academy by purchasing books for classroom libraries, from kindergarten through eighth grade
- Participated in the 2023 Alzheimer’s Walk - Collected winter clothing for newly arrived asylum seekers - Supported the activities of the Rotary Foundation.
- Participation in the Breast Cancer Walk 2024
- Friends of Montfort Walk of 2024
- Veterans' Day commemoration at Queens Village Veterans Plaza on November 11th 2022, 2023, 2024.