Service Above Self – March 2018

March 2018 was a fun month for the Rotary Club of Harlem! On March 2nd we participated in our 4th consecutive year of book donations and read alouds with Harlem students. We donated hundreds of new books to 4 local schools and had 8 volunteers read to children in their classrooms. It was an amazing […]

Food for the Soul – Harlem Food Pantry Project

On November 4, 2017, 135 volunteers from all over NYC came together at the Salvation Army Temple Corps in Harlem and packed 17,000 meals to help feed our community!  Rotary Club of Harlem partnered with “The Outreach Program” to make an impact in our community. The Outreach Program is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation that organizes […]

Helping to make a difference in Zimbabwe

UPDATE: In October 2017 Rotary Club of Harlem began working with The Good Shepherd Orphanage in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. Since then we have had a second visit to the orphanage by a RCH member (May, 2018.) Our club member, Chaka, took clothes and supplies, but also some funds. With those funds he took the forty children […]

Upcoming Event: Food for the Soul – Harlem Food Pantry Project

15,000 MEALS or MORE! That’s the Rotary Club of Harlem goal for Food for the Soul – Harlem Food Pantry Project event on November 4, 9am – 2pm EST. Over 100 volunteers will be coming together at the Salvation Army Temple Corps in Harlem to package our target goal of 15,000 meals to feed the […]

Lend a hand, Save a life! (Upcoming Event)

Lend a hand, Save a Life! Join us for the Safer Sex Kit Packaging Party on October 20, 4-6pm!!! Rotary Club of Harlem will be helping out our community partner Iris House to build safer sex kits. Come lend a hand!  Iris House’s prevention education department hands out hundreds of thousands of safer sex kits every […]

Making a difference feels GREAT

The September 2017 Area 5 BBQ was a success! Not only did we raise more than our target amount of funds to support ‘Bridges to Prosperity,” we ALSO were able to build and deliver 100 “Blessing Bags” to Iris House in Harlem as well as toiletries to Women in Need in NYC. Dropping off these toiletries, individualized […]

Upcoming Event: Club Social at the Row House!

Harlem Rotary at Harlem’s Row House Restaurant!  Join the Rotary Club of Harlem for a night out!  6pm to 8pm, September 26, at the Row House Restaurant in Harlem. This club social is open to non-members! Take advantage of Happy Hour Drink Specials and a chance to network with professionals from all over NYC in […]

Upcoming Event: Build a Blessing Bag!

We are so excited to be packaging these “Blessing Bags” for the less fortunate in NYC. Come join us on September 16th for our Area 5 Rotary BBQ and get in on the fun! http://tinyurl.com/area5bbq2017 All of the funds raised at the BBQ will be going to Bridges to Prosperity, but these special bags will be […]

Chanell E. Gatewood Scholarship Fund

January 24, 2017 our club suffered the loss of a very dear friend and faithful member. After a long, hard fought battle with Scleroderma,Chanell is finally at rest. We wish to honor Chanell E. Gatewood’s memory by creating a scholarship fund in her name. This scholarship will go towards providing much needed educational resources for […]