Our Work

“WHATEVER ROTARY MAY MEAN TO US, TO THE WORLD IT WILL BE KNOWN BY THE RESULTS IT ACHIEVES.”

—PAUL P. HARRIS

Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.

OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT

Rotarians have not only been present for major events in history—we’ve been a part of them. We’re truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today we’re working together from around the globe both digitally and in-person to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
 
The Rotary Club of Coatesville supports the Coatesville Community through our service and our gifts by:
 
  • Conducting a yearly highway cleanup on business 30.
  • Collecting and donating winter coats
  • Annually awarding $8,000 in scholarships to graduates of the Coatesville Area School District.
  • Providing $10,000 in support to student academic and extracurricular activities in the Coatesville community.
  • Providing personalized dictionaries to third grade students in the Coatesville area public and parochial schools.
  • Mental Health Awareness Event focused on youth.
Local Nonprofits Receiving Financial Contributions Since 2015
(Note: From July 2019 to June 2022 No Financial Contributions were Given Due to the Pandemic)
 
Arts Holding Hands and Hearts - $2,500*
Boy Scout Troop 117 - $500
Brandywine Active Aging - $4,500*
Brandywine (Coatesville)YMCA- $2,500*
Bridge of Hope - $4,000*
Canine Partner's for Life- $2,000
ChesPenn Health Services- $2,000      
Chester County Assoc. for the Blind-$4,000*
Chester County Connect Care- $3,000
Chester County Food Bank- $10,000
Chester County OIC- $2,000
Citizens Who S.E.E.- $1,000
Coatesville Area Library - $10,425*
Coatesville Kids to College- $1,000
Coatesville Robotics Club, Inc.- $750
Coatesville Salvation Army- $2,000
Coatesville Youth Initiative- $17,000*
C.Y.W.A.- $3,000
David's Drive- $4,500*
Good Works, Inc.- $7,000
Greater Deliverance Outreach- $2,000
Handi-Crafters- $7,000*
Rotary Club of Coatesville- $13,000**Thorndale Fire Company- $20,000
Volunteer English Program- $2,000
W. C. Atkinson Resource Center- $4,500
Women's League for Minority Ed. - $1,000  
 
*Organizations Receiving More Than One Grant
 
** Grant to the Rotary Club from the Rotary Club of Coatesville Foundation to be used for charitable purposes.
      

NOTABLE ROTARIANS

Rotarians are your neighbors, your community leaders and some of the world’s greatest history-makers. Ready to make history with us? Get involved.