Projects
Tax Aide
TaxAide is dedicated to providing totally free tax preparation to low and moderate income families in southwest Georgia. The service is delivered by a partnership of the IRS, Volunteers in Tax Assistance, Rotary Club of Thomasville, Thomas County Library, Envision Credit Union and community volunteers. From its award winning first year as the best new program in District 6900, TaxAide has served over 2800 families resulting in direct refunds of over $1,820,000 with a dollar stimulus of over $7 million for the local economy.
Family of Rotary
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Wine or Whine to help grow membership:
In an effort to grow our membership, every 1st Tuesday of the month we host a social called "Wine or Whine." Wine or Whine is an opportunity for potential members to come and get to know Rotarians and what Rotary does in Thomasville. This year, we opted to do a fun theme for each social.
FRESH FOR YOU: Free Produce Market
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*FRESH PRODUCE TO LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS*
Using a refrigerated van from Second Harvest, deliver fresh produce monthly to low income neighborhoods. Produce would be sourced from Second Harvest, area farmers, or local supermarkets and staged for delivery at Second Harvest’s Thomasville warehouse. To pack fresh
GRSP
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We had 2 GRSP students this past year (inclusive of one Direct Select). Valentina Constanza Flores Quintanilla from Chile was hosted by Rotarians John and Copper Comita. She attended Valdosta State University. Scott and Peggy Rich hosted Allen Hollander from the Curacao while he attended Thomas University. The Rotary Club of Thomasville has also given $25,577 to GRSP this year, $211.38 per capita giving.
Hands on Thomas County Day
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The annual day of service and celebration and volunteerism benefits more than 40 Different project sites and brings together more than 1,200 community volunteers of all ages, resulting in more than 4,500 hours of Service. Since Hands on Thomas County was founded over 20 years ago, The Rotary Club of Thomasville has volunteered by providing landscape services at The Vashti Center, a residential and outpatient service for troubled adolescents in South
Honoring Those Who Serve
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The Rotary Club of Thomasville is in the 8th year of honoring each of the local service branches of our community: Law Enforcement (Thomasville Police and Thomas County Sheriff), both City and County Fire Departments, Emergency Medical Technicians, and the Utility Department. Last year we added Grady EMC to our last cookout and the Rotary Club of Cairo assisted us. We hope to have their support again this year.
Literacy For Thomas County: Dictionary Distribution
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Rotarians joined Literacy For Thomas County in their mission to promote literacy in the community by volunteering for the Dictionary Distribution Teams. As part of this service project, Rotary members are encouraged to sign up and partner with community volunteers to deliver dictionaries to students in local schools. The goal is to help young children and citizens in the community build a strong foundation for success. Previous Rotary involvement has shown its positive impact, and our final stop at Cross Creek Elementary School on Friday 9/1 was no exception.The Dictionary Distribution Teams offer a rewarding and meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact on the community while meeting new people.What better way to kick-off Rotary International’s theme for the month of September: Basic Education and Literacy Month?! Thank you to all Rotarians who volunteered on The Dictionary Distribution Team!
R.E.A.D. Initiative
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The Rotary Club of Thomasville and Youth Services will be participating in the TTCSA READ Initiative. There will be a Literacy event fundraiser in March of 2024. We will be starting a committee and looking for club participation. We are very excited about this initiative and impact!
Rotary Has Heart for Seniors
Rotary Has Heart for Seniors has evolved into a yearlong project. The one-time touch of the Valentine Party has now evolved into a quarterly pen pal program and birthday card mailing which has opened up communication and provided a more personal touch. For the third quarter, The Rotary Club of Thomasville had the pleasure of sponsoring the September Birthday Party at the Scott Senior Center. Pat Howard Director of the Scott Senior Center and staff chose a luau theme. The center had left over decorations, leis, hair flowers and hats from last year's party. The Rotary Club of Thomasville provided birthday cupcakes, meatballs, cheese, grapes, pigs in a blanket, and themed drinks. These Specialty drinks were created behind the tiki bar by experienced Rotarians and later served by Rotarians along with the food and dessert. About ten Rotarians enjoyed the luau with about forty seniors. For entertainment, Charla's School of Dance had four special dances preformed by their dancers.
Rotary United Way Golf Classic
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RYLA
SafeDrive
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Calling all safety enthusiasts and community champions in the Rotary Club of Thomasville!
Salvation Army
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The Thomasville and Thomas County Salvation Army is a critical provider to the community members in need of spiritual, housing, clothing and other support. The RCT has a long history providing members to serve as bell ringers at the Thomasville Wal-mart to gather contributions from store patrons. RCT members take responsibility for an entire week during the pre-holiday fund raising period. Signup has begun for this year's Kettle Bell ringing and, as usual, we've had a great response. We rung the bell outside the Wal-Mart store as always. We have a running competition with our other Civic Clubs to see who can raise the most money.
Students of the Month
Each quarter, the Rotary Club of Thomasville in partnership with our local school systems give awards to outstanding students. We kicked this year off by hosting 35 students from the 3 school systems and continued it throughout the year by presenting 12 seniors quarterly with Certificates and a meal at the Plaza.
Support Our Troops
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Each year we provide and serve a holiday meal for our local troops. This year, we provided and served a holiday meal for The Georgia National Guard 1230th Transportation Company, also known as the “Road Hawgs,” and their families at the National Guard Armory on Sunday, December 10, 2023.