Clothes for Kids
The Rotary Club of Beaverton assists the Clothes for Kids Program (formerly the Beaverton Clothes Closet) in the Beaverton School District. Teams of Beaverton Rotarians volunteer several times a year. We also sponsor the Warm Coats and Warm Soles projects. Clothes for Kids is operated by volunteers from the Beaverton School District's parent groups and...
Peacebuilders
In 2018, a small group of Beaverton Rotarians had a dream of becoming a Peacebuilder Club, a key initiative of Rotary International. Rotary Club of Beaverton's Peacebuilder mission: To encourage and empower all members of our communities to exercise mutual respect, understanding and cooperation, and to advocate locally and globally for peace and the non-violent resolution...
Warm Coats for Kids
This year, the Rotary Club of Beaverton donated 400 warm coats to the Clothes for Kids Program (formerly the Clothes Closet) in the Beaverton School District. This community service is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure students have the resources they need to be successful in school. “Many Beaverton School District families struggle to...
Rebuilding Together
Each year, a volunteer team of Beaverton Rotarians helps a Washington County homeowner experiencing serious financial challenges and can’t adequately maintain his or her residence through Rebuilding Together. In a two-day effort, the team completes necessary maintenance work, such as outside painting, cleanup, and minor repairs. Combined with similar projects operated by other clubs and...
Warm Soles for Kids
This year, the Rotary Club of Beaverton donated 400 pairs of shoes to the Clothes for Kids Program (formerly the Clothes Closet) in the Beaverton School District. This community service is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure students have the resources they need to be successful in school. “Many Beaverton School District families struggle...
DEI – Racial Justice
As part of a 5100 Rotary District wide initiative, members of the Rotary Club of Beaverton are actively involved in the Racial Justice Network. Together with members from other clubs, community members, and civic leaders we are working to provide education and networking, and spawn independent action groups that work on systemic changes that will...
Books for Kids
Many low-income families cannot afford to buy their children books. The Rotary Club of Beaverton provides vouchers for deserving students to buy books at local school Book Fairs held at Beaverton elementary schools. Rotarians help students select and personalize a book. First Book provides a personal book to each student attending a school with an...
Meals on Wheels
Beaverton Rotary volunteers deliver nutritious hot and cold meals to homebound seniors through the local Meals on Wheels Program. Every Tuesday morning, rotating Beaverton Rotary driver/ navigator teams set out to a dozen or more approved residents who are physically limited or live in isolation. For some of these seniors, it may be their only meal...
Dictionary Project
Continuing Rotary’s goal to improve literacy, the Rotary Club of Beaverton, in cooperation with the Beaverton School District, annually provides more than 3,000 personalized dictionaries/almanacs to 4th graders in the District's 34 elementary schools. For many students, this may be the very first book that they call their own. Each dictionary has the child's name...
Angel Tree Project
Did you know..... 1 in 49 children in the United States has a dad or mom in prison - equal to one child in every classroom. Each year, Beaverton Rotarians participate in the Angel Tree project by providing gifts for children of incarcerated parents during the holidays. Here's how it works: Rotarians pick a gift...
Beaverton Together – Diversity Basketball Tournament
The Rotary Club of Beaverton has supported Beaverton Together ever since its formation in 1990. The mission of Beaverton Together is to reduce youth substance abuse and to educate and raise awareness of alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues in Beaverton and Washington County. Each year, our Club volunteers as scorekeepers, timekeepers and the presence...