The mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
It started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on February 23, 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities.
Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of its members.
We are truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Today, members in nearly every country work to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.
We’re committed to service, and we’re not afraid to dream big and set bold goals. We began our fight against polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, polio remains endemic in only two countries — down from 125 in 1988.
Today, Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create a lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 46,000+ clubs work together to:
- Promote peace
- Fight disease
- Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
- Save mothers and children
- Support education
- Grow local economies
- Support the environment
We would like to invite you to get involved in our causes and our community.
Gallatin Rotary Club – noon
Gallatin Rotary Club meets at Noon on Thursdays at The Gathering Place.
The options are narrowing! As of Monday, January 5, 2026 there are only 4 NCAA Football teams still playing for the National Championship and the NFL Playoffs have begun with 14 teams left to earn the Super Bowl Championship.
Mark Smith had a strong regular season and has held the #1 spot for one more week, but his Texas Tech Red Raiders and Detroit Lions have each played their final games of the season. Mark will end with a final point total of 208.30.
Joe Tishchart will sit at 201.10 for at least another week as the Southern Cal Trojans are done and the Denver Broncos have a bye in the AFC Playoffs.
Jamey Campbell climbed up from 8th to 3rd as the Oregon Ducks blanked Texas Tech in Orange Bowl to advance to the Peach Bowl on January 9th. But the Baltimore Ravens could not capture a playoff spot, missing a game winning field goal against the Pittsburg Steelers. Jamey sits at 200.80 as of this week.
Bill Kemp rounds out the top four but is also locked for the rest of the competition at 198.00 as the Georgia Bulldogs and Lions are both done.
It should be an interesting run through the remaining week!
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PREVIOUS FOUNDATION FOOTBALL WINNERS
2013-2014: Dick Ring
2014-2015: Sue Pittman & Steve Sudbury
2015-2016: Donnie Till
2016-2017: Scott Vineyard
2017-2018: David Mueller
2018-2019: Jamey Campbell
The Rotary International theme for January, 2026 is VOCATIONAL SERVICE.
Graphic Credit: Rtn. Debbie Vance – Rotary Graphics
Happy New Year from Gallatin Rotary!
– May we be about service in 2026.
– May we be open to new partnerships.
– May we continue to build community.
We look forward to being with you and working alongside you in the next year.
Graphic credit: Rtn. Debbie Vance – Rotary Graphics
