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.
REMINDERS FOR APRIL 9 & APRIL 11 –
4/9/2026
No lunch meeting. Rotarians are asked to attend the 2026 Gallatin High School Career & Technical Education Banquet instead. Please be at the GHS Cafeteria by 5:00pm to welcome the students and their families at 5:30pm.
The featured speaker this year is Chris Taylor of Forward Sumner.
4/11/2026
We will be at The Gathering Place By Bit-O-Heaven Catering & Events on Saturday night for the 2026 Reverse Raffle! Doors open at 5:30pm and the elimination drawings start at 6:30pm.
Come ready to have a great time and if possible, wear Hawaiian or tropical print attire!
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ROTARY REWIND!
(That’s what we call it when Social Media is catching up on recent events.)
Thursday, March 26, 2026
A big Rotary thank you to our very own Mark Morgan! Mark had a career as a certified arborist, working primarily in Pennsylvania and California, but she’d a wealth of knowledge abut tree species, both native to and introduced to the Southeast Untied States. He had great advice on what to plant, how to trim, and how to take out trees in our lives.
Our GHS Interact students for the week were Kalyn Anderson and Naomi Hatchett.
📸 1: Club President Ryan Baker and guest speaker, Rotarian Mark Morgan
📸 2: GHS Interact students Kalyn Anderson and Naomi Hatchett
ROTARY REWIND!
(That’s what we call it when Social Media is catching up on recent events.)
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Our guest speaker for the day was Volunteer State Community College history professor Zach McCullough. He managed both a blistering pace and a packed but understandable history of Ukraine since the end of World War II and the rise of the Soviet Union.
Our GHS Interact students for the week were Autumn Desposito and Kilee Whitaker.
📸 1: VSCC Professor Zach McCullough presenting on the history of Ukraine and it’s significance in current affairs.
📸 2: President Ryan Baker with guest speaker Zach McCullough
📸 3: President Ryan Baker with GHS Interact students Autumn Desposito and Kilee Whitaker
