Birmingham Rotaract

Members of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham and their guest participated in the 1st annual Hack-IT Classic. The event was held at Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, AL.

The Rotaract Club of Birmingham attended a joint social with the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce at Regions Park. Members attended the networking event and later enjoyed the Birmingham Baron's game.

Members of The Rotaract Club of Birmingham participated in a service project at the East Lake Farmers Market. Members assisted in filling market baskets full of fresh fruits and vegetables and then helped deliver the baskets to nearby senior living facilities.

On Thrusday April 23rd, the Rotarct Club of Birmingham held a social at Birmingham’s hip new hotel Aloft located in Soho Square. Members received a tour of the hotel and gathered afterwards at w xyz bar for socializing.

The 2009 Gala was held at Ted's Garage and benefited the Ready 2 Read Endowment Fund.

The 2008 Holiday Social was held at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Rotaract partnered with Gateway to paint murals on the buildings of the campus.

A press conference was held September 18 at South Hampton Elementary School. Rotaract members delivered several classroom libraries with the help of Better Basic representatives.

A celebration dinner for Ready 2 Read was held on September 18 at The Club. All classroom libraries were distributed by the end of September. Educators, Rotary members, community leaders and Rotaractors contributed to the event.

Rotaract attended a joint socials with other Rotary clubs to network and meet Rotarians in our community.

Rotaract partnered with Councilor Roderick Royal to collect and donate school supplies to the children on Birmingham.

Rotaract members hard at working building a better community.

Rotaract members attended a Baron's baseball game for a social.

Rotaract members collected electronics and other slightly used equipment and donated it to Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa.

The Rotaract Club of Birmingham and the Downtown Rotary join forces to build a playground for youth and families at Bethel Baptist Church Saturday, May 10. “We can never do enough to promote community and family,” said Leigh Nicholson, Community Service Chair for Rotaract Club of Birmingham. The playground is made possible by a grant made by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, and the generosity of Dunn Building Company. The playground was designed by Rotarian Jim Griffo, senior partner at Gresham, Smith and Partners, and Chuck Kelly, a Sunrise Rotarian. - “It takes a community of people to build a community,” said Al Folcher, Rotarian and City Planner for Vestavia Hills. “This project proves that by working together we can make things better and stronger.”

New Member Orientation allows our newest members to meet other club members and receive a general overview of the Rotaract organization.

Charles McCrary, President and CEO of Alabama Power, kicked-off a new year at the April 1 meeting in 2008. Before a standing room only crowd, McCrary spoke on the issues facing the future of Birmingham and our region and stressed the importance of young professionals getting involved in their communities. He applauded Rotaract for providing an avenue for Birmingham's future leaders to exercise civic responsibility.

Rotaract members served desserts to patrons of the Art on the Rocks