LOCAL SERVICE PROJECTS
The Rotary Club of Hammond actively embraces the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self.”
Each month, the club comes together for a community service project. Through activities like volunteering in schools, building homes for those in need, beautifying parks and green spaces and hosting blood drives, members are able to find a cause they are passionate about and give of their time and talents.
We also raise funds for grants to community non-profit organizations through three “Signature Events”: Movie Night Under the Stars, Hammond Christmas Parade, and the Shamrock Run. For these projects, it’s “all hands on deck” to ensure a memorable experience for all and that we reach our fundraising goals.
Movie Night Under The Stars
Rotary helps kick off the Holiday season with our annual “Movie Under the Stars” event in November at Cate Square. Families bring their kids, blankets and pets and hunker down for caroling, hot chocolate and a seasonal feature movie on the big, inflatable screen. Rumor has it there may even be a few snow flurries…!
Holiday Home Tour
Rotary and the Hammond Garden Club continue celebrating the Holiday Season with our newest event, "Holiday Home Tour", Unique homes in the Hammond area will be presented to stir the Holiday Season.
Hammond Christmas Parade
The holiday celebration continues on Saturday, December 7th with the Hammond Christmas Parade. Bands, floats, dancers and other surprises await the crowds lining the street. It’s a great event, and a Hammond tradition.
Jazz Brunch
Hammond Rotary presents our Jazz Brunch in parthership with SLU Music Department and the Bill Evans Jazz Festival. It is a fund raiser for the SLU Music Department and the SLU Foundation
Shamrock Run
The Shamrock Run has attracted hundreds of elite runners with teams from local employers and organizations, families and 4-legged friends. Choose the distance that’s right for you: a 1-mile fun-run, the 5K or the 10K course. Winding through the beautiful Louisiana Renissance Festival Grounds, the event boasts one of the best after-race parties on the Northshore!
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
International Service encompasses efforts to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the world and to promote world understanding and peace. It includes everything from contributing to PolioPlus to helping Rotary Youth Exchange students adjust to their host countries. Click here to learn more about participating in World Community Service.
The international causes that the Rotary Club of Hammond has supported include campaigns to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Serbia, and the Rotary Shelter Box program.