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Club volunteers at RRAP food bank

In our club's first “hands-on” project, we had 15 people show up on Tuesday, August 11, at the Rocky River Assistance Program Food Bank to sort and pack food for needy families.

Often referred to as RRAP, the program was initiated in 1984 by the Rocky River Women’s Club as the club’s primary civic mission. The program is staffed solely by volunteers and made possible by generous community support.

RRAP provides residents in need with food, personal care, and household items every other month and extra help during the holiday season.

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Local clubs merge; officers named

New officers of the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River commissioned by Assistant Governor Andrew Mangels on June 24 were (from left) Mangels, Mark Bacon, secretary; Jim Rowe, president; George Hwang, interim vice president; and Jeff Gough, treasurer.

Two Rotary clubs created by a desire to better serve the continguous Northeast Ohio communities of Lakewood and Rocky River have merged into a single organization to further that common purpose. On June 24 the two clubs, known simply to their members as the "noon" and "sunrise" clubs, merged, commissioning the leadership of both as its officers.

Officers if the newly-merged club, known as the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River, are Jim Rowe, president; George Hwang, interim vice president; Mark Bacon, secretary; and Jeff Gough, treasurer. The club's officers were commissioned by Andrew Mangels, assistant governor of Rotary's Cuyahoga County northwest cluster.

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Rotary awards scholarships
to seven high school seniors


The 2026 scholarship recipients honored by the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River are (from left) Mia Thomas, Ella Bower, Ruby Fraunfelder, Evan Seiler, Alexandra Adamov, Amelia Diemert, Cecilia Whiteamire; and Rotary Scholarship Chair Jon Fancher.

The Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River awarded college scholarships to seven area graduating seniors at its weekly lunch meeting on June 1. While applicants can attend any high school but need to reside within the Lakewood or Rocky River city school districts, this year, all recipients happened to be students at Lakewood High School.

The seven scholarship winners were chosen for their character, academic achievement, extracurricular involvement and community service.

Recipients were Alexandra Adamov, Ella Bower, Amelia Diemert, Ruby Fraunfelder, Evan Seiler, Mia Thomas, and Cecilia Whiteamire.

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Meals On Wheels
Sep 01, 2026 8:30 AM
Learn about one of our grantee's operations and volunteer opportunities
No Meeting - Labor Day Week
Sep 08, 2026
Amanda L. Cramer
Sep 15, 2026 7:30 AM
Happenings in the City of Lakewood and public art initiatives
Mr. Joe Lanter
Oct 13, 2026 7:30 AM
Family Law
Mary Delia Allen
Oct 20, 2026 7:30 AM
The Welcoming Edge: Customer Connection in the Age of “Leave Me Alone”
Nicole Zierenburg
Nov 03, 2026 7:30 AM
City of Lakewood Department of Human Services
Christopher Camp RRPD Officer
Nov 10, 2026 7:30 AM
Rocky River Safety Town program for pre-K children
Stephen Fine
Nov 17, 2026 7:30 AM
Early Self-Detection and Prevention of Melanoma
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