Past Service Projects
Bread Pickup
For several years, the Rotary Club of Forest picked up bread, cookies, etc. from the Memorial Avenue Food Lion and delivered it to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. This community service allowed the BRAFB volunteers and staff to concentrate on providing meals to the Lynchburg area residents who are in need.
Bedford County Shredding Event
April 2022 and June 2023 we volunteered to help the Bedford County Sherriff’s office with at community drug take-back and shredding event.
Valor Farms
The Rotary Club of Forest is in partnership with the National Center for Health Veterans and participates in construction an clean-up events at Valor Farms in Altavista.
Warm Streets Backpack Project
In December 2021 the Rotary Club of Forest purchased necessary items for the homeless of the community and put them in backpacks for easy distribution. We also created snack bags and donated over 200 gift cards for McDonalds.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
In December 2021 and 2022 the Rotary Club of Forest rang the bell to help collect donations for the Salvation Army.
Valor Farm Altavista
In November 2021 the Rotary Club of Forest worked at Valor Farm in Altavista doing various maintenance activities.
Field of Honor
From September 4th through 18th 2021 the Rotary Club of Forest hosted the 4th Annual Field of Honor.
In August 2021, the Rotary Club of Forest helped out with the Forest Library Book Sale hosted by the Friends of the library.
Clean Sweep
In July 2021, Rotary Club of Forest cleaned up Enterprise Drive in Wyndhurst.
Park View Community Missions
May 2021, Rotary Club of Forest held a Snack Donation Event to help fill up the Park View Mission van so they can provide snacks to hungry children in our area.
Red Kettle Bell Ringing
December 2020 Forest Rotarians rang the Bell for The Salvation Army.
WINGS Burundi Service Project
150 WINGS Feminine Health kits to give to schoolgirls in Burundi, Africa. Each kit helped a girl manage her period in dignity for up to 3 years.
Field of Honor Flag Display
Annual fundraiser honoring active and retired military, fallen veterans, and first responders. Over 1,000 flags are displayed at Automated Conveyor Systems (ACS) in Forest, VA and majority of proceeds of the fundraiser go back into doing good in our local community.
India Water and Sanitation Global Grant
Forest Rotary Club participated in The Rotary Foundation’s Rotary Club of Madras Water and Sanitation Global Grant Phase I for Pandur Village that provided 170 toilets of 223 to make the village open defecation free.
American Red Cross Comfort Kits & Backpacks
When the Red Cross shows at a home fire, they supply comfort kits which contain items that are needed immediately along with Cat Sacks and Doggie Bags for the pets of the home fire. Donations from The Rotary Club of Forest has now made it possible for the kids who lost everything in the fire to receive backpacks so they have what they need to get back to school as soon as possible.
Bread Pickup at the Memorial Ave Food Lion
The Rotary Club of Forest regularly picks up bread from the Food Lion on Memorial Avenue to transport it to the Blue Ridge Food Bank every Monday and Wednesday through out the year.
Street Clean Up
Our club regularly picks up trash in the Wyndhurst community.