Events

Rotary District Governor, Todd Freesemann will visit and present what's happening in District 6920 and Rotary International. 

See you at the bar at 17Hundred90 for our February Social! 

Nick Palumbo serves as Executive Director of The Creative Coast - Savannah's flagship startup nonprofit. He also serves as Alderman representing Savannah’s 4th District since 2020, where he spearheaded several innovative programs including the nation's first sustainable to-go cup program, Savannah's 311 mobile APP, and 100% Savannah - propelling the City of Savannah to become the largest municipal solar provider in Georgia. Nick is also a nationally recognized mobility advocate and helped secure over $10 million for Savannah’s multi-use path network Tide to Town. Palumbo brings a collaborative approach to catalyzing an innovation economy in Coastal Georgia and *loves* hearing big ideas from the community.

Update -- This service project has been rescheduled for Friday, March 7 from 3-5pm.

Brightside maintains several closets stocked with essential items for children entering foster care, and our club will help sort and organize them. One of these closets is a spacious room filled with clothing that requires sorting and organization. Another is dedicated to hygiene products and diapers, which needs to be relocated to another floor and arranged properly. Lastly, they have a room with toys and school supplies that also needs to be moved and organized.

This project is family friendly. 

Join us for Metro Monday at Emmaus House!

Our recurring monthly service project to assist with the soup kitchen at Emmaus House every 2nd Monday of each month.  This service project is for adult volunteers. Minors 13 and up can volunteer accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Volunteer guidelines: https://unitedministriessavannah.org/volunteer-guidelines 

We won't have a club meeting on March 18th. Enjoy the week off, and we'll see you again soon! 

Our club received over 80 dogwood seedlings from the District Governer in early January, and those little seedlings are currently living their best lives at Savannah Tree Foundation's nursery getting cozy and established.

Join us for a very special Saturday social at Metro member Kelley Boyd's Savannah Yoga Center! Kelley will guide us through an exclusive hour long Gentle Yoga Flow yoga class. All levels and newbies welcome! 

• Register below at the Metro Rotary discount of $15pp ($22 regular price). 
• The class is limited to 20 people, so we will initially open up to Metro members only. Please register ASAP so Kelley knows who to expect. We will open it up to guests a week prior if any spots remain! 
• BYOMat if you have one. Limited mats available if needed. 
• We will head over to Crystal Beer Parlor after if anyone would like to join! 

Namaste! 

Each year, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts Walk MS: Savannah, a powerful community event that raises over $85,000 to fund essential programs, services, and research for people in our region living with multiple sclerosis. The 2025 event will take place on Sunday, March 30th at Grayson Stadium, and Metro will lend our support as our March bonus service project. 

We will help them out mainly at the finish line, but also pitch in with any general event support.  There will be two shifts - 12-2pm and 2-4pm. 

Presentation Topic:  The Georgia Hi-Lo Trail, Following the Path Less Traveled.

After earning a bachelor’s in landscape architecture with concentrations in Historic Preservation and Environmental Ethics from the University of Georgia, Mary Charles quickly put her talents to work and found her stride as an entrepreneur. She combined her love of community and small business with a passion for food and culture to launch Athens Food Tours. Many full stomachs and happy customers later, she sold the company and focused on Economic Development with Athens-based W&A.

Her next entrepreneurial move came after four years of being frustrated with a lack of safe cycling and economic opportunities in her hometown of Sandersville and Mary Charles Howard decided to take matters into her own hands. In 2019, she launched the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail initiative. After seeing the success of Athens’ Firefly Trail, she decided to build on the great work of that trail by extending Firefly Trail’s original 39-mile trail south another 200 miles with the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail – through Sandersville and beyond – ending in Savannah. Upon completion, the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail will be the longest paved trail in all of America.

Immediately after launching the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail, she started the Kids Bike League, a program of the Hi-Lo Trail that gets kids ages 2nd-8th grade on a bike in rural communities in middle, east and coastal Georgia. Kids Bike League currently operates monthly rides, summer camp and winter camp in Effingham County, Statesboro, Sandersville, and Sparta.

The Hi-Lo Trail has been receiving a lot of press lately. Mary Charles was interviewed for an Atlanta magazine, she’s been traveling to speak to different groups around the state, there was an article about her in the AJC that was titled “A Georgia Woman’s Audacious Plan” and she had a radio interview on FM 95.5 and the interviewer ended by saying “I wouldn’t bet against Mary Charles.”
 

Join us for Metro Monday at Emmaus House!

Our recurring monthly service project to assist with the soup kitchen at Emmaus House every 2nd Monday of each month.  This service project is for adult volunteers. Minors 13 and up can volunteer accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Volunteer guidelines: https://unitedministriessavannah.org/volunteer-guidelines 

Details coming soon! 

Save the date for another one of Metro Savannah Rotary's unique and memorable fundraisers! We'll be at Bowl and Brew on Broughton Street. 

More details to come...

Join us for Metro Monday at Emmaus House!

Our recurring monthly service project to assist with the soup kitchen at Emmaus House every 2nd Monday of each month.  This service project is for adult volunteers. Minors 13 and up can volunteer accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Volunteer guidelines: https://unitedministriessavannah.org/volunteer-guidelines 

Ahoy mateys! Join us for some "Boatary" fun on Captain Derek's Dolphin Adventure! Bring your friends and family - this boat can fit up to 52 people! Please register and pay for your tickets no later than May 17th. 

The group pricing for adults, teenagers (13-17), and children (12 and under) is as follows:

• Adults: $21.50 + 7% sales tax + $2 gratuity = $25.01
• Teens: $17.50 + 7% sales tax + $2 gratuity = $20.73
• Children (12 & Under): $13.50 + 7% sales tax + $2 gratuity = $16.45

NOTE: If you’d like to book a teenager or child, please add a note in your registration and Venmo @Jasmine-mills-1223 to secure the ticket. It’s beyond Club Runner’s capacity to have two prices! 

Join us for Metro Monday at Emmaus House!

Our recurring monthly service project to assist with the soup kitchen at Emmaus House every 2nd Monday of each month.  This service project is for adult volunteers. Minors 13 and up can volunteer accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Volunteer guidelines: https://unitedministriessavannah.org/volunteer-guidelines