Projects & programs
Our work focuses on visible, local service that matters in St. Clairsville.
Subscribers have an American flag placed at their home for six patriotic holidays each year — more than 200 lawn flags a year — and the proceeds support the club’s scholarship fund. Subscriptions are renewed each year — the club does not bill automatically. Start or renew a flag subscription.
The club honors local veterans and supports patriotic projects, including the community effort with American Legion Post 159 that placed a larger American flag at Red Devil Stadium. In 2026 the club is a Freedom Sponsor of The Wall That Heals’ visit to Belmont County.
Interact at St. Clairsville High School, the Rotary Scholarship through Belmont College, and the Dictionary Project. See youth programs.
The list below is taken from the club’s own display banner at the 2026 Belmont County Fair — the projects members chose to stand behind in public.
Service also happens through practical help, shared time and small acts of care. These past projects are documented in the club’s volunteer reports and project correspondence.
Club volunteers staff evening hours at The Food Pantry of St. Clairsville the first week of every month, so working families can get there after hours. The pantry thanked the club publicly in September 2026.
In July 2023, club members supported a Habitat for Humanity framing project through materials handling, lumber preparation, assembly and loading.
Rotary members have volunteered with Little Kidz Kloset, a local program providing free, gently used clothing for children ages 0–5 and diapers.
Past Interact activities have included Valentine treats for Park Health, appreciation activities for teachers and police officers, blanket-making and site preparation at Memorial Park.
These are examples of past service, not a current volunteer schedule. Contact the club to ask about upcoming opportunities.
Beyond the projects on the fair banner, the club has put its name, money and labor into structures around St. Clairsville that the community uses every week.
Local newspapers, WTOV9 and Rotary District 6690 grant reports have covered the club’s work for years. The items below are drawn from that coverage, 2016 through 2026.
The club told The Times Leader in 2021 that it had raised and distributed more than $100,000 over the prior three years, with about 90 percent staying local.
Sources: The Times Leader, June 2021; The Times Leader, June 2023; WTOV9, September 2024; The Intelligencer, May 2022; WTOV9, 2018; The Times Leader, March 2023; The Times Leader, May 2026; Rotary District 6690 district grant final reports, 2016–2023.
Members raise the money themselves and send it back out through the club’s service and scholarship work. Past fundraisers include Taste of the Valley, a restaurant tasting that drew more than 500 guests as early as its 16th year in 2016, and the Spaghetti Dinner, whose final event was held in 2023. The club added a Steak Fry in 2024 and has also held the March Madness Chili Cook-Off at the fairgrounds and a National Road Yard Sale booth. The lawn-flag program supports the scholarship fund.
Which events the club runs varies from year to year. Read about the March 2026 Chili Cook-Off and earlier club events, or contact us for the next confirmed date.
“We create a lasting impact in our community and beyond.”— From the club’s Belmont County Fair display, September 2026
Members, guests and community partners are all welcome to lend a hand. Tell us what you would like to work on.