Projects
Columbus Street Hockey Championship Celebration
Columbus Street Hockey (CSH) was Foundedin 2022 to help lower the two most prominent barriers to entry for hockey: access and cost. Many people in Columbus cannot either afford or have the means to get to the local ice rink. We started a street hockey program to address those two barriers. Street hockey requires only a stick and a ball and can be played on any relatively flat surface, bringing hockey to kids of all socio-demographic backgrounds and communities. The pop-ups were free for any child who wanted to participate having routinely between 40-60 kids at all events.
Done in a Meeting- Hygiene Kits
On June 4, 2025, the Rotary Club of Columbus will host a Done in a Meeting as the Program for our weekly Wednesday Rotary Meeting. During Done in a Meeting, members are encouraged to bring their children and grandchildren to the meeting to participate in the Service Project. The purpose is to help the younger generation understand what Rotary is, what Rotary does and to actually participate in serving. Our Club will make 200 Hygiene kits to be given to four non-profit organizations in Columbus. These organizations are: Hope Harbour, Open Door Community House, Truth Spring, and Victory Mission. The Hygiene Kits will include toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, sunscreen, lotion, feminine pads, razors, socks, deodorant, and a large tooth comb. All these items will be place in Ziploc baggies. Fifty hygiene kits will be given to each organization.
End Human Trafficking Training and Bench Dedication
The Rotary Club of Columbus hosted an End Human Trafficking Training Event for law enforcement, medical, and non-profit workers Jan. 28-Jan. 30 at the Piedmont Midtown Medical Center. This was a project in Collaboration with the other two Rotary Clubs in Columbus. We had food donated for breakfast, lunch, and a snack. Our club started the End Human Trafficking Committee/Taskforce that includes Rotary members, and members of the community who want to help end this horrible crime.
Peace Pole Project
The Rotary Club of Columbus will plant a Peace Pole at the entrance to the Columbus Public Library on Macon Road. The Peace Pole will have the words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" on all four sides of the peace pole in the following languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean. These are the top four languages in the Columbus Community. The Peace Pole will have the Rotary Logo on it and a QR code that will link it to the Peace Pole Map. We hope to plant the Peace Pole around the first of May and we will have a dedication ceremony for the Peace Pole.
Support your college team-support the foundation
Each year the club does a Fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation and as a way of members supporting their college teams. We begin with a program called Football Forecasters', this year it was on August 21, 2024. We have 4 College teams represented by Rotarians who are their greatest fans, and they speak on how well they predict their teams will do in this season. Always with a mostly friendly, banter! Each week in the meetings, updates are given on how well the seasons teams are doing and which Rotarians are in the lead. Sometimes a couple will share more predictions for an upcoming game.