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From June 4 to June 8, Alexandria small businesses can apply for $10,000 to $25,000 COVID-19 relief.  The City of Alexandria AEDP and the City of Alexandria are partnering to launch the Alexandria Back to Business (ALX B2B) grant program on Thursday, June 4. The goal of this program is to accelerate the recovery and [...]

Meetings Resuming On Zoom Due to the circumstances of the COVID 19 virus, the Rotary Club of Alexandria Central is canceling our face to face Wednesday meetings, but for now they are continuing on Zoom.   If you would like to join one of our meeting please complete the contact us form and let us know [...]

On February 27, 2019, the Rotary Club of Alexandria Central Club installed our newest member, Dr. Elisabeth Palmer-Johnson at our weekly meeting. Dr. Palmer-Johnson accepted her official Certificate of Membership from Club Secretary, Joan Renner. Dr. Palmer-Johnson was presented with her Rotary lapel pin by the club's membership chair George Valenzuela. Dr. Palmer-Johnson is an [...]

On December 19, 2018 the Rotary Club of Alexandria Central Club installed our newest member, Mark Shiffer at our weekly meeting. Mark accepted his official Certificate of Membership from Club Secretary, Joan Renner and was presented with his Rotary lapel pin by club’s membership chair and his club sponsor, George Valenzuela. Mark is currently employed [...]

Hello Rotary Alexandria Central! Tonight we visited the Rotary Club of Aruba. They are an 80-year-old club of about 50 members. They meet for dinner every Monday at the ballroom of the Alhambra Casino. We met old friends that we see every year, and sadly each year we find out who died since the last [...]

On August 20, Glory Days Grill opened its doors and served its first customer in Alexandria Commons.  A VIP crowd was on hand to enjoy the celebration, including Alexandria Central President, John Renner, and Alexandria Central President Elect, George Valenzuela.  In addition to great food and a sports-themed atmosphere, the family friendly restaurant has welcomed [...]

August 8, 2018 We had a good first club meeting last night! John Renner kicked off the meeting and we each introduced ourselves to the group. We viewed a short video about Rotary called People of Action. You can watch it on our Club website: https://www.alexcentralrotary.org/why-become-a-rotarian/. Taneika Taylor Tukan, the Community Outreach Manager from Alexandria City [...]

Below are the top 10 reasons on why you should join the Alexandria Central Rotary Club: Friendship / Fellowship / Community: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905. Business Development: The [...]

CHANGE CONTENT   A Rotary club is a group of local businessmen and professionals who form part of Rotary International, a community service organization founded in Chicago in 1905. Members of a Rotary club are called Rotarians. The purpose of a local Rotary club is to connect people who then work together to solve community [...]