Ruritan

Ruritan National is a service club located in small towns and rural areas in the United States. It aims to achieve "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service". The local clubs are autonomous from the national organization. Many Ruritan clubs sponsor local clubs or chapters of 4-H, the National FFA Organization, or a Boy Scouts of America troop.

Ruritan National, Inc.
FormationMay 21, 1928 (1928-05-21)[1]
FoundersTom Downing & Jack Gwaltney[1]
Founded atHolland, Virginia[1]
FocusCommunity service
HeadquartersDublin, Virginia[2]
Executive Director
Sarah Kelly[2]
PublicationRuritan magazine[2]
Websiteruritan.org

Unlike most community service organizations, Ruritan rarely has national programs. Rather, each club surveys the needs of its own community and then works to meet some of those needs. Many clubs provide and supervise community recreational centers, sponsor little league and other athletic programs, build community parks and sports pitches, sponsor anti-litter campaigns, help the sick and needy and provide a wide range of other activities to help improve their communities.

History

The first Ruritan Club was chartered May 21, 1928, in Holland, Virginia,[1] now part of Suffolk, Virginia. Since that first club, Ruritan has grown throughout the United States of America, and in doing so, has become "America's Leading Community Service Organization," with over 23,000 members in nearly 1000 clubs.

Organization

The Ruritan organization is made of Ruritan Clubs. Club officers consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, and 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-Year Directors. Clubs are organized into zones, overseen by a zone governor and zones are organized into districts.

References
  1. "About Ruritan". Ruritan National, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. "Contact Us". Ruritan National, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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