Uniting the community for action
Edwardsville Rotary Club is a dynamic group of local leaders committed to community service, ethical leadership, and global goodwill.
What We Do
- Host major fundraisers like the Rotary Criterium, Citrus Sales, and Events
- Support global initiatives, including polio eradication
- Empower young professionals through Service Spark membership
- Award grants and scholarships. More than $100,000 in 100th Anniversary grants alone
Rotary Officers
Kai Redmon
Dave Benton
Marc Voegele
Brian Jones
Dan Abegg
Rotary Directors
Jared Siebert
Laura Yates-Mattson
Chad Morris
Mike Boline
T.K Parthasarathy
Please join us
We have a simple get-acquainted process
Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community’s business and professional men and women. The world’s Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. If you are interested, here is our membership process:
1. Lunch on Us
2. Membership
3. Get Involved
Once a member, we encourage you to participate in our annual events and service projects. Doing so will lead to the betterment of our community, neighboring communities, and communities worldwide. Aside from the service component, your participation will also strengthen your friendships with other Rotarians. This makes our annual dinners and club events that much more fun for you and your family.
Benefits of Membership
- Friendship with leaders in your community
- Prestige of membership in a worldwide organization
- Ongoing informational programs and practical education
- A network of people who can help you become more successful
- Promotion of higher ethical standards in your profession
- Projects to enhance your community
- Help for community service in countries around the world
Our History
In 1925, a group of businessmen in Edwardsville, Illinois formed this club as part of Rotary International.
Some of them had been meeting at the other clubs in the area and felt Edwardsville could sustain and benefit from its own organization. The Granite City Rotary Club sponsored the group and on April 8,1925, the Rotary Club of Edwardsville received their charter from Rotary International.
The Edwardsville club now has approximately 150 members and is one of the largest in our district, number 6460. Our club sponsored the Highland Rotary Club and the Goshen Rotary Club, as well as co-sponsoring the Collinsville and Bethalto Rotary Clubs. More recently, we helped start an Interact Club at Edwardsville High School and support the Goshen Rotary Club in their work with the SIUE Rotaract Club.
In October of 2023, the Club moved from First Christian Church to the Leclaire Room (600 Troy Rd #109, Edwardsville). For many years, the club met at St Johns United Methodist Church (201 St Louis Street) but moved in In April of 2006 to The First Christian Church (310 South Main Street).
Oral history interviews of club members are available on YouTube channel @edwardsvillerotaryclub574
