Events

Join us for dinner as we honor this year's recipients of the "Doors to Opportunity" and "Special Achievement" awards.

Come join us at Tupelo Honey for social time and learn more about Virginia Beach Rotary Club!

Come hang with friends and make new friends with Hampton Roads area Rotarians! Pints 4 Polio will benefit Rotary International's mission to eradicate Polio world-wide. We are so close to ending this terrible disease and changing the world for the better!

Pints 4 Polio at the O'Connor Brewing Company will feature fun, friends, food, drink, games, music and a custom event cup.

All proceeds will be donated to Rotary International's End Polio Now campaign, and proceeds will be matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As a result, we just might see an end to polio in the near future!

Ticket Sales:  https://pints4poliohamptonroads.eventbrite.com

Sponsorships: https://pints4poliosponsor.eventbrite.com

Join us for dinner and a program regarding Tidewater Search and Rescue, a 100% volunteer seach, rescue and recovery organization.  Kevin Brewer, Group Commander, will be our guest speaker.

Join us for our club's Social Meeting at the Black Angus Restaurant.  Stay for a few minutes and have a cocktail or hang out for an hour and enjoy $5.00 Burger Night while mingling with Rotarians and Friends and learning more about our events and volunteer activities of our club.  Parking is available next to the restaurant, on nearby streets or the nearby City Garage.

Please RSVP by no later than 12:00 noon on March 6, 2019...thank you!

Dinner & Program:  Join us for a program on the Special Olympics, coordinated by Rotarian Wayne McCoy.  The Special Olympics Program will feature Julie Touhey, a Global Messenger, and David Sutton, an athlete that has attended US and World Games. They will describe their Special Olympic experience.

Board Members...please plan to meet at 5:00 - 6:00 PM in the same room as our dinner meeting.  Please grab an adult beverage and let's try to start by no later than 5:10 PM.  This meeting is to assist us in conducting the Club Business Meeting immediately after our board meeting.

Join us for dinner and a club business meeting for an update on the club, activities, Corks for Cures recap, treasurer's report, membership report, foundation report and other new and old business.  All club members are encouraged to attend this very important meeting.

"Road Trip" meeting:  Social hour at BOJUart Gallery from 6:00 - 7:00 PM, followed by dinner at Croc's Restaurant (620 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA) from 7:15 - 8:45.  

PARKING: Limited parking in front of the gallery. Parking lots: adjacent and east of the gallery next to Prosperity Kitchen and Bakery (entrance on 17^th Street between Mediterranean and Cypress) and the City lot on 18^th Street and Cypress (behind Wareing’s Gym on 19^th Street).

https://bojuart.com/

http://crocs19thstreetbistro.com/

Rotarians...take advantage of Rotary District 7600's offer to match your contribution to the Rotary Foundation Annual Fund.  Contributions are matched up to $500.  Contribution must be made online on April 2, 2019 at "My Rotary" at www.rotary.org. Your "My Rotary" account must be set up in advance of April 2 to be sure it is activated. 

This is an excellent opportunity to become a first-time Paul Harris Fellow ($1000 donation) or to advance to the next PHF level.  If you have any questions, contact Hearst Vann at the Virginia Beach Rotary Club.

Dinner & Program:  Come celebrate with us as we honor the annual Virginia Beach City Employee of the Year.

Join us for Pizza and Bingo with the students at the Crisis Intervention Home, emergency shelter for youth aged 13 - 17, sponsored by the Tidewater Youth Services Commission.

Dinner & Program:  Celebrate with us as we honor the annual Virginia Beach City Volunteer of the Year and the annual Virginia Beach School Volunteer of the Year.

Our club will join all of the other Rotary Clubs from District 7600 to support the "END POLIO NOW" Fund.  $2.50 of each ticket purchased will be donated to the fund.  Contact Hearst Vann at svann@bbandt.com for tickets.

Join us for a Volunteer Project on May 4th at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, VA. The Virginia Beach Rotary Club along with the Norfolk Rotary Club and the Norfolk Sunrise Rotary Club will team up to help complete the work on the Nature Play project at the Zoo.  This project is funded partially by a grant from Rotary District 7600.  Following the volunteer project, families are invited to enjoy a small thank-you brunch and are welcome to enjoy the rest of their day at the Zoo for FREE.

Join us for a Social - Business Meeting at the President's Office on the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College. During the meeting, the Club will hold the election of officers and board members for 2019-2020.  Light appetizers will be served. 

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please look for an email from President Hearst with the slate of officers and directors to cast your vote.

Join us at Virginia Beach Rotary Club to celebrate and honor the 2019 recipient of the annual Brickell Scholarship, named in memory of Dr. Edward E. Brickell, former Rotarian and long-time superintendent of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system.

Please arrive by no later than 5:45. RSVP needed by no later than Monday, May 13.

Join us for dinner to learn more about the new City of Virginia Beach Sports Center Complex.  Ron Williams, Jr., Deputy City Manager, will be our guest speaker.

Come support the annual Pungo Strawberry Festival!  Let our club members assist you to find parking for your vehicle to enjoy the event.  Our club will handle parking duties only on Friday evening, May 24.

For more details and times, visit the festival's website:

https://pungostrawberryfestival.info/

Join us for dinner as we award our club's grants to assist local non-profit organizations in our community.

Join us for a visit to the planetarium on the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College.  We will grab a quick bite for dinner at 6:00 PM at the Sol De Mexico Restaurant (located in the Princess One Shopping Center across the street from TCC) before the planetarium show that starts at 7:00 PM.  Spouses and friends are invited to attend. Please be sure to register each attendee when you RSVP.  Every attendee is responsible for his or her meal.

Address for Sol De Mexico Restaurant: 3809 Princess Anne Road, #120, Virginia Beach, VA

Dinner & Program:  Celebrate with us as we honor the annual Virginia Beach City Volunteer of the Year.

Officers and Directors...join me for the last board meeting of the current fiscal year as we wrap up 2018-2019 and prepare for the new year.  Please come prepared to give a recap of your particular assigned area.

Join us at Virginia Beach Rotary Club for dinner as we review the past year's activities and install our new officers for 2019-2020.  Our club will also honor and recognize our members that have become Paul Harris Fellows, one of the highest honors for Rotarians that have demonstrated a dedicated giving level to the Rotary Foundation. Past District Governor John Padgett will join us to assist the club on this special evening. Rotarians' spouses and friends are invited to attend as well.  Be sure to register your guest(s) when you RSVP. 

Warriors Taphouse is located across from Food Lion.  That evening, music is by Samantha Howell.  Happy Hour: 3:00-7:00PM with $1.00 off drinks; $3.00 of selected appetizers; Burgers: $5.00

We will have a program on 3-D printing at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library in the Boardroom.  Following the program, we will meet for dinner at Judy's Sichuan Restaurant at 328 Constiution Drive., Virginia Beach VA 23462.

Emily Spruill Labows, Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Virginia Beach and members of her staff will present a program on public art, cultural programming, and the history museums in our city.  A plated meal will be served.