Past & Present Community Activities

The Rotary Club of College Park supports numerous local, national, and international groups.

  • • Good Neighbor Day

  • • University of Maryland Rotaract

  • • College Park Volunteer Fire Department

  • • College Park Community Food Bank

  • • Makavere Primary School, Zimbabwe

  • • The Dictionary Project

  • • St. Mark's Food Pantry

  • • St. Ann's Center for Children, Youth, and Families

  • • Prince George’s Day Center for Homeless

  • • Fields of First Foundation

  • • Disaster Aid USA

  • • Joe’s Movement Emporium

  • • Operation Warm

  • • College Park Aviation Museum

  • • World Clean-up Day

  • • City of College Park New City Hall

  • Good Neighbor Day

    Good Neighbor Day

    We celebrated Good Neighbor Day by joining UMD students and College Park neighbors to prepare 450 meals for distribution to elderly residents of the City. The meals were compliments of Nomie's Virtual X Kitchen.

  • University of Maryland Rotaract

    UMD Rotaract is for undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to serving the community, country and world.  Its mission is to  Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to develop professional skills and lead volunteer activities in their communities.  Activities include Arbor Day tree planting in Bladensburg, and DC Feeds Haiti.

  • College Park Volunteer Fire Department

    The CPVFD responds to more than 4,000 calls every year.  Its volunteers are University of Maryland students who live at the fire station.  Their commitment and professionalism are a model of “service above self.”  We were treated to a tour of the station.  Jose-Luis enjoyed the view from the cab.

  • Makavere Primary School, Zimbabwe

    Thanks to Ronnie Mills, our president-elect, we have a grant from Rotary District 7620 to build a water system for the Makavere Primary School in Zimbabwe. We are partnering with Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) on the project. The system will be a sustainable source of water at this rural school to support student and teacher health, sanitation, vegetable gardens and feeding programs.

  • Arbor Day Celebration

    Arbor Day Celebration

    RCCP joined members of the Bowie, Greenbelt, Baltimore, and PG County clubs for an Arbor Day celebration at Schrom's Hill Park in Greenbelt. We planted 25 trees. Thank you to Area Governor Billy Louis for organizing this event.

  • College Park Aviation Museum

    College Park Aviation Museum

    We donate annually to support the museum’s educational programs for Prince George’s County youth. Our signature program is the annual Winter Fly In, in which Santa Claus lands at the airport. Families view the landing from inside the airport and participate in holiday crafts. Children are invited to have their pictures taken with Santa and leave with goody bags.

  • Toiletry Kit

    Prince George's Day Center for Homeless

    This winter we partnered with other clubs in District 7620 to assemble 2,000 toiletry kits to donate to the homeless. Our clubs’ contribution was given to the Prince George’s Day Center for the Homeless.

  • St. Ann's Center for Children, Youth and Families

    Sister Nancy Downing accepts a donation check from RCCP President Janet Wagner to support the renovation of St. Ann’s playgrounds.  Shown also are Steve Ness, RCCP treasurer, and Bette Lewis, past RCCP president and past District 7620 Governor.

  • World Clean-up Day

    World Clean-up Day unites volunteers, governments, and organizations in 191 countries to tackle global waste and build a more sustainable world. The Rotary Club of College Park participates by cleaning up trash in Buddy Attick Park, Greenbelt MD. This event was held in conjunction with the City of Greenbelt.

  • Flag Poles for New College Park City Hall

    In 2022, the City of College Park dedicated its new City Hall. To commemorate this event, RCCP donated three new flag poles to the City. Our gift is marked by a plaque in the garden at the base of the poles.