Back to School Backpack Fair - COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Aug 9, 2025 from 10:00am to 1:30pm EDT
- Location: Elkridge Elementary School, 7075 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge, MD, 21075
- Description:
We've filled backpacks with school supplies for Just Living Advocacy. Our volunteers will assist with distribution at the Back to School Community Backpack Fair.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Past Events (149)
Larry Newman - Western States Water Laws & the Native American Population
- Aug 8, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries , 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Our own Larry Newman explains how Native American tribes often face challenges in securing and utilizing their water rights.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Club Assembly - CLUB MEETING
- Aug 1, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Charlie McCabe will explain the Rotary Foundation's role and Mark Stoner will have details about our club's Charitable Trust.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Club Happy Hour - FELLLOWSHIP
- Jul 28, 2025 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm EDT
- Location: Cured/18th & 21st - 10980 Grantchester Wy #110, Columbia, MD 21044
- Description:
Let's take this opportunity to spend some time with our fellow Rotarians face-to-face in a hospitable place! RSVP to immediate past president Karen Mosel.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Howard County Planning and Zoning - CLUB MEETING
- Jul 25, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Guest speaker Lynda Eisenberg was appointed as the new Director of the County's Department of Planning and Zoning in June 2023.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Kirsten Baier’s Classification Talk - CLUB MEETING
- Jul 18, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Kirsten, another of our newer members, is Vice President of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center’s Foundation.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
County Mental Health Options - CLUB MEETING
- Jul 11, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Our guest speaker is our own Beth Harbinson, founder of Sobar, whose mission is to provide and promote innovative beverage options to those who cannot and choose not to drink alcohol.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Columbia-Patuxent Rotary Book Club - FELLLOWSHIP
- Jul 2, 2025 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT
- Location: 11017 Bittersweet Ct., Ellicott City, MD 21042
- Description:
Hosted by Ken and Linda Solow, members meet for snacks, drinks and conversation about a "book of the month." This month's book is Corrections in Ink by Keri Blakinger.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Palli Patel Classification Talk - CLUB MEETING
- Jun 27, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Palli, one of our newer members, is also the spouse of Dushyant Pattel, the club's only remaining charter member. We look forward to hearing more about her.,
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Welcome Honor Flight - COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Jun 21, 2025 from 7:15am to 8:15am EDT
- Location: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 7050 Friendship Rd, Baltimore, MD 21240
- Description:
We join with other community volunteers to greet veterans arriving on Honor Flights and thank them for service to our country.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
P.E.O. International - CLUB MEETING
- Jun 20, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
The P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is a women's group focused on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. Our guest speaker is Pat Sasse, President of the Chapter AF MD of P.E.O.International.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Business Roundtable - VOCATIONAL SERVICE
- Jun 19, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: La Madeleine, 6211 Columbia Crossing Cir, Columbia, MD
- Description:
Led by Mark Stoner, club members meet monthly to discuss various business/commerce issues. This session will be the last meeting during summer. The topic is business technology.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Grants Day - CLUB MEETING and COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Jun 13, 2025 from 7:30am to 9:00am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
At this meeting we award grants to local nonprofits that had applications submitted on their behalf by our club members. Club fundraising activities throughout the year make these grants possible.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Unveiling of a Rotary Peace Pole - COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Jun 10, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT
- Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Heroes Respite Garden
- Description:
A Rotary Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth.” Our club is proud to sponsor the first one to be erected in the State of Maryland.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Annual Club Dinner - FELLOWSHIP and CLUB SERVICE
- Jun 7, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm EDT
- Location: Frisco and the Reckless Shepherd, 8895 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
- Description:
The Annual Dinner is a time for celebrating the club's success, swearing-in officers and board members, and naming our Rotarian of the Year.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Columbia Association Update - CLUB MEETING
- Jun 6, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
The Columbia Association is the management organization for financing and maintenance of common-use facilities in our planned community. Guest speaker Shawn MacInnes is CA's President and CEO.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Columbia-Patuxent Rotary Book Club - FELLOWSHIP
- Jun 4, 2025 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm EDT
- Location: 11017 Bittersweet Ct., Ellicott City, MD 21042
- Description:
Hosted by Ken and Linda Solow, club members meet for snacks, drinks and conversation about a "book of the month." This month's book is This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
DTC Partnership Update - CLUB MEETING
- May 30, 2025 from 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
- Location: JAM Eateries, 6010 University Blvd, Ellicott City, MD 21043
- Description:
Guest speaker Phillip Dodge is Executive Director of the Downtown Columbia Partnership that promotes growth and vitality in our community's new urban district.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Honor Flights Welcome - COMMUNITY SERVICE
- May 17, 2025 from 8:15am to 10:15am EDT
- Location: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, 7050 Friendship Rd, Baltimore, MD 21240
- Description:
We join with other community volunteers to greet veterans arriving on Honor Flights and thank them for service to our country.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr
Volunteer Work at Freetown Farm - COMMUNITY SERVICE
- May 17, 2025 from 1:00am to 12:00pm EDT
- Location: Community Ecology Institute, 8000 Harriet Tubman Ln, Columbia, MD 21044
- Description:
We'll replace plastic panels at the ends of two Quonset huts near the middle of the property.
- Created by: William K. (Pete) Pillow, Jr