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Upcoming Events
Aug 2 | Orange Park | Vibrant Club Workshop
Aug 23 | Gainesville | RLI
Sep 10-14 | Jacksonville | Zoom 33/34 Summit
Sep 27, Oct 25, Nov 8 | PETS 1
TBD | Jax area | RLI | watch for announcements
Mar 6-8 | Orlando | PETS 2
TBD | Palm Coast | RLI | watch for announcements
Apr 25, 2026 | TBA | District Training Assembly
June 5-7, 2026 | TBA | RYLA
June 13-17, 2026 | Taipei | RI Convention
June 18-20, 2026 | TBA |District Conference
Governor
Dale Moe
District Governor 2025-2026
Rotary Club of Northwest Jacksonville
Rotary News
Food Plant Solutions – RAG
A SOLUTION THAT ENDS MALNUTRITION We create educational materials that explain what nutritional food is, why our bodies need it and how to grow and use it. We focus on what are often neglected and underutilized plants, plants that are growing in and adapted to their...
United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt
The Rotary Foundation recently announced the award of the most recent Program of Scale Grant, $2 million to prevent cervical cancer in Egypt. United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt is a Rotary member-led program that aims to ultimately reduce the number of cervical...
Sustainable Cambodia-Clean Water
Two Rotary clubs in our District are joining forces to help those in need with clean drinking water in Cambodia! For years now, the Rotary Club of Gainesville has been doing a "Sustainable Cambodia" effort that helps provide clean drinking water in some of the poorest...
The WASH Project | Guatemala
The WASH Project! | Sustainable water system in the School of Hope If a picture is worth a thousand words, this video is worth a million. The Project team has a few small adjustments to make and final reports to file, but Water, Sanitation and Hygiene aspects of the...
Rotary Showcase
Making a difference Rotary members and program participants are improving lives in communities around the world every day through thousands of service projects. Explore the good work that we’re doing locally and globally, and share these projects through social media....
District 6970
District Conference 2025
Introducing The IGNITE App For Everyone!
District 6970 has contracted with DACdb to provide their new IGNITE app to all members of the District (no charge to clubs or members)! Clubs will still be billed in their regular invoicing cycle for the DACdb services they choose, but not for IGNITE or Engagement....
T-shirt Drive to benefit Rethreaded
Rethreaded is an organization that exists for the complete restoration of survivors of human trafficking and is based in Jacksonville, Florida. We will be working with them on an exciting project at our zone summit this year, and you can help. Here's how: From now...
Jaguar Tickets for District 6970
Rotary / Jaguars End Polio Now Partnership Over the years our Rotary / Jaguars partnership has resulted in over 1.3 million dollars working to eradicate Polio. We are in the Red Zone and we need everyone’s help to end this game once and for all with a WIN for...
Grants
Final Grant paperwork due for open Grants (24-25 year).....March 31 Deadline to apply for New Grant (25-26 year)......April 30 Learn more: Click the button to visit the Rotary Foundation 6970 website
From our Clubs
SurfQuest – an advocate for accessibility to the water
The Rotary 6970 Area12 Clubs Grant Project SurfQuest, paid for in the 2023-24 grant year, has begun again this year. Rotary Club of St Augustine Beach volunteered on May 10 for the first event of the season at the Mary St Beach entrance of Crescent Beach, Florida...
Rotary Cools Down Palatka Park
Project P.L.A.Y. Park in Palatk a recently unveiled exciting upgrades at a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Rotary Club of Palatka, in collaboration with Clay Electric and Putnam County. Thanks to a generous $37,000 grant,...
Ocala Silver Springs Awards Scholarships
The Rotary Club of Ocala Silver Springs recently awarded $1,500 scholarships to five local students who won Community Service Awards. During their four years in high school, the five students volunteered at many different organizations in Ocala and Marion County,...
Volunteer of the Year Under 40
The City of DeLand recently honored several community members for their outstanding service and dedication. Aaron Preston, past President of the Rotary Club of Downtown DeLand, was selected as Volunteer of the Year Under 40. A lifelong resident of West Volusia, Aaron...
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