The Rotary Club of Peachtree City was started in 1967 and is the oldest service club in Fayette County. With more than 100 members, Rotarians demonstrate the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” through a variety of activities supporting our community, such as volunteer hands-on projects, education, and grant support for partner nonprofits meeting the everyday needs of those who suffer from cancer, hunger, violence, and everyday struggles of life!

Some of the service projects by the Rotary Club of Peachtree City

• Rotary Grand Prix Elementary Races – raising $1.5M+ over last 15 years for Fayette elementary schools

• Dragon Boat Festival – bringing in over 5,000 visitors annually and providing charitable donations to local non-profits such as The Eden Project, Midwest Food Bank, Bloom, etc.

• Make-A-Wish – sponsored a local child’s ‘wish’ to travel to Australia with his family

• SOUNS- program to help children learn to read, founded by PTC Rotarian Brenda Erickson and now an international program through Rotary

• Laws of Life essays- character building and focus – across the state of Georgia

• Bloom Closet – Back-to-School Backpacks and Pajamas for all foster kids in the program

• Real Life Center – Winter Coat Drive / Food Donations / Orchard Service

• Midwest Food Bank – Distribution Pack-out / Food Donations

• Be a Santa to a Senior with Fayette Senior Services

• Walk to End Alzheimer’s

• United Way Project Shoebox – project with all clubs in PTC (Rotary, Rotaract, Interact)

• Armed Forces Mission Suicide Prevention

Programs offered by the Rotary Club of Peachtree City

• Rotary Smart Directory (phone book)

• GRSP – College Exchange Program

• Rotary Youth Exchange

• Rotaract (ages 21-30)

• Interact (high school) – McIntosh, Starrs Mill, Counterpane and The Foundry

• Rotary Community Corps – Special Needs Adults

• Police and Fire (First Responders) support and various programs