What We Do:  The Rotary Club of South West Queens Communities regularly holds fundraisers and actively supports a variety of causes, both small and large, at the local, national, and international level.  For example, we:

• Are a proud supporter of the Food Pantry of Our Lady of Grace Ministry of Care Services food pantry in Howard Beach, which supplies food to needy families in the area.  We regularly donate to the food pantry and hold events to support the food pantry, including an annual Pancake Breakfast and a successful Stuff the Bus event.  

• Donate to S.T.A.R.S., a nonprofit youth center in Howard Beach. 

• Have helped raise money and awareness for New York Families for Autistic Children.

• Donated a Nintendo Wii video game to Jamaica Hospital’s Trump Pavilion for Nursing and Rehabilitation to provide recreation and entertainment for residents.

• Held a fundraiser for the benefit of the PKD Foundation, which supports programs relating to polycystic kidney disease, cancer research projects, and cure diabetes programs.

• Donated to a local Rotary clubs in upstate New York affected by Hurricane Irene and in New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina.

• Provided paint to the 106 Police Precinct to assist in their Graffiti Removal projects.

• Consistently donated to Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, a camp dedicated to help children and adults with disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education in a summer-time environment.

• Supported the Christian Appellation Project.

• Participated in the The New York Says Thank You Foundation, to transform the 9/11 Anniversary into a positive, hands-on platform for national volunteer service.

• Consistently donate to PolioPlus and the Gift of Life, programs created by Rotary International to immunize all the world’s children against polio and to provide life saving operations to children of third world countries, respectfully. 

• Regularly hold informative seminars open to the public, such as “How to Use Social Networking to Promote Your Business”; “How Secure is Your Home?”; and “Long Term Care and Estate Planning.”  These seminars make use of the expertise and business contacts of our individual members.

Interested? We meet every Tuesday (except the last Tues. of each month) at 7:15 pm at Prima Pasta, (161-50 Crossbay Blvd, Howard Beach).  For more info. or to donate, please stop by one of our meetings, or call (718) 845-1429.  We can also be found on Facebook.