Service: Community Services and Activities

The Starkville Rotary Club has a long history of support for youth programs and also provides assistance to many other organizations and programs dedicated to improving the quality of life in our community. The club currently assists the organizations listed below.

A major activity for 2008 is sponsorship of the Second Annual Rotary Classic PRCA rodeo at the Mississippi Horse Park in February. All proceeds of the rodeo after expenses will go to literacy promotion in Oktibbeha County.

Youth-Serving Organizations and Activities

• Boy Scout Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 14
• Pushmataha Area Boy Scout Council
• Starkville Baseball Association
• American Legion Boys State
• Excellence in Education Award
• Starkville Youth Soccer Organization
  
• Third Grade Dictionary Project
• Between the Lions Literacy Program with Child Care Centers
• Student/Teacher Recognition
• High School Mentor Scholarship
• Boys and Girls Club

Other Organizations and Activities

• Starkville/MSU Symphony Orchestra
• Habitat for Humanity
• Cotton District Arts Festival (SAAC)
• Starkville Christmas Parade
  
• Starkville/Oktibbeha Achieving Results
• Oktibbeha County Red Cross
• Claire’s Bears (cleft palate service)
• Starkville Community Theatre
• Starkville Humane Society
• Starkville Reads
• Ragtime Music Festival
• Heritage Museum