More than 100 students from Inverness Primary School swarmed Whispering Pines Park on Nov. 28 as part of the Rotary Club of Inverness' One Bag event, designed to teach local youngsters the value of conservation and recycling while having tons of fun!

Members of the Rotary Club of Inverness and their families rang in the holiday season over the Thanksgiving weekend by collecting donations for the Salvation Army outside of Publix in Inverness. For hours, these folks spread holiday cheers and helped raise needed funds to help others in Citrus County.

Members of our club joined volunteers from The Path in a demolition project on Nov. 18 in a storefront in Dunnellon, the future home of a renovated thrift store to help raise funds for the shelter.

The latest group of Students of the Month from Inverness Middle School and Citrus High School, filled our members with pride in their accomplishments during the Nov. 14 club meeting. Their good work left us inspired and hopeful for the future.

Surplus medical supplies collected by the community group RELIEF SHARE from doctors' offices and medical centers in Citrus County, all coordinated by our club's Megan Carella and packaged with the help of our Rotarians, have arrived in war-ravaged Kherson, Ukraine. It's another way Rotary's global reach is making a difference in lives.

Members of the Rotary Club of Inverness helped fellow Rotarians from the Kings Bay club keep the good times rolling at the 16th Annual Stone Crab Jam on Nov. 4. We were selling cold beer and our stand was near the live music, so we ours was a popular stop for the crowd.

Members of the Rotary Club of Inverness donned purple clothing at a recent meeting to mark World Polio Day, recognizing the enormous work Rotarians around the world have done to eradicate this disease.

Rotarians spent a recent morning at Whispering Pines Park teaching dozens of third-grade students from Pleasant Grove Elementary about conservation, recycling and other fun ways to appreciate and safeguard our world.

The Rotary Club of Inverness for many years has been honoring students of the month from Citrus High School and Inverness Middle School. We're so proud of these up-and-coming community leaders.

Our club members enjoy spending time with each other away from community service projects. Our social this month was an evening of duckpin bowling and games at the Inverness Depot cafe.

Members of the Rotary Club of Inverness clean the shoreline of Cooter Pond in Inverness as part of the annual Coastal Cleanup Day during Save Our Waters Week.

The Rotary Club of Inverness, in partnership with the City of Inverness, recently cut the ceremonial ribbon at the completion of the Phase 2 Project at Bryant Park in Inverness. This year’s upgrades included land preparation, installation of shaded picnic furnishings, BBQ grills and trash receptacles.

The Highland Craft Brew Festival, hosted by the Rotary Club of Inverness, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Rock Crusher Canyon in Lecanto. The event kicks off at 6pm and continues through 9pm. The Highland Craft Brew Festival features home brewers who compete in a People’s Choice competition, craft brewers from around the state and entertainment from popular Celtic rock band Off Kilter. New for 2019 is the addition of an Ultimate Highlander VIP scotch tasting.

July 2019 "5th Tuesday" social took us all to Lakeside Ranches for a great meal, camaraderie, and a serene setting. Thanks, John & Kaley Wirthlin for such great hospitality!