The Rotary Club of Lake Hickory
The Rotary Club of Lake Hickory
The Rotary Club of Lake Hickory is committed to the motto "Service Above Self" and strives to enrich our community by giving our time, talents and charitable gifts in the name of Rotary. The club has over 100 members that meet each Tuesday at Noon at Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory, North Carolina.

Working with youth is Rotary's long-term investment in the future of the community, the nation, and the world. The Rotary Club of Lake Hickory sponsors the Interact Club of St. Stephens High School. Students of the Month attend the Rotary Club program each month. The Rotary Club of Lake Hickory's chief philanthropic focus is youth scholarships. Since the first four scholarships were granted in 1986, the Rotary Club of Lake Hickory has awarded $217,900 to 69 students. High school scholarship recipients are chosen from applicants graduating from a high school in Catawba County, based on academic excellence, financial need, and each student's personal demonstration of the Rotary motto "Service Above Self." The club also donates $2,500 to "Project Potential," a program within the Hickory Public School System to foster the academic success of at-risk middle school age children.

Currently, the Rotary Club of Lake Hickory's major event is the Galaxy Shootout Soccer Tournament. This youth soccer event raises funds to award in scholarships and charitable gifts to local nonprofit agencies. The Galaxy Shootout is one of North Carolina's largest soccer tournaments with 1,800 participants. In 2003, the soccer tournament earned $44,302. In addition to scholarship funding, the Rotary Club of Lake Hickory donated $8,686.50 to nonprofit organizations in the community in 2003.

As well as supporting the children and agencies in Catawba County, the club reaches out to the International community. In 2003, the club exceeded our goal for donations to the Polio Plus campaign to eradicate polio worldwide. Rotary International recently approved our application for the exchange program in which three of our club members will travel to Nicaragua in 2004.

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