Our Club

History

The Red Lodge Rotary Club was chartered in 1938 with 18 members. Today, there are 45 members in our Club. Red Lodge is a small mountain community in south central Montana nestled at the base of the Beartooth Mountains. It is a gateway to the Beartooth All American Road, one of the most scenic drives in North America. It features breathtaking views of the Absaroka and Beartooth Mountains and open high alpine plateaus dotted with glacial lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.

Feel free to take a look at the webcams in and around Red Lodge.

Club meetings and events

Rotary Club of Red Lodge is a very active Club. Meetings are held at 12noon on Thursdays at the Bridge Creek Backcountry Kitchen and Wine Bar in Red Lodge. Speakers range from the superintendents of local schools to individuals running for public office to executive directors of local non-profit organizations. You may join us as a guest if you are accompanied by a Red Lodge Rotary Club member or if you are a member of another Rotary Club anywhere in the world.

Please see the Calendar for upcoming meetings and events.

Membership

What is Rotary all about? The Object of Rotary is to "Encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise." Rotary is a service organization. Since 1910, the Rotary Motto has been Service Above Self. You can learn more about Rotary and Service Above Self from Rotary Basics (pdf). Click here to download Adobe pdf reader.

If you are interested in attending a meeting, contact a Red Lodge Rotary member to serve as your host. For more information about joining the Rotary Club of Red Lodge, contact Gwenna Peters, Membership Chair at av8her@gmail.com

Avenues of Service

For years, Rotary's commitment to Service Above Self has been channeled through four avenues of service. Those avenues are: Community Service, Club Service, International Service and Vocational Service.

Community Service covers the projects and activities the Club undertakes to improve life in its community.

Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the Club.

International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.

Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.

A new service, Youth Service or Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, focuses on activities that support youth programs including involvement with local schools and post high school scholarships. For information, contact Kit Stewart at kristoferstewart@gmail.com.