Welcome New Members
Welcome these new Rotarians! We are excited to welcome these new members to the Rotary Club of Dayton! We look forward to serving alongside you to make our community the best it can be. New members are automatically assigned to the Red Ribbon Committee, structured to provide them an opportunity to learn what it means […]
Rotarians Raise $151,000 for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Ohio First Lady Fran Dewine & her “boyfriend/escort “Mike” (her words) announced that Ohio’s 5 districts raised $151,000 in two months for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. District 6690 raised the most & our own District 6670 came in second place. On behalf of District Governor-Elect Chuck Shonkwiler and Dayton’s President-Elect, Kelly Lehman, a […]
Bill Nance Earns National Recognition
Rotarian Bill Nance recently earned national recognition in RadioInk Magazine‘s inaugural Christian Radio Champions list. Radio Ink Magazine has announced their inaugural Christian Radio Champions List. Due to the growing listenership and impact of the Christian radio market, officials with the trade magazine said they wanted to honor key industry leaders for their contributions. The […]
David H. Ponitz Honored with Lifetime Membership
The Rotary Club of Dayton honored Dr. David H. Ponitz with Lifetime Membership, honoring and recognizing his fifty years of dedicated service to the Club and our community. Dr. Ponitz dedicated his life to investing in our future through education. As President of Sinclair Community College, Dr. Ponitz made that institution the force that it […]
Wagner Honored by YWCA Dayton
Wagner Named One of 2026 Women of Influence Rotarian Lisa Wagner was recognized by the YWCA Dayton as one of their 2026 Women of Influence. YWCA Board Chair and fellow Rotarian Rachel Jessup presented the recognition, along with Rotarians Cathy Ponitz, Emily Broughton, and Cindy Garner. The 2026 Women of Influence recognition will take place […]
Rotary Club of Dayton Foundation Presents $10,000 in Special Grants
East End Community Services & Omega CDC Each Receive $5,000 The Rotary Club of Dayton Foundation awarded two $5,000 special grants yesterday to two incredible organizations doing purposeful, innovative work in our city. East End Community Services and Omega Community Development Corporation (Omega CDC) are doing vital work in our communities and we are proud […]
Rotary River Cleanup
Rotarians from Pittsburgh to Louisville Unite For Good to Clean Ohio River Watershed On Saturday, October 4, our Club partnered with the Kettering Rotary Club and the Miami Conservancy District to clean up the Great Miami riverbeds. With over thirty volunteers on hand, we hauled out bags upon bags of trash. This effort not only […]
Club Excellence Award
Rotary Club of Dayton Receives Club Excellence Award Past Rotary District 6670 Governor Dottie Meade joined us to present iPast President Randy Domigan a Club Excellence Award, recognizing our Club’s achievement of District goals in the 2024-2025 year. Under Randy’s leadership, our club met or exceeded all District benchmarks. We are proud of all the […]
Women Who Mean Business
Rotarians Recognized as Women Who Mean Business The Rotary Club of Dayton is proud to recognize three distinguished members recently honored as Women Who Mean Business by the Dayton Business Journal. Congratulations to Lisa Wagner (Levitt Pavilion Dayton), Jacquelyn Powell (recently retired from the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau), and Jena Pado (Dayton Children’s). […]
Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award
Linda Groover was recognized as Outstanding Volunteer of the Year! Thank you, Linda, for all your dedicated service to the Rotary Club of Dayton!