David H. Ponitz Honored with Lifetime Membership

President Linda Osterfeld presents Dr. David H. Ponitz with a plaque recognizing 50 years of dedicated service to the Club and the community.

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

Lisa Wagner honored by YWCA of Dayton as 2026 Women of Influence

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

Vanessa Ward from Omega Community Development Corporation address the Rotary Club of Dayton upon receiving a special $5,000 grant to combat youth violence.

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

The Rotary Club of Dayton partnered with the Kettering Rotary Club and Miami Conservancy District to clean up the Great Miami river.

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

Past District Governor Dottie Meade presented the Club Excellence Award to iPast President Randy Domigan, recognizing our club's achievement of District benchmarks and goals.

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

Graphic congratulating Rotarians Lisa Wagner, Jacquelyn Powell, and Jena Pado on being honored as Women Who Mean Business by the Dayton Business Journal.

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). […]