Community Organizations
The Rotary Club of Whitby is a local chapter of Rotary International, the global service organization of professionals committed to 'Service Above Self'. The club meets on Wednesdays at the Whitby Public Library, alternating 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. sessions in a hybrid in-person/Zoom format, with a social evening on 5th Wednesdays. Members run hands-on community projects including the Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup, Kids Against Hunger meal packing, Meals on Wheels volunteering, and an annual $1,500 bursary for Whitby and Brooklin graduating secondary students, alongside international service such as clean-water projects and hospital support in rural Zimbabwe through the club's charitable arm, the Neil Murkar Charitable Foundation.