30+ Years of Service to Phoenix and the World

The Phoenix Arcadia Rotary Club is proud of our rich history of service to our community and the world. 

LOCAL SERVICE

Our club is actively involved in supporting youth and families across the greater Phoenix area through ongoing, hands-on service projects.

Today, our efforts focus on direct community impact. Including partnerships with local schools, nonprofit organizations, and families in need. From volunteering at Title I schools and food banks to adopting local foster families during the holidays, we aim to create meaningful, visible impact at the local level.

While our initiatives continue to evolve, our mission remains the same: to serve our community in ways that are personal, consistent, and impactful.

We are actively focused on supporting children, families, and underserved communities across Phoenix through hands-on service, local partnerships, and targeted fundraising.

What We’re Focused On Today

• Packing food for families in need at the St. Mary's Food Bank

• Volunteering for Creighton Family Resource Center

• Since 2022 we have been Supporting Title 1 schools through Literacy programs reaching 5 schools in 2025 a growth of 60% from both our annual Corn hole and Poker Tournaments

• Distributing books and resources to local Elementary schools to promote literacy and long term academic Success.

• Volunteering for Assistance League

• Annual Cornhole Tournament for United Way

• Annual Texas Hold’em 50/50 Poker Tournament

• Volunteering for The Delivering Dreams Of Arizona to help deliver new clothes and shoes to children in need often their first opportunity to shop for brand new Essentials.

• Funding scholarships to area students through the Rotary Vocational Fund of Arizona

• Annually sponsoring a foster family in need with wrapped presents over the holiday season

• Generating civic engagement through a hosted essay contest at local Elementary schools

These are just a sample of our local community projects, and we are actively adding more that match the charitable interests of our members. 

Making a Growing Impact:

Our work with local schools continues to expand. Through events like book distributions and student programs, we are building stronger relationships with schools across the Phoenix area and reaching more students each year.

How We Fund Our Impact:

Events like our Annual Cornhole Tournament and Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament help generate the funds needed to support our initiatives. These events also allow us to secure additional grants, expanding our ability to serve more children and families in need. Especially in the areas of literacy, support, and opportunity.

Past Initiative’s & Legacy Projects:

• Volunteering for Creighton Family Resource Center

• Collecting shoes and supplies for local Phoenix school children through our If the Shoe Fits Project ( from 2017-2020)

• Generating civic engagement through a hosted essay contest at local middle schools

• Hosting (from 2017-2020) our annual PARC Walk, held each spring at the Phoenix Zoo

Our projects continue to evolve based on where we can make the greatest impact. What remains constant is our commitment to:

Showing up. Giving back. Creating real, local impact.

🌎 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 🌍:

The Phoenix Arcadia Rotary Club has a long-standing commitment to international service and global impact. Through Rotary International’s global network and resources, our club has helped support meaningful projects in communities around the world.

Our Global Impact:

• Played a key role in the development of the Heather Kinross Rotary Village in Cuauneutla, Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico. Now home to approximately 100 houses, a school, and several local enterprises

• Helped secure and administer grants to provide medical equipment and supplies to the Hermosillo Children’s Hospital in Mexico

• Supported additional global grant efforts to deliver critical medical resources to hospitals in Nicaragua
  
  We were awarded and administered several large grants to supply medical equipment and supplies to the Hermosillo Children's Hospital in Mexico and several large grants to provide medical equipment and supplies to Nicaraguan Hospitals. 

Our Global Network:

As part of Rotary International, we’ve had the opportunity to connect with and host visitors from around the world, including:

Bolivia, Rwanda, Pakistan, India, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and Great Britain.

Our Approach:

While our primary focus today is local, hands-on impact in Phoenix, we remain proud to be part of a global network that allows us to contribute to projects that extend far beyond our community.

As part of Rotary International, a global network of 1.4 million members, our impact extends both locally and worldwide.