Fellowship, Goodwill and Community

Rougemont Ruritan - Rougemont, North Carolina

We serve, We care,
We work, We are
Ruritan!

Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service

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The Ruritan Organization

Ruritan National has nearly 32,000 members throughout the United States, that work to improve more than 1,200 local communities. Since the organization’s beginning in 1928, Ruritan Clubs have served America with Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service. Ruritan is a civic service organization made up of local clubs in urban areas, small towns and rural communities.

Ruritan's purpose is to create a better understanding among people and through volunteer community service, make America's communities better places in which to live and work. The slogan of Ruritan is "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service." Club membership represents a cross-section of the community in which the club serves, and is not restrictive with regard to occupation, social position, or any other specific criteria.

Unlike most civic service organizations, Ruritan rarely has national programs. Rather, each club surveys its own community as to the needs of that community and then works to meet some of those needs.

Rougemont Ruritan was chartered in 1950 and its first president was John Anderson - John is in his 90's and is still an active member today.

Our own Millard Thacker served as the 2002 RURITAN NATIONAL PRESIDENT (the only club member having served at the club, zone, district and Ruritan
National top leadership levels). Many of our members have served us throughout our 60 year history. Joe Haenn is our representive in our district at this time.

More about our clubs history will be added in the future.

For every $100 spent in
locally owned independent
stores, $68 returns to the
community through taxes,
payroll, and other expenditures!

When those dollars are
spent in national chains,
only $43 stays here.