Welcome to Columbia Metro Rotary

Columbia Metro Rotary was founded on June 10, 1993. Since then, we have grown to nearly 100 members. We are an active group of professionals who proudly and consistently support local and global community projects. We meet each Wednesday at 12:00 noon at the Columbia Country Club. Learn more about Metro.

What's New

Speaker on Positive Peace

District 6080 will host Positive Peace Speaker Jim Roxio on April 26 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. To join the meeting, please click here. Meeting ID: 820 6430 6100 Passcode: 550744

Food Bank Volunteering Opportunity

Metro members will volunteer at the Food Bank (2101 Vandiver Drive) on May 6 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. We will provide a sign-up link very soon.

Weekly Meetings Update

Metro Rotary weekly meetings on the first and third Wednesdays (and fifth where applicable), will be held virtually only. The meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays, respectively, will be held in-person at the Columbia Country Club as well as…

President's Letter

Last month, we highlighted the efforts of Rotarians to provide clean water and sanitation to areas of the world lacking these basic necessities. In many of these same regions poor living conditions contribute to an alarming rate of mortality among newborns and birthing mothers.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 820 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Many times, this is due to the lack of training and lifesaving equipment which is so readily available in developed countries. Lack of proper sanitation is indeed another major cause of child mortality across the globe due to infectious diseases. Yet, even in the United States we see a need for improvement as we have the highest rate of maternal deaths among developed countries with a rate twice that of the next closest nation.

In the month of April dedicated to maternal and child health we reflect on the many efforts that Rotarians and Rotary International have been involved in to remedy this situation. Locally, the Rotary clubs in Columbia have supported projects such as sending a Vocational Training Team to the country of Georgia to provide supplies and training in emergency newborn care…simple procedures to save lives in a country with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. Find out more about what Rotarians are doing in this and other areas of service by joining a Rotary Action Group in My Rotary or exploring the Rotary Service Connections blog at https://rotaryserviceblog.org/.

President Tom

Columbia Metro Rotary Club

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Welcome to Columbia Metro Rotary

What's New

Speaker on Positive Peace

Food Bank Volunteering Opportunity

Weekly Meetings Update