Above all RURITAN is Fellowship, Good Will and Community Service!

WHAT IS RURITAN?  Ruritan National has nearly 30,000 members throughout the United States, that work to improve more than 1,100 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. Nearly all clubs work locally with FFA, 4-H and other organizations serving youth. Nearly one in every three Ruritan clubs sponsors a Boy or Girl Scout unit.

Through all our business we never lose sight of our Ruritan Fellowship.  Ruritan is made up of GOOD PEOPLE HAVING A GOOD TIME DOING GOOD THINGS.  If this piques your interest, ask a Ruritan member, and visit our club on a first Tuesday for a meal and interesting program.  You might decide to stay!

2024 Officers & Directors

President:  Ron Schoenfeld

Vice President: 

Secretary:  Millard and Marty Thacker

Treasurer:  Anne Hedgepath

One Year Director:  Betsy Manring

Two Year Director:  Bubba McLain

Three Year Director:  Ray Yearwood

Past President:  Lennie Newton

Ruritan National President: Michael Morrison

RMD District  Governor:  William Robbie Causeway

Zone Governor: Ron Schoenfeld

COMMITTEES

Business and Professions 

Social Development, Citizenship & Patriotism 

Chair: Marty Thacker

Environment  & Building Rentals

Chair: Al Pastore

Public Service, Community Engagement & Youth

Chair: Lawrence Daye

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

BUILDING RENTALS:

Gordon “Bubba” McClain