Lorna Cochrane

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Norfolk – a vibrant group of community leaders who enjoy being part of southeastern Virginia’s oldest and largest service club.

Our nearly 140 members come from throughout Hampton Roads and share a passion for community service and fellowship. We value always learning something new, having fun and working together to make our community and world better. If I can help connect you to Rotary International and our club please let me know.

Leaders Making a Difference at Home & Abroad

Meets three Tuesdays a month at 12:15 p.m. See Calendar for details.
Scope Arena Meeting Room

201 East Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
United States of America

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The Virginia Stage Company Contributes to Our Community

The Virginia Stage Company has been making Hampton Roads a better place to live for the past forty-one years. Their programming is developed to attain a broad audience appeal and get the patrons out of their comfort zone. Pictured above is Tom Quaintance, the producing artistic director, with president Lorna Cochrane.

Packing Weekend Meals for Children

Rotarians, Interact Club members, family and friends formed an efficient assembly line recently at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. They packed 1,560 meals for area students to take home on the weekends so they won't be hungry.

Michael Is a Winner

District Governor Clenise Platt congratulates Michael Desplaines for his award.

Michael Desplaines was recently named the Rotary District 7600 Alumni of the Year for 2019. Although Michael only became a Rotarian in 2014, his Rotary roots date to 1996. Back then he worked at a YMCA in Fall River, MA and was recruited to help with a Rotary program that brought children from Northern Ireland to the United States. Michael, executive director of Norfolk Botanical Garden, recalls "dragging the kids to lots of Rotary meetings: where he learned a lot about Rotary.

In 2000 while working for a YMCA in Cranston, R.I., Michael's Rotarian boss encouraged him to apply for a Rotary Group Study Exchange to India. He calls the one-month trip there "the experience of a lifetime -- one that changed my life because I saw all the good work Rotary does."

Shortly after moving to Hampton Roads, Michael was invited to join our club by Bill Eisenbeiss. In 2015 he joined the district's Rotary Alumni Association and was elected its president in 2018. Last summer, the association was honored at the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany as the Alumni Association of the Year. Michael currently is vice president of programs for our club.

Successful Foodbank Food Drive

On a beautiful fall day, Norfolk Rotarians raised $360.53 including $20 in coins and 188 pounds of food at the food drive for the Foodbank. The $360 raised will provide 2,160 meals. Pictured above are Steve Schultz. Lorna Cochrane, Sharon Laderberg and Diane Wallach.

The Thomas Jefferson Exhibit

Norfolk Rotarians and their friends enjoyed the Thomas Jefferson Architect exhibit at The Chrysler Museum. The exhibit was organized by the Chrysler Museum with help from the Palladio Museum in Italy. It focuses on the ideas, formation, and key moments of Thomas Jefferson who influenced the architectural profile of the United States in the 1700s.

No lunch meeting- Holiday Party at Night instead!

Dec 17, 2019

Holiday Party @ The Mambo Room

No Club Meeting

Dec 24, 2019

No Club Meeting

Dec 31, 2019

General Meeting

Jan 07, 2020