Leaders Making a Difference at Home & Abroad
With a great turnout of guests and perfect spring weather the 2025 Suds & Buds party was a huge success thanks to the volunteers, sponsors, vendors and musicians who made it possible. Proceeds from the party at Norfolk Botanical Garden will benefit the garden, the Rotary Club of Norfolk and the many charities it supports, and All District Reads -- the 2025 charitable partner. Special thanks go to lead sponsor TowneBank and supporting sponsor Virginia Natural Gas as well as Rotarian Jeff Ryder who chaired this annual event that is a partnership between the Rotary Club and the botanical garden. 
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Norfolk Rotary Charities, the charitable arm of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, awarded four grants in 2025 totaling $35,000. Recipients were:
- Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore to purchase food for the Jordan-Newby Library ($25,000)
- Crossroads Church to feed people experiencing homelessness ($4,000)
- Horizons Hampton Roads for its summer literacy program for public school student ($3,500)
- Virginia Stage Company to fund a. performance of a play focused on preventing suicide. ($2,500)
Please view this video for more information about the grant selection process:
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The Norfolk Academy Interact Club recently donated $500 to the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center in Virginia Beach. The Rotary Club of Norfolk sponsors the Interact Club, which raised funds for the non-profit helping people recover from homelessness and other life challenges. Pictured with Interact students on the right are Rotary club President Barbara Lipskis and Interact sponsor Rob Sult.
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