Our Club was founded on May 20, 1980, when a group of 8 original founding members decided to create an organization to provide service and commitment to our communities of Stow and Munroe Falls. The Club worked in the community to draw members from the local businesses and other corporate levels to grow to become a major force in the communities which it served.
Our Commitment to Rotary District 6630
With the recognition acceptance of women into Rotary in the 90's, our club was the home of the first female District Governor, Bonnie Housley, for District 6630. We have continued to provide leadership to the District with our current District Governor, Bob Oborn. The Club continues to provide support and energy to Rotary International. We have a very high level of contributions to the Rotary Foundation and a significant number of recognized Paul Harris Fellows and multi-year contributors.
What Sets Us Apart
The thing that sets our club apart from others is our members willingness to help where needed and roll up their sleeves to dive into our projects. They face challenges head on and work until complete. We support over 20 programs in our community and actively seek out new opportunities to serve.
How We Fund Projects
The fundraising efforts of the Club revolve around our annual golf outing in June and our reverse raffle/silent auction in October. Those events help to provide the majority of the operating funds for the Club. Also, there are The Ohio State football books that also help to provide a source of funds. New in 2026, we added a couple of advertising pages to the football books to allow local businesses and individuals to help spread the word about their endeavors and inform the community so that they can be served. We are always looking for new ways to financially support the Club so that we can better serve others.
Giving Back to Our Community
Our club does not have a single signature event that identifies us. We do however have multiple projects that engage the community such as our Holiday Helping Hands where we support children and family’s needs during the Christmas season. Through the schools, families with particular needs are identified and provided with gifts for the children and other items to provide a memorable experience for the entire family. We directly support between 12-16 families each year.
During May we have our Heroes Day celebration where we honor the military, fire, police and other first responders in our community with flowers and service to the many retired Heroes in our community. We touch over 200 individuals and their families with this project and engage with them whether in their homes or nursing care facilities in our community. Our goal is to provide recognition to those people who have helped shape our community and provide them with our appreciation for their service.
Another important project for our Club is supporting the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank. The idea of food insecurity is all too prevalent in our communities and we believe that our efforts and support are recognized as making a difference in the communities served by the food bank.
Our Service Projects Through The Years:
This is a sampling of the work that is done by our members and the level of the community that is touched.
Our goal is to identify areas within our community where our service above self can provide a meaningful impact on the lives of others and enhance their quality of life.
We value the service of others that has been provided to the community over the past years and want to continue that tradition to help to promote the sense of pride and community that we have as members.
- Stow Munroe Falls School District
- College/Technical Scholarships to Graduating Seniors
- Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs
- Teacher Supply Closet with "Stuff the Buss" campaigns
- Dictionary/Literacy Project to provide dictionaries to every 3rd grader in the schools
- Technology upgrades with iPads in the classrooms
- 4-Way Speech & Debate contest in the school
- Bicycle program at the elementary schools
- Rotary Interact Club at the High School (RYLA)
- Bulldog Bags - Collections and Bag Assembly & Delivery to students
- Akron Canton Regional Food Bank - Monthly service the second Wednesday with members
- Haven of Rest - Food/Coffee Drive donations
- Bunny Hop Trail - Easter event for 600+ children and families at a local city park
- Adopt a Spot - Plant and maintain flower bed at city hall in Stow
- Nursing Homes - Greeting cards for the residents
- Heroes Day - Purchase and deliver flowers to veterans and first responders in the cities
- Holiday Helping Hands - Purchase and deliver gifts to local families
Contact Us:
Mr. Robert Sweitzer, Club President
rsweitzer99@gmail.com
Our mailing address is
Rotary Club of Stow-Munroe Falls
PO Box 1352
Stow, OH 44224
Or, just find us with a quick Google search.
Our Weekly Meetings:
We welcome guests to our weekly breakfast meetings which are held the first 4 Wednesdays of the month at The Center, 4157 Hudson Drive, Stow, OH 44224.
Come early for breakfast at 7:15 am and enjoy the morning discussions and friendship of our members. We would like to meet new people and share our common goals.