This year marks the 20
th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Ellicottville. The club was chartered in 1999 with two original members, Greg Cappelli and Dave Blanchard, still active members today. The club is dedicated to the local community providing help and assistance to benefit all in Ellicottville. With Rotary’s two affiliates “The Foundation for Youth” and “Family Support for Ellicottville” Rotary drives many local projects and programs.
Rotary Club of Ellicottville Local Projects and Support include:
- Donations to the Ellicottville Food Bank
- Summer intern and educational reading program at the Ellicottville Library
- $50K donation to establish a youth center at the Ellicottville Library
- Robotic & Drones for technology education
- PC’s, IPADs and Charging stations for the Library
- EYWIC programs
- iPads for the ECS Pre-K classroom
- Microscopes for ECS
- Dinner for families during the COVID-19 Pandemic with the help of ECS
- Summer Tutoring Program at ECS
- Fully funded summer camp participation at Allegheny State Park
- Teen Slapshot Leadership Training Program.
- ECS and BOCES student scholarships for outstanding graduates
- Support many other ECS programs like ESPRA
- Ellicottville Fire Department Explorer Program
- Alley Katz village beautification projects
- Annual support for student school supplies
- Annual Kids Halloween Party
- Santa’s Workshop
- Rotary Auditorium at the New Town Center
- Picnic tables at the Village Park
In honor of our 20th anniversary, If you would like to contribute to help fund our local goals and commitments, you can simply go to our website at
www.ellicottvillerotary.com and go to the
Donate button at the top of the page. You can also like us on Facebook. In this year of special needs, donations would be greatly appreciated.
Rotary has two major fundraisers in support of these efforts: Tuscan Moon, held on the Saturday of the weekend before Labor Day weekend. This is a favorite “social event” held outdoors at the Holiday Valley Resort with cuisine from local restaurants and lively entertainment, along with silent and live auctions. The other is Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas, held the first Friday in December and named after a beloved friend of Rotary who parted this world too early. This is an evening spent with donated pies in wood crafted pie boxes auctioned in a festive Holiday environment. We are very thankful for the generosity of our local restaurants, businesses, and individuals, without whom it would be impossible to hold these fundraisers.
Rotary is there when families or students have special needs such as eyeglasses, hearing aids, clothing, or a ride for medical care. Additionally, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are provided to those in need. We could not do all of this without our Friends of Rotary who are non-member volunteers who provide help at various fundraising and other events. We are equally blessed and thankful for the individuals, businesses, and restaurants whose support and contributions provide the necessary fuel to keep our projects alive.
