Projects
Boyce L. Ansley School
This Signature project began in 2023, so this is the third and final year of our partnership. The Ansley School is an elementary school serving the children and families of the unhoused. We have provided $25,000 per year in cash contributions as the school began. This year we have organized Halloween and Christmas for the children as well as a hands-on project to create toys for LifeLine shelter animals. We will continue our annual Easter Egg Hunt in Piedmont Park.
LifeLine Pawsitivity Partnership
The lifeline Animal Project is a community hero by reducing euthanasia and finding homes for dogs and cats and offering support for pet owners unable to provide adequate veterinary services and food for their pets. Our partnership with LifeLine included 7 key planned activities totaling 18 separate events that support and contribute to the success of LifeLine and service to our community. This effort included 79 volunteers from Buckhead Rotary and their guests, and over 25 volunteers from LifeLine, Open Hand, and Boyce Ansley School.
Recognizing First Responders
Buckhead Rotary, in collaboration with Livable Buckhead and The Buckhead Coalition, have worked together since 2019 to increase community awareness of—and gratitude for— the members of the Police and Fire Brigades in the greater metro Atlanta area. This effort was inspired by PP Elizabeth Gill whose daughter perished in a fire in spite of the gallant efforts of firefighters. Perhaps the most significant event we coordinate and oversee is the Holiday Ham Haul, during which 50 Rotary and other volunteers deliver 60 full holiday ham dinners to every Police Precinct and Fire Station in the city. Each year, around fifteen teams pick up dinners just before noon on Christmas Eve and deliver them to over 600 first responders, who describe the dinners as being totally unexpected and the highlight of their service during the holidays.
Signature Projects
Atlanta Area Boy Scouts - Eagle Badge Awards
The Rotary Club of Buckhead is proud to sponsor the Boy Scouts of America. For 22 years we have supported young men of the Atlanta Area Council, who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout by funding the cost of their Eagle Badges. In addition, we assist in the ceremony honoring these Eagle Scouts.
Atlanta Girl Scouts
Caring Hands
District Community Grant
Laws of Life Essay Contest
The Georgia Rotary Clubs Laws of Life Essay Contest challenges high school students to select a “law of life,” that focuses on an important character value, and to write an essay showing how that value applies to their lives. The contest encourages the development of good character and promotes advanced literacy skills in Georgia teenagers.
Public Safety
Atlanta Police Cookout
Annual Cookout honoring our local police officers in an effort to promote peace and shared fellowship.