The Rotaract Club of Birmingham celebrated 10 years of service to the community at its Decennial celebration March 15.
The black tie gala was held at the Regions Field banquet hall overlooking the Birmingham Barons’ home field.
More than 400 young professionals attended the event and raised more than $50,000 for the Rotaract Foundation, which supports the group’s service work.
Flow Tribe, a New Orleans-based rock band, provided musical entertainment.
Birmingham Mayor William Bell and other community leaders were in attendance to commemorate the work of Rotaract and its 260 members.
With the success of the club’s first signature service project, Ready 2 Read, as a platform, Rotaract launched a second signature service project. The Rotaract Club works with Better Basics, a nonprofit literacy organization, to help second-graders in Birmingham City schools.
The Decennial marked the public announcement of Ready 2 Succeed. Ready 2 Succeed will aim to increase the number of post-secondary scholarships and financial aid being applied for and awarded to students from Birmingham City schools.
Rotaract members will serve as mentors to rising juniors and seniors from Parker High School in the program’s pilot year.
Those attending the celebration included Henry Long, Alice Hawley, Kyle Church, Kelsey Welch, Brittany and Ralph Sanders, Miller and Josh Girvin, Nancy Goedecke, Charles A. Collat Sr., Starr Drum, David Drum, Jay Saxon and Anisa Xhaja.
