Rotary is an international civic service organization founded in 1905 and composed of business and professional leaders that meet weekly in their  local community to:

• Encourage professional fellowship,
• Provide humanitarian services,
• Encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and
• Promote international peace and goodwill.

The primary motto of Rotary is “Service Above Self”.

Our local Bolivar club was chartered in February 1938 and is now part of a larger network of 34,282+ worldwide Rotary clubs with over 1.2 million members in over 200 countries.

Rotarians meet weekly, usually over lunch or breakfast, to socialize, hear interesting presentations, and to organize our local and international service goals.  Each Rotarian is welcome to attend the weekly meeting of any other Rotary club -- affording opportunity to expand relations and service to other communities and countries. Membership in Rotary is by invitation (through your acquaintance with our existing members.) If you are interested in finding out more about Rotary, please review the links on this page, or contact our club leadership.

Congratulations:  
                    2025 Civic Service Award recipient Steve Skopec!

The Rotary Club of Bolivar sponsor’s one of the area’s largest public celebrations July 4th on the Campus of Southwest Baptist University.The event begins late afternoon with a community picnic featuring food, entertainment, and fun provided by area charity groups, with special recognition of veterans, and culminating in a grand Fireworks extravaganza.

Click DONATE NOW at top of page to help fund the July 4th Celebration.
                         
The event is made possible only through generous contributions from individuals, businesses, and organizations. Donors are recognized in a two-page flyer handed out at SBU on the 4th, plus a full-page advertisement in the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, and recognized on the Bolivar Rotary website for a full year!  This event is an important fundraiser helping over 20 local charitable non-profits, as well as providing fitting community recognition of our Country’s independence. 

Please join us for our July 4th Celebration of Freedom.

Click Here for COF Mail-In Donation Form (PDF)

Click Here for non-profit's COF Vendor Booth Registration (PDF)

Click Here to See 2024 Celebration of Freedom Donors