Williamsburg WV Ruritans
Calendar and Events
- December 9, 2024 - Monday 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Williamsburg Ruritans Meeting
Activities
Williamsburg Ruritan Club College Schlorship Awards for 2021
with three recipients. Pictured left to right: Augusta Judy, Lauren Quick; and Caleb Thomas. Augusta will be attending Concord College; Lauren will be attending WVU, and Caleb will be attending Bluefield State. Jack Goodman, President presented the awards. The three have been entered as new members of the Ruritan Club with the first year of membership paid for by the club.
The Williamsburg Ruritan Club Awards Golden Membership Key to Margaret Crookshanks.
The key is awarded to members who bring in two or more members into the club. Additionally, the Ruritan National Headquarters holds a drawing of new member names each quarter and awards a $100.00 prize to the sponsor of that new member. Pictured is Margaret Crookshanks receiving both awards from Jack Goodman, President of the Williamsburg Ruritan Club.
Ruritan Club Announces Gun Raffle Winners
The Williamsburg Ruritan Club held their 5th annual Grilled Pork Tenderloin Dinner Fundraiser on October 12th. Many thanks to all who turned out for the all-inclusive meal, and to the many volunteers who contributed desserts, cooked, served, and cleaned. The Club sold 280 of 300 available raffle tickets during the spring and summer months for winner’s choice of three quality prizes. The drawing was held at the end of the dinner with congratulations going to first place winner Charles Hamrick who chose the Remington Pistol, second place winner Ron Sigrist who chose the Smith & Wesson Revolver, and third place winner Danny Hammons who received the Bestguarder Night Vision Binoculars.
Williamsburg Ruritan Club Completes 28 Years Of Bi‑Annual Roadway Cleanups
These easy morning walks are spectacular, all gear provided. We encourage everyone in this area to consider joining us for community service with goodwill and good fellowship. Ask around at any Williamsburg event to find a Ruritan member to bring you to our next Ruritan meeting to check us out, 7 pm on 2nd Mondays.
Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service
Installing Playground Equipment
“… inspiration is for amateurs … the rest of us just show up and get to work.”
– Painter Chuck Close
Ruritans are dedicated to improving their communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Local clubs operate autonomously to identify the needs of their communities and work toward meeting some of those needs. Projects might include maintenance and improvement of community buildings, parks, playgrounds, roadways, and graveyards; support for other local service organizations such as 4H and Boy Scouts, leadership and support for community events to promote fellowship, health, skills, education, and economic opportunities; and much more, as guided by the vision and enthusiasm of local members.
Membership is a cross-section of our local community. New members are voted in by existing members, a friendly process that is not restrictive with regard to occupation, social position, or any other specific criteria.
If you would like to learn more about community concerns and join with your neighbors to make good things happen, please come to one of our meetings to get acquainted! We ask that you speak to an active Ruritan you may already know, or contact us through the form below, before attending so that we may properly greet you amid the hubbub proceeding meetings. We meet on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Williamsburg Community Building. A fellowship meal is served before starting the business meeting.
If you cannot commit to becoming a core member yet would like to show your support, please consider becoming an associate member! You will receive the quarterly newsletter and are always welcomed to participate as you are able.
“Ruritan” is a combination of the Latin words for open country “rural” and “town”. The first Ruritan Club was chartered May 21, 1928, in Holland, Virginia.
Objectives
1. To promote fellowship and goodwill among its members and the citizens in the community and to inspire each other to higher efforts.
2. To unify the efforts of individuals, organizations, and institutions in the community toward making it an ideal place in which to live.
3. To work with those agencies that serve the community and contribute directly to its progress.
4. To encourage and foster the ideal of service as the basis of all worthy enterprise.
5. To create greater understanding between rural and urban people about the problems of each as well as about their mutual problems by striving, where possible, to maintain both rural and urban representation in the club membership.
Executive Board 2017
Contact the Williamsburg WV Ruritans!
Read more about the Williamsburg WV Ruritans in the Lewisburg Mountain Messenger.
Neighboring Ruritan Clubs: Maxwelton WV Ruritans, Frankford WV Ruritans.
District and National: Lower WV Ruritan District 20, Ruritan National.