Remote Area Medical Clinic
Spring 2025
The Cookeville Rotary Club is proud to support the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic, held annually at Cookeville High School. As a key logistics partner, our club provides essential resources such as restrooms, bottled water, and assistance with trash collection to ensure the smooth operation of this large-scale community event. We are honored to have Dr. James Gray, a dedicated Rotary member, play a leading role in organizing the clinic and providing medical care. Through the collaborative efforts of our members and community partners, we help make vital healthcare services accessible to those in need.
Rotary Excellence in Teaching
Spring 2025
The Excellence in Teaching Essay Contest celebrates the dedication and passion of Putnam County educators. Teachers from across the district share their stories and insights through essays, which are anonymously reviewed by a panel of judges. The top three winners are honored with awards, including a cash prize, as a way to recognize their outstanding commitment to education and our community.
🏅 1st Place: Erika Clements (Prescott South Middle School)
🥈 2nd Place: Cindy Gray (Northeast Elementary School)
🥉 3rd Place: Mark Livesay (Upperman High School)
Cooking on the Square
Fall 2024
Our Rotary Club is proud to be one of the oldest cook teams supporting Cooking on the Square, a beloved community event that raises funds for Habitat for Humanity. Year after year, we come together to cook, serve, and help build affordable homes for families in our community.
Cookeville Rotary Club Supports Literacy Camp
Summer 2024
The Cookeville Rotary Club has partnered with Elinor Ross Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School to provide necessary meals to young learners. The six week camp is focused on literacy and cultural enrichment among children 1 - 5 years of age. The camp is free for children to participate for families who qualify for free or reduced lunch programs. Rotary’s contribution and focus was to assist the children through reading programs and funding the nutrition program which included two daily meals and snacks for each student for the duration of the camp.
Service Projects
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Rotary Soccer
The Rotary Soccer Tournament hosts over 60 youth teams in Fall and Spring soccer tournaments. Attracting thousands of parents and fans to enjoy and promote our local economy.
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Students of the Month
Inspiring the next generation is a priority for our Rotary Club. Every month Cookeville Noon Day Rotary honors high school level students from every school in Putnam County who have shown outstanding performance and scholastic achievement.
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RAM Clinic
Each year Cookeville Rotary provides support including free water and sanitary services in order to help host the Remote Area Medical Clinic (RAM Clinic). This enables thousands of people to gain access to much needed free health care services over utilizing volunteer medical professionals from across the nation.
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Excellence in Teaching
Our Educators have a great impact on our community. Once a year Cookeville Rotary hosts an Excellence in Teaching award event recognizing the ‘Rotary Teachers of the Year’. This includes honoring a teacher in each school as well as the top overall teachers county wide. Teacher’s essays are read and honored in a Rotary Program towards the end of the School Year.
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A Green Thumb
Each year Cookeville Noon Day Rotary volunteers manpower in an effort to plant hundreds of trees in our local area. This supports wetlands and drainage areas impacted by development in our local community.
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Rotary Cook Team
Noon Day Rotarians volunteer in force to cook on several occasions to support initiatives. The Rotary Pancake Breakfast is hosted in March each year. The Pancake Breakfast raises thousands in Rotary Scholarships for students to attend local Universities. The Rotary Cook Team also cooks for our local Habitat for Humanity Cooking on the Square fundraiser helping build local affordable homes for families in need.