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Ruritan, America's Leading Community Service Organization Mount Tabor Ruritan Club
is in service to the Blacksburg, Virginia and New
River Valley communities, for over 40 years.
Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service Since 1965.
Please join and work with us.
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Ruritan is a national organization dedicated to improving
communities and building a better America through Fellowship, Goodwill and Community
Service.
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Ruritan is a community service organization with the purpose of
creating a better understanding among people and, through volunteer
community service, make the local area a better place to live and
work. These community service projects are directed by community
service committees within each member club.
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Unlike most community service organizations, Ruritan rarely
has national programs. Rather, each club surveys the needs of its own community and then
works to meet some of those needs. Nearly all clubs work locally with
youth organizations
such as FFA,
4-H and
Boy Scouting. Many clubs provide and supervise community recreational
centers, sponsor little league and other athletic programs, sponsor
anti-litter campaigns, help the sick and needy and provide a wide range of other activities to help improve their
communities.
Ruritan Clubs work to improve their communities
through five Community Service Committees..
1. The committees meet to study the current and future needs of the
community as they relate to the purpose of the committee.
2. The committee will propose projects for the current year along with the
estimated cost of meeting these objectives.
3. Projects can be short or long range and do
not necessarily have to be completed in one year.
The changing needs of the community are determined by the club through
observation and periodic surveys. These needs determine which projects are adopted by the
committee and club members.
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Business and
Professions Committee
Purpose: To assist in providing and maintaining
economic stability and growth in production, commerce and services in the community. The
areas for consideration include:
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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Trades
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Professions
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Citizenship & Patriotism Committee
Purpose: To foster love of our country and pride in
being a citizen by promoting activities and philosophies which enable each of us to become
more aware of our unique rights and responsibilities which are ours because we are
Americans. The areas for consideration include:
Community Flag Display
Purpose: To improve the environment and conserve
natural resources in the community. The areas for consideration include:
Conservation of Wildlife
Soil and
Water Conservation
Rodent and Pest Control
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Public Services Committee
Purpose: Many services which are required by our
citizens must be provided by governmental, corporate, and volunteer agencies. This
committee must be aware of all public services available in the community, be concerned
with their efficient operation and justified expansion, and work toward the establishment
of additional services. The
areas for consideration include:
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Water, Electrical, Gas Supply
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Law Enforcement
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Fire and Rescue Squads
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Transportation Facilities
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Telephone and TV Cable
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Waste Disposal
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Buildings
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Social Development Committee
Purpose: Because human resources are its most valuable
assets, it is important that the community have facilities and services which will provide
for the well being and development of all people, with special concern for those with
unusual needs. Since the Ruritan club serves the entire community, it is in the unique
position to take the initiative in making these facilities and services available through
club projects and cooperative programs with other organizations and agencies. The areas
for consideration include:
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Youth
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Health
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The Disabled
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Senior Citizens
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Human Development
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Drug Abuse Prevention
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