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Organizations
Ruritan National
Tioughnioga Ruritan is a rural service organization designed to serve small communities. The National Ruritan was established May 21,1928 and has its headquarters at Ruritan Road, P.O. Box 487, Dublin, VA 24084 (540) 674-5431 Fax (540) 674-2304. website: http://www.ruritan.org
The Mission Statement
Ruritan is a national organization dedicated to improving communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill and community service. The national slogan is "Fellowship, Goodwill, and Community Service".Our local chapter was established September 14, 1971.
Monthly dinner meetings are held except during December and August.
Contact: Sam Roller, president at 852-1111
The members of the Tioughnioga Ruritan Club would like to thank the people of the communities that make up the area for their support of our fund raisers and community service projects. With your help, our chicken BBQ’s, annual July auction, and our annual May auto show, which also benefited the Firemen’s Auxiliary and various local businesses, raised funds($) that were returned to the community as donations and service projects.
Donations have included the Food Pantry, the American Legion, family emergency relief, startup costs for our community website, teddy bears to console children in emergencies, and the American Red Cross and Salvation Army for 911 relief, a rare occurrence where funds went outside the immediate communities. Donations benefiting DCS students included graduation cash awards, student loan fund, yearbook, student projects, Boys’ State attendees and marching band uniforms.
Service projects included Adopt a Highway, village flower boxes, post office bench, village flags and holiday celebrations, Fair baking contest, fairgrounds walking track lights, Red Cross blood drives, and the improved fairgrounds sound system. We can take pride in exceeding the quantities donated by much larger communities.