The Rotary Club of Sweeny  was chartered on June 23, 1980. Our sponsoring club is the Rotary Club of Brazosport. The charter ceremony took place on July  18th, 1980. Governor Paul Jury, presented the charter to the first Sweeny Rotary Club president, Bill Donahoo, who was the Hospital Administrator at the time. Twenty men became the Charter Members of the Rotary Club of Sweeny. 

There have been many accomplishments reached by this club with a few notables:

1984 Buried a Time Capsule beside the Sweeny Community Center with a opening date in 2034

1993-1994 Club of The Year in District 5890, Donna Kessler, President

1999-2000 Most Improved Club in District 5890, Rhonda Kennedy President

Sponsored Sweeny Interact Club January 2000

Hosted first Rotary Youth Exchange Student from Venezuela

2001-2002 Hosted Second Rotary Youth Exchange Student from South Africa

2004-2005 Formed the Sweeny Rotary Centennial Foundation, a 501C3

2008-2009 Home of the District Governor, Rhonda Kennedy

2009-2010 Donated building to the Guerrero Mexico Clinic for eye exams, glasses, cataract surgery, dental procedures and cleft palate surgeries. 

The Rotary Club of Sweeny has had several different types of fundraiser to help with our many Community Services Projects and High School Scholarship program.  The fundraisers have been Fajita dinner fundraisers, brisket and rib fundraisers and various raffles, however the most unusual fundraiser was when the club raffled off a a little girl...yes a little girl... let us explain!

A newspaper article from 1984 revealed that Sheriff King received an anonymous call revealing this intended raffle.  He investigated and revealed that the little girls name was Connie Michelle. Connie was left on the doorstep of the Rotary Club President, Thomas Collier with a note asking the Rotary Club to find her a good home. Mr. Collier explained that Connie was just "a little doll", she smiled all the time and never cried.  Connie Michelle came with adoption papers from land of Calico.  Yes, Connie Michelle was a 1984 Cabbage Patch Kid.

We wish we knew where she was today!