The Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club was 20 members strong when it was chartered on January 19, 1923. Willis H. Folsom was the club’s first President. He began the club after attempting to join the Portland Rotary Club and being told that it would be better to start a club in his own hometown. After eight years in various locations, the club settled in The Sanford Town Club, in 1931. Throughout its history, Sanford Springvale Rotary has put youth at the heart of its fund-raising mission. Today, we have raised more than $200,000 as in investment for scholarships that are given annually to students from Sanford High, Massabesic High and the Sanford Vocational Center who are moving on to higher learning. The club also sponsors Project Graduation and has a relationship with Vocational Center students, whom we honor as Students of the Quarter. We sponsor many youth-related activities throughout town. Rotary mission of “Service Above Self.”