 Welcome to the Holland Ruritan Club
Suffolk, Virginia
We are America's First Ruritan Club!
Holland is the first, and of course the finest of a large group of rural community service organizations which grew to become Ruritan National -- America's Leading Community Service Organization
Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service Since 1928
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 Founders Day 2008 is fast approaching, and the Holland Club is once again proud to welcome all Ruritans to the town where it all started!
This year we will be hosting the third annual Ruritan Barbeque Cookoff! Last year's event was a huge success, and we want even MORE Ruritan Clubs to participate this year! Help us to celebrate Ruritan's 80th Birthday by doing one of the things that Ruritans do best... Cooking BBQ!! If your club is interested in participating, please see the other news items for further information!
The Holland District Founders Day Golf Tournament will be taking place on Friday, May 16, 2008. You can get more information on the Tournament by visiting the Holland District Website at http://www.hollanddistrictruritans.org/
The annual parade, Founders Day events and BBQ Competition will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008. If you would be interested in participating, please fill out the Parade Application Form and return it as soon as possible, or for more information please contact us by visiting the Parade Inquiry page located here.
The day's festivities will take place in downtown Holland, Virginia at the Ruritan National Monument - the Town of Holland is located at the Intersection of Ruritan Blvd and Holland Road in Suffolk, VA. Events begin at approximately 9:45 AM.
Directions to Holland, Virginia are available on the following websites:
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Please note that due to publication deadlines, no further submissions or ads for the Founders Day Program can be accepted.
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 For the last two years, we've hosted the Annual Founders Day BBQ Cookoff - and it has turned into a tremendous success... so we're going for it again! The finest cooks in all of Ruritan Land are invited once again to the THIRD ANNUAL Ruritan BBQ Cook-off to be held in conjunction with the Ruritan Founders Day festivities on May 17, 2008.
This year we have simplified the competition and will be focusing only on Boston Butts (Pork BBQ). Trophies and special awards will be presented – plus the bragging rights of being the BEST RURITAN COOKS in America.
The competition is for Ruritan Clubs and Organizations Only and the number of entries is limited. Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Reserve a space now for your club to show off their barbecuing skills – don’t lose out on the competition!
TICKETS for the event may be ordered by mail using the form below for $8 each. Tickets will be available at the gate for $10 per person, but are limited, so order your tickets soon!
There is a $50 entry fee per team, and all meat is provided by the Holland Club.
If your club is interested in participating, please fill out the application below and return it as soon as possible. If you need further information on the event, or for a copy of the full rules, please email Joe Simmons at
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or use the "Contact Us" link.
BBQ Cookoff Enrollment Application - (pdf)
BBQ Competition Ticket Order Form - (pdf)
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Founders Day Events Schedule |
2008 Founders Day Events
Roads Closed from 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Parade Units must Report for Sign-In by 10:15 AM
Sign-In Location: Corner of E. Glen Haven Drive and Holland Road
BBQ COOK-OFF on Field Three/Entrance Gate by Play Park (Ticket Required for Entrance)
List of Events
10:30AM (Roads Close @10:15)
Ruritan Founders Day 80th Celebration Ceremony
11:00AM
PARADE Proceedings Begin
(Begins E Glen Haven Drive & Dutch Rd to Ruritan Blvd & Windmill Road)
12:00PM (Ticket Holders Only)
3RD Annual Ruritan BBQ Cook-Off
Get your Sampler Ticket $10 At the Gate
All Day: Coast-2-Coast Entertainment: Wayne Cooke
Main Stage Events
12:00PM (Ticket Holders Only)
Vocalists: Brad Street
2:30PM (Open to All)
Suffolk Peanut City Cloggers
6:30PM (Open to All)
Vocalists: Ricky Casper, Tiffany Jones, Teresa Morris, Andy Morris
8:00PM (Open to All)
Fireworks
Come out and bring your lawn chairs, enjoy the sights, sounds and Good Fellowship
Vendor Booths
Chuckatuck Ruritan Club-District 5 US Power Squadron Safe Boating Trailer
Close To My Heart-Scrapbooking/Stamping Supplies/Kristi Greenstein
Design By Peachy/Custom made Jewelry/Quilted Purses/Dish Soap Covers
Embroidery ETC LLC/Jennifer Groves
Hand made Bags-Purses/Student Ambassador Rebecca Warren
H.E.A.R.T. of Suffolk
Holland Athletic Association - Concessions
"Hunters For The Hungry/Hunters Who Care, Inc: Clothing, Raffle, etc."
Just For The Health of It Massage Therapy & Bodyworks
Longaberger Baskets/Jen March Consultant
Longaberger Baskets/Holly Boyce Consultant
Phil Ferguson-Commonwealth's Attorney Public Safety
Rudy Bear Den-Rudy Bears-T-Shirts-Stamps
Smocked Baby Clothes/Hope Eure
Suffolk Humane Society
The Pampered Chef/Karen Bazemore
The Plant Peddler/Unique Flower-Herb-Vegetable Plants/Hanging Baskets/Containers/Gifts/etc
The Rack Pack - Relay For Life
Virginia Soaps & Scents/Roy & Richelle Spargur
William E Wood & Associates: Real Estate
Wood Crafts, Painted Rocks/Debbie Lacy
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Cooperative Living Article |
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 The Holland Ruritan Club's 80th Birthday and the upcoming Founders Day celebrations have been featured prominently in an article in the latest edition of Cooperative Living, the magazine distributed to the tens of thousands of Rural Electrical Cooperative customers around the country.
A reprint of the article is available in PDF format here: Cooperative Living - Holland Club Article
Many thanks to Becky Potter and Bill Sherrod at Cooperative Living for graciously allowing us to repost this article.
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