LAKE WALES – Sara Irvine, was installed as the tenth President of The Rotary on The Ridge. Rotary on The Ridge was established in December 2016 and Irvine is a Charter member. Sara has previously served as The Ridge Vice President and Chair of the “Salute to Veterans” Pancake Breakfast.
Members and guest celebrated their achievements, installed officers for the coming year, and enjoyed a patriotic indoor picnic on June 9, 2025. Sara was also honored as Rotarian of the Year by The Ridge club.
She became a resident of Polk County, FL in 2013 when she began her 9 years of service to the town of Lake Hamilton as town clerk and later, as their first town administrator. She became part of the City of Lake Wales team in 2022, as the special projects administrator. Other civic organizations she has belonged to include 4-H, Jaycees, and Lake Hamilton Woman’s Club. For the past 10 years, she has served as the Quartermaster and Adjutant for the Florida VFW, District 4 and several terms as Quartermaster for VFW Post 4289 in Winter Haven.
Rotary members improve lives and bring positive, lasting change to communities around the world by promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, supporting education, saving mothers and children, growing local economies and protecting the environment. Rotary’s top priority is the global eradication of polio.
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