Our Mission:

Established in 1953, the Burkittsville Ruritan Club is dedicated to promoting goodwill, fellowship, and community service. We welcome all people who want to better their community to join us in achieving this mission.

Schedule of Meetings:

The Burkittsville Ruritan Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month (excluding December) at 6:30 pm. 

​The Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Upcoming Events:

Country Butchering
The Burkittsville Ruritan Club will hold a country butchering from November 3 - 6, 2021. Volunteers are welcome to assist in cutting up hogs on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 beginning at 9:00 am and on Thursday, November 4, 2021 to cook, grind, season, and stuff sausage. Orders are due by Sunday, October 31, 2021 to Randy or Gary Huffer (301-371-7795) and may be picked up on Friday, November 5, 2021 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) or Saturday, November 6, 2021 (8:00 am - 12:00 pm). 

Click here to download a butchering order form: 

What is Ruritan?

Ruritan is a civic organization whose objectives include creating a greater understanding between rural and urban people on the problems of each as well as on their mutual problems and working with those agencies which serve the community and contribute directly to its progress.  It is similar to the service organizations of the cities but designed to meet the needs of rural people and rural communities.
     Ruritan was founded in 1928 in Holland, Virginia, where it has grown from the Tidewater area of Virginia to the foot hills of the Rockies:  from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and in doing so, has become the largest rural civic organization in America.