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 July, August, and December) at 6:30 pm.
The Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
The Burkittsville Ruritan Club
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Upcoming Events:Community Halloween PartyThe Burkittsville Ruritan Club and Ladies Auxiliary will hold a Halloween Party for families trick-or-treating through Burkittsville on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Light freshments will be available and a costume judging contest with prizes will take place. The party will begin as trick-or-treating wraps up in Burkittsville at 7:00 pm (trick-or-treating will begin at 5:00 pm).
Country Butchering and BreakfastThe Burkittsville Ruritan Club will hold a Country Butchering during the first week of November. Volunteers are needed on Wednesday, November 4th and Thursday, November 5th to help prepare and fill orders. Orders must be submitted to Randy or Gary Huffer (301-371-7795) by October 31, 2026. Orders may be picked up at the Ruritan on Friday, November 6th (from 8am to 4pm) or Saturday, November 7th (from 8am to noon).
Click here to download a Butchering order form >> An all-you-can-eat Country Breakfast will be held at the Ruritan Club on Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 6am until 10am. Menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hominy, puddin, coffee, orange juice, milk, and water. Cost for the breakfast is $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. |
2026 Calendar of Events:
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August 28-29 - Brunswick FFA Community Show
September 12 - Platter Sale Fundraiser |
October 31 - Community Halloween Party
November 4-7 - Butchering & Breakfast |
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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. |
