John Montgomery Memorial Rotary Citrus Drive
Our club's annual Rotary Citrus Campaign is a major fundraiser supporting charitable grants made by the Springfield Rotary Foundation. Our 2022 Citrus Campaign is again dedicated to the memory of John Montgomery who was a member of our club for 53 years before his untimely passing in 2009.
You can order healthful oranges and grapefruit for family and friends and can also designate a gift of oranges to the Central Illinois Food Bank.
Fruit can be purchased through a member of the Rotary Club of Springfield, by phone, email, mail, or online.
Methods of payment are listed below:
- Phone Purchase: Call William L. Smith at 217-303-9896
- Email Purchase: Email William L. Smith at smithveld@comcast.net
- Online Purchase: Please follow this link to make your online order.
- Mail Purchase: Checks payable to Springfield Rotary Foundation, c/o William L. Smith, 800 Wythe Road, Springfield, IL 62702.
The ordering deadline is Monday, November 14.
Citrus Pickup/Delivery Dates: Friday, December 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Underfanger Mayflower Warehouse, 3601 Mayflower Boulevard, Springfield, IL.
If you have any issues please contact William L. Smith at: smithveld@comcast.net
Ordering Options
- 20 Lb. cases of Oranges, Grapefruits, or mixed fruit are $30 per case.
- 40 Lb. cases of Oranges, Grapefruits, or mixed fruit are $50 per case.
Gift orders/donations of oranges to the Central Illinois Food Bank or Food Pantries may be of either size.
We obtain fresh-picked Seedless Navel Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit from the Indian River Groves in central Florida and bring them to you for the Holiday Season. These Grade A Oranges and Grapefruit are a favorite for gifts to friends, employees, and business associates.
Over $1.3 million in grants have been provided to local charities through this annual event.
100% of the net proceeds are returned to the local and global community to make the world a better place. The fundraiser allows for Rotary to continue live in its Four-Way Test by doing service that is TRUE, FAIR, GOODWILLED, AND BENEFICIAL for the local and global community. Secondly, the benefits of purchasing fruit allows for Rotary to continue to contribute in a meaningful way with their ongoing partnership with the Central Illinois Food Bank.
