The work of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody can be seen far outside the limits of the north DeKalb city.

Since the club’s formation in 1984, the Rotary Club of Dunwoody has worked to help the community and those in need through volunteering their cash and energy.

“I can’t think of a better place I can spend my time or money,” said Larry Hart, the club’s 2009-2010 president. “The things we do I couldn’t do as an individual.”

This spring the group has several initiatives to benefit the community.

In April, club members will visit Dresden Elementary School in Chamblee to discuss their careers and the importance of education to the students.

The Rotary Club of Dunwoody also is helping out with the upcoming Dunwoody Arts Festival, scheduled for May 8 and 9.

Hart said club members will be helping artists set up their booths and will clean up after the event.

“The Rotary Club is the center of the community and that’s what we are trying to be in Dunwoody,” said Rotary Club of Dunwoody president-elect Sidney Browning.

Browning takes the helm of the club when Hart’s term expires in June.

The club’s outreach into the community will continue on into the year, Browning said.

He said the Rotary Club is working to organize a charity 5K road race in conjunction with the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.

On the national and international scene, the Rotary Club of Dunwoody has been pivotal in helping those in need.

Last month, Hart said, the club raised about $12,000 for Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, a nonprofit that provides medical equipment to the handicapped across the nation.

When Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake in January, the club raised $6,500 to purchase emergency shelters for quake victims.

Dunwoody Rotarians also raised $3,500 to construct a well and water purification system in a Zambian village in Africa.

The club meets every Friday at 7:15 a.m. at the Ravinia Club at 2 Ravinia Drive, Suite 100, in Dunwoody.