During the decades of the 1970s, 80s, and into the 90s, Bob Lindstrom, manager of the National 4-H Center, built a strong relationship with the local Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club. The local Rotary club contributed to Council's programs and occasionally held their meetings at the 4-H Center and both Rotary International and National 4-H Council benefitted.

4-H was always proud to have a visible presence on the local club's banner by way of an image of the National 4-H Center right along side the images of the National Institutes of Health and the National Naval Medical Center. In recent years the local club has provided some funding for the "National 4-H Center Student Forum." Rotary is one of the oldest, largest and most influential international service organizations in the world with 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries.