Rotary Completes Wind Phone at Hospice Huntsville

A volunteer project has installed an old-fashioned telephone on the grounds of Hospice Huntsville as a place for reflection and remembrance.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Philanthropy

A lone vintage-style wooden telephone stands at the edge of a quiet garden path among low shrubs and a bare tree. — Rotary People of Action Huntsville has completed a Wind Phone, an unconnected old-fashioned telephone, on the grounds of Hospice Huntsville as a place for reflection and remembrance. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Rotary People of Action Huntsville has completed a Wind Phone on the grounds of Hospice Huntsville, an old-fashioned telephone that is not connected to a telephone line. The project was led by Brittany Evans and supported by Hospice Huntsville, the Rotary Club of Huntsville and Rolston's Home Hardware.

Why it matters

The project was built as a practical, hands-on way for local Rotary members to support Hospice Huntsville. It adds a dedicated space in Huntsville where people can reflect, remember and feel connected to those they have lost.

No hard financial or operational figures were reported for the project. The source does not state the cost of materials, the volunteer hours contributed, or the expected number of visitors to the site.

The players

Rotary People of Action Huntsville

A local service group within the Rotary network that led the construction of the Wind Phone as a community project.

Hospice Huntsville

A local hospice organization that hosts the Wind Phone on its grounds and provided design ideas and plaquing for the installation.

Rolston's Home Building Centre

A local home improvement retailer that supplied materials and assistance for the Wind Phone project.

The details

Rotary People of Action Huntsville reached out to Hospice Huntsville to ask how its members could provide hands-on support, and Hospice Huntsville offered design ideas and plaquing for the installation. Members of Rotary People of Action Huntsville and the Rotary Club of Huntsville contributed time and skills, and Rolston's Home Building Centre supplied materials and assistance.

The Wind Phone concept originated in Japan in 2011 following the tsunami.
The completed Wind Phone project was reported in November 2026.

Philanthropy Landscape

The Huntsville Wind Phone adapts the Japanese Wind Phone, created after the 2011 tsunami, into a local memorial space for grief and remembrance. It shows how a single symbolic memorial design can be rebuilt by volunteer groups in new communities.

Residents of Huntsville now have a public place at Hospice Huntsville to sit quietly, reflect and remember people they have lost. The Wind Phone is open to anyone who wants to use it as part of their own grieving or remembrance.

The takeaway

Volunteer groups can offer lasting community value by contributing practical skills to local organizations like hospices. Projects built with donated time and materials can give residents a meaningful place for remembrance.