| Historical Highlights: |
Halloween Parade: longest running annual event (since 1953)
Pushmobile Derby: first event, 1952
Convalescent Home porch screened, 1975
Citizen of the Year award, begun in 1957 (now conducted by the Chamber of Commerce)
Lakefront bath house renovation
Wheel Park (for inline skates, skateboards and stunt bicycles), 1999
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| Interact Club: |
Hudson Interact, Hudson High School |
| Centennial Project: |
Build a shelter at the end of a causeway which reaches into the St. Croix river from Lakefront Park. The causeway is a scenic, popular walking and boating area. |
| Historical Highlights: |
Co-sponsor (with Hudson Daybreak Rotary club) a breakfast for senior honor students each May.
Conduct a âjob shadowingâ Career Exploration Day for high school students annually.
Recognition of an educator from the Hudson schools each month
Recognition of outstanding students each month
STRIVE program to provide mentoring and support for at-risk students. |
| Youth Exchange: |
The club attempts, with the Hudson Daybreak club, to sponsor at least one incoming and one outgoing student each year. The first outgoing students (in 1978-79) were Ann Mueller (to South Africa) and Jan Dommeyer (to Denmark). Tetsu Shikata (Japan) and Mag |
| Group Study Exchange: |
Many GSE teams have visited the club since its inception. Among these are teams from Brazil (1985), Chile (1996), India (1997), Bangladesh (1998) and Kenya (2000). |
| Ambassadorial/Peace Scholars: |
The ambassadorial scholar from Slovakia visited the club in 2001 |
| Historical Highlights: |
The club hosted the district convention in April, 1969
The club (with the Hudson Daybreak club) organizes an evening at the local minor league baseball park each summer.
A Golden Opportunity dinner is held in February each year (also in conjunction with the Hudson Daybreak club)
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| Foundation/Paul Harris Fellows: |
First Paul Harris Fellowship was awarded posthumously in honor of Harry J. Blakeman in 1977.
In 1978 a ten-year program was set up by which 20 Rotarians would become PHF members, two each year.
In 1996 the club began awarding PHF fellowships to hon |
| District/International Officers: |
None |
| Historical Highlights: |
The Hudson Rotary Club (also known as the Hudson Noon Club) split in 1991 with the formation of the Hudson Daybreak Club. Many of the activities of the Noon club are co-sponsored with the Daybreak Club. Also, the Noon club often supports the Daybreak Club |
