| Historical Highlights: |
We have sponsored and run the River City Days Parade in Red Wing almost since the inception of the club.
2. We have adopted Red Wing Pottery Pond Park. We have funded and planted trees and shrubs, funded a restroom and picnic shelter. Annually we a fishing contest for the kidâs in the winter and summer. We conduct several park cleanup days during year.
2. We built a disc golf course in 1999 and now sponsor an annual disc golf tournament.
3. We sponsored a high school marching band competition in June for three years, but were unable to sponsor this past year (2004) simply due to lack of interest from schools.
4 Sponsored and run PAR (Polio Ainât Rid) golf tourney jointly with Lake City Rotary Club. Third annual just completed in 2004. Have raised $8,000 plus donated to Rotary Foundation to eradicate polio.
5. Adopted Pottery Pond, a city park with beautiful pond adjacent to Mississippi River. We have donated and planted trees, pruned and trimmed bushes and trees and made the park a better place.
6. Sponsored and conducted 2 Kids fishing contests per year jointly with the local radio station for 12 years. Contest is for all kids of the Red Wing area and held one in the winter and one in the summer.
7. Sponsored and conducted various community events including Donkey Basketball, Celebrity Basketball, and professional wrestling.
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| Interact Club: |
Red Wing High School Interact |
| Centennial Project: |
Joint project with the City of Red Wing to create a skate park and expand existing Pottery Pond Park. |
| Historical Highlights: |
Provide annual Service Above Self Award to a city or county employee who has practiced the Rotary motto âservice above selfâ
2. The club awards $3,000 in college scholarships every year, one of $2,000 to a high school senior and two of $500 to the local community college.
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| Youth Exchange: |
Youth inbound exchange nearly every year from 1986-2005 from Sweden, Spain, New Zealand,
Japan, Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Italy, Croatia, Thailand, Romania, Macedonia,
Argentina, Poland, Finland, and Bolivia. Youth exchange outbound |
| Group Study Exchange: |
In our inaugural year, we hosted a team from Australia (D9570), with whom a few members of our club
still keep in contact and were able to visit during the 2003 International Convention in Australia.
Lee Finholm was an alternate team leader and Elise |
| Ambassadorial/Peace Scholars: |
Coe Leta Finke, Ambassadorial Scholar to South Africa
(D9320) (Rhodes University â 1997-98)
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| Matching Club Project: |
A minibus and supply trailer for Grahamstown Hospice Society in
Grahamstown South Africa (D9320).
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| Historical Highlights: |
Annual social events: Valentines Luncheon, Charter Night, Steak Fry, and Holiday Party |
| Foundation/Paul Harris Fellows: |
Each year, we bestow two Paul Harris Fellowships on members of our club and one on a member of the community. |
| District/International Officers: |
Lee Finholm, DGE 2004-2005 |
| Rotary Awards: |
Red Wing Rotary has earned several Presidential Citations |
