Sunday March 25, 2012
You've heard of duck races, right?  Well, our club put a little spin on the traditional and developed a rubber fishy race.  In February, we begin to sell fish "adoptions" for $5 each.  Each adoption ticket has a number that corresponds with a numbered fish.  On race day, which is typically in March, we drop the little swimmers down the water slide at the Korte Recreation Center and the fish that crosses the finish line first wins $1,000 for its owner.  All proceeds from this event goes to specifically fund an international project each year.
Please see a Rotarian to buy your Fish Race Tickets today!

Our annual citrus sales has become a community tradition.
In addition to the general public, many area employers look forward to our sales season to purchase gifts for employees and clients.  We've even brought in the Silver Creek Rotary Club in Troy, Illinois to participate (we helped form that club in 2009).

It's pretty simple...we take pre-orders of bags and/or cases of tasty oranges and grapefruit and deliver those orders as the citrus arrives.  After the pre-sales, each of us does our best to sell additional citrus to our co-workers, family and friends.  And, nearly every year, you'll see Rotarians outside of Wal-mart, TruBuy and Rural King, making the fruit available to the public.

Our annual car raffle is by far the most profitable fundraiser for the club.  It began more than 20 years ago and has been growing strong ever since.  Here's how it works:  We sell ONLY 500 raffle tickets for $100 each.  The grand prize will has his/her choice of a NEW CAR or $20,000 CASH; second prize is $1,000 and third prize is $500.  We also offer an extra incentive for those that purchase tickets early.  We hold early bird drawing during the weeks running up to the big drawing (usually the first Tuesday in August).  Winners of the early bird drawings win their $100 back (although most of these winners opt to purchase another ticket!)  Proceeds from this event fund many local projects.

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact any member of the club listed on our Contact page.