The Dryden Rotary Club is involved in many annual community events and service projects in and around Dryden. These include fish fries, hazardous waste collection, beautification projects, scholarships, international literacy programs, and establishing legacy projects like a new track and field and skate park. The club raises funds through radio bingo, online auctions, and other activities to support these initiatives and grant money to local organizations through the Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation.
9. DRYDEN BLOOMS
SUMMER WEEDING PROGRAM
• EACH WEEKEND DURING JULY AND
AUGUST ROTARIANS WEED THE
PLANTERS ON KING STREET AND EARL
AVE IN DOWNTOWN DRYDEN.
10. HWY 17 SPRING CLEAN-UP
• EACH SPRING ABOUT 20 ROTARIANS MEET AT TWIN TOWERS TO CLEAN-UP HIGHWAY 17 FROM
AARON PROVINCIAL PARK WEST FOR 5 KM INTO TOWN
13. CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND
ADOPT-A-FAMILY GIFT DRIVE
• IN THE PERIOD BEFORE CHRISTMAS EACH MEMBER AGREES TO PROVIDE A GIFT FOR A CHILD.
AGE & GENDER, ARE DEFINED.
14. CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP
• EACH YEAR DRYDEN ROTARIANS SPEND A SATURDAY PICKING UP DISCARDED CHRISTMAS TREES AND
TAKE THEM TO THE DRYDEN LANDFILL
22. DRCF SERVICE ABOVE SELF SCHOLARSHIPS
HIGH SCHOOLS IN DRYDEN, RED LAKE, SIOUX LOOKOUT & IGNACE
Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation – Service above self
scholarships $500.00 Tracyn Lengyel
Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation – Service above self
scholarships $500.00 Ashley Klatt
Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation – Service above self
scholarships $500.00 Nathan Peters
Dryden Rotary Charity Foundation – Service above self
scholarships $500.00 Meg Langlais
Dryden Rotary Club Ambassador Award $1,000.00 Lindsay Coles
32. LEGACY EVENT
“SPARK” A NEW SENIOR’S COMPLEX
Five years later after many twists and turns
Construction began in the fall of 2019 with
competion scheduled for spring 2020.
36. DRYDEN ROTARY CHARITY FOUNDATION
• A SEPARATE ENTITY WHICH MEETS THREE TIMES A YEAR TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE DISPERSAL OF GRANTS TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FUNDS RAISED BY THE ROTARY RADIO BINGO AND BARTENDING .
37. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
COMPILATION OF SLIDES AND GRAPHICS: RTN. JOHN BORST
SOURCES:
• ROTARY CLUB OF DRYDEN WEBSITE
• DRYDEN OBSERVER WEBSITE
• ROTARY CLUB OF DRYDEN FACEBOOK SITE
• CKDR WEBSITE