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.

2. THE YEAR STARTS AND ENDS WITH A FISH FRY

3. HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY

4. DRYDEN PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST

5. ROYAL CONSERVATORY PIANO COMPETION

6. DRAGON BOAT RACES

7. WALLEYE MASTERS FISHING DERBY
BAR TENDERS

8. DRYDEN BLOOMS
ADOPT-A-PLANTER SALES

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

11. SUPPORT NEW EQUIPMENT AT HOSPITAL
ULTRA-SOUND, CAT-SCAN,

12. MEALS ON WHEELS WEEKEND DELIVERY

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

15. ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA)
FOUR STUDENTS

16. ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE-INCOMING

17. ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE-OUT GOING

18. MUNA PARTICIPATION
MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY

19. ADVENTURES IN AGRICULTURE

20. ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY

21. ADVENTURES IN HUMAN RIGHTS

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

23. RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
WITH HONOURARY PAUL HARRIS FELLOWSHIPS

24. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT-POLIO PLUS
Annual donation $2,000.00

25. INTERNATIONAL LITERACY
RIPPLE EFFECT -GUATEMALA

26. INTERNATIONAL LITERACY
AMAROK SOCIETY-’MOTHERS OF INTENTION’

27. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
SHELTER BOX

28. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

29. LEGACY EVENT
NEW TRACK AT DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Dryden Rotary contributed the equipment for the track
and field events.

30. LEGACY EVENT
ROTARY PARK SKATE BOARD FACILITY

31. LEGACY EVENT
DRYDEN SOCCER CLUB HOUSE

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.

33. LEGACY EVENT
DRYDEN ENTERTAINMENT SERIES: THE CENTRE
Major
Donor
&
Annual
Donation
To
DES
Series

34. FUNDRAISING PROJECT
DRYDEN ROTARY RADIO BINGO

35. FUNDRAISING PROJECT
DRYDEN ROTARY ON-LINE AUCTION
Average Funds Raised
$12,000.00

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