Charitable Raffle
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2013 Chevy Mailbu
2013 Ford F150
We are holding our most exciting fund raiser so far. We are raffling off a chance to own a brand new 2013 Chevy Mailbu or Ford F150 or $15,000* cash! The money will allow us to fund even more community projects in the future.
State of Michigan Raffle License Number: C25935
* to receive $15,000 cash all 2500 tickets must be sold. If fewer than 2500 tickets are sold, the raffle will be a 50/50 drawing with a $5000 cash prize.
Speakers May/June
We have a new and interesting speaker each week at our Tuesday noon meeting. Please use the contact form on the Contact Us page to get more information.
Our May/June speaker schedule for the Tuesday noon meeting is as follows:
- Tuesday - May 21st - Obamacare - Rob Vermeer
- Tuesday - May 28th - Interact Presentation
- Tuesday - June 4th - Kathy Munger. Shawna Huls & Lynn Bowen - Hillview
- Tuesday - June 11th - Jerry Field - TOUCH Families - Non-profit organization
- Tuesday - June 18th - TBD
We are always busy trying to help however we can in the Rockford community. Some of our biggest fund raisers and events include:
- Reading Rocks in Rockford - held yearly in August and promotes literacy in our community
- Chicken BBQ - held each September at the same time as the Fall Festival and funds our World Community Service project.
- Fruit & Nut Sale - held each October/November to raise funds for smaller local projects.
- Duck Race - held each year at the start of summer celebration and used to fund summer reading scholarships.
- Charitable Raffle - new in 2012, we are raffling off a brand new car or truck or $15,000 cash! There will be 2500 tickets at $30/each or 4 tickets for $100. In addition to the grand prize, we will have monthly drawings for $200 cash for anyone who has purchased a ticket. Your ticket remains eligible each month even if you already won the previous month. Call a Rotarian today for more information!
- STRIVE - we run a program that pairs up high school students in need of a positive role model and mentors. The program also awards scholarship to students.
- World Community Service - Members of the club take yearly trips to the Dominican Republic to install water filters and volunteer to help those in need.
- Health Screening - each spring we hold a free health screening for the Rockford community. Physicians volunteer their time to provide free exams for people who do not have insurance. Club members organize and staff the clinic.
Read more about each of our projects on the pages listed under our Projects & Fund Raisers menu item. Stop by the Photo Gallery page to view pictures from the events.