Grinnell Rotary Projects

Posted by Frank Shults

Grinnell Rotary takes the concept of being a Service Club very seriously. These are some of the outstanding services within the Grinnell Community provided over the last few years-

Christmas bell ringing for the Salvation Army has become an annual project.

Annually running concessions for the Grinnell Tiger Athletic Boosters

Purchasing beds for the Grinnell Volunteer Firefighters

Participating in the Homecoming and July 4th parades

Helping pay for ball diamonds at Ahrens Park

Purchasing 10 uniforms for the Grinnell High School Band

Providing $15,000 worth of equipment to the Grinnell Regional Medical Center Labs

Donating to the purchase of a ladder truck for the Grinnell Fire Department

Paying 6 months rent for the Grinnell Senior Center.

Adopting and improving Merrill City Park

Providing a semi-annual fund raising show to provide funds for community needs

Giving four scholarships annually to local high school students

Buying prairie grasses to establish a prairie at Central Iowa Christian School

Building a shed in Merrill Park for the City of Grinnell

Providing significant funding for the Drake Community Library

Providing yummy, delicious smelling, scrumdilicious tasting chicken to the community of Grinnell annually as out major fund raiser.

Purchasing instruments for middle school bands and vocal music.

Grinnell Rotary Club at Work

One example of community service was performed July 23, 2012, when members of the Grinnell Rotary Club went to the Grinnell Community Daycare and Preschool to assemble eight new cribs. Bill, Darwin, Doug, Lowell, Ted, Nancy, and Bruce all had a great time putting the cribs together. As parents were dropping off children, they made a point stop and thank us for all the help and support provided by Grinnell Rotary had provided to this project.