Club Projects
Posted by Howard Earl
As time permits, the following will be linked to pages describing the respective event. Click on "More..." immediately below to view a list of the projecs Girdwood Rotary Club's projects.
Fundraising events since Girdwood Rotary was chartered.
- Photos taken at Rotary District Conference
- Bedding plant and hanging basket sales
- Football pool (for foundation)
- Goofy Golf
- Poker run - in winter
- Split the Pot
- T-shirt sales at district conference
- Halloween party
- Super Bowl party (for foundation)
- M/V Sikumi party
- Flea Market
- Forest Fair food booth
- Avalanche express
- Bird to Gird Bike Rally
- BierGarten
- It had to be done
- Mike Howerton Benefit 2005
- Forest Fair Parking
- Reggae Fest Parking
Projects list:
- International service worldwide projects
- Fiji
- South Africa
- Russia
- Africa – School project in The Gambia
- School project in Liberia
- Easter baskets
- Girdwood Health Fair
- Youth exchange students (last YE was 2006 - 2007)
- Girdwood Fine Arts Camp
- Other community and world projects by need
- Girdwood School nutrition (lunch / snack program)
- Skis collected for Magadon Rotary Club program
- Super Bowl Football Party Foundation Fundraising Party (game pool proceeds to Foundation)
- Rotary organizes, coordinates and provides personnel for Forest Fair Parking (annually in July – except July 2008 due to cancelation)
- Thanksgiving baskets (annually put together food baskets for needy families)
- Christmas child shoeboxes (annually)
- Christmas Angel tree for community (annually – community schools coordinates)
- Girdwood Health Fair (annually – sponsor and staffed Rotarians)
- Seward Highway cleanup (2 - 3 times each year)
- Girdwood School partnership
- 8th Grade Student of the Year Recognition Awards – sponsored and funded by Rotary
- Provide Judges for the Girdwood School Science Fair (annually)
- Organize / Coordinate Recycling partnership with Girdwood School, ASD & Local businesses (new program just beginning)
- Girdwood Playground maintenance and cleanup (2 – 3 times each year)
- Girdwood Post Office Community Bulletin Board (coordinated installation and provide ongoing maintenance)
- Girdwood Fine Arts Camp (annually)
- Provide support for Little Bears Day Care (support for supplies, etc)
- Challenge Alaska – support of handicap athletic programs (funds as needed/available for equipment)
- Telepalooza Fundraiser (annual event to raise funds for Forest Fair park pavillions)
- Sponsorship of local Athletes in National Programs
- Donation to Community Center toward Piano ($500)
- Provided Internet Calendar for Community Events (administered by Community Schools)