Hartford Rotary Club Projects

Hartford Rotary in action supporting our community!

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Adobt-A-Highway

Rotarians are responsible for a two-mile section of Hwy 83 south of Hartford.

 

Music Scholarships

Each year we help send exceptional students to band, orchestra and vocal camps.

 

Badger Boys State & Badger Girls State

Sponsorship of both boy & girl chosen by their school to attend the annual event at Ripon College (boys) & University of Wisconsin (girls).  The weeklong event teaches government in action.

 

Polio Plus Program

Our club supports Rotary International, which has been working to eradicate polio worldwide.  This international effort is very near success with the goal set at year 2005.

 

Blood Drive

Rotarians support the HUHS Blood Drive and have helped sponsor the summer drive.

 

Rotary Walk at Central Middle School

Rotarians installed path markers and directional signs in and around the habitat area.

 

Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts

Financial support for area scouts.

 

RSVP Program

Rotarians serve as mentors for "at-risk" middle school students.  The club also supports this program on a financial level.

 

Group Study Exchange

Our Rotary District sponsors adult exchanges between countries.  Our club has sponsored & hosted foreign visiting business teams from all over the world.

 

Scholarships

The club awards annual, college and technical school scholarships.  Contributions to the (BEST) Better Education Scholarship Trust Foundation.

Hartford Christmas Committee

Financial encouragement.

 

Tree Planting in the Hartford Community

Rotarians assist HUHS students in planting trees as part of this annual project.

 

The Health Education Center

Financial assistance to local schools in order for third graders to attend this learning center located in Milwaukee.

 

Vision House

The Hartford Rotary Club & Hartford Union High School build a new home as a vocational experience for students.  Students are involved in building the home as well as designing, landscaping, decorating, selling, etc.  Profits from the sale of the home are used to finance next year's project and for student scholarships.
Click here for more background information.

 

Historic Ballroom Foundation

Financial support continues to assist in keeping this historic building in our community.  Rotarians also give of their time and talents.  See Chandelier Ballroom.

 

World Affairs Seminar

Students are sent to a week-long conference at Whitewater, Wisconsin where topics of international importance are studied in depth with participating students and leaders from around the world.

Honors Banquet

Each year Hartford Rotary and the AAUW honors the top ten students in each high school class at a banquet where certificates of accomplishment and other awards are presented.  Teacher of the Year awards are presented and Rotary/AAUW students of the month are honored.

 

Youth Exchange

A year long program to study abroad.  The Hartford Rotary Club is proud to provide this opportunity to our students and to those from foreign countries.  To view this years participants, click here.

Literacy Program

This supports increasing literacy through a program involving new parents.

 

Youth Football & Basketball

Financial support for the youth football and basketball programs in the Hartford area.
*These are just SOME of the various programs to which time and funds were donated this year.  Total Donations 2000-01 by the Hartford Rotary Club amounted to $28,815.

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Hartford Rotary Club, created 01/26/02, Updated May 19, 2007