Dinner and Comedy Show
$30-$60
What do we do with funds raised by Rotary Club events?
- Ribfest funds have allowed the Highland Rotary to provide over $250,000 in support to our community and internationally
- Food to local food pantries
- Assist families in need (heat, rent, food etc)
- Provide warm coats for children and adults
- Provided 20 aeds in our community (already saved one life at our meeting)
- Partially pave rail trail parking lot on New Paltz rd
- Built rotary pavilion at rail trail New Paltz road. Provide bathrooms and water
- Put exercise stations along rail trail
- Four $2,000 scholarships to Highland High school seniors each year
- Two $1,000 scholarships to ulster county Boces senior from highland each year
- Purchase books for an elementary school grade and middle school grade each year
- 5th and 6th grade essay contest
- Organize Highland elementary junior achievement program – now 25 classes over 500 students
- Host inbound rotary youth exchange students and sponsor outbound students
- Purchased cameras for all town of Lloyd police cars
- Participate with Lloyd police in after school athletic program
- Support rotary’s shelter box program each year
- Project in El Salvador supplying over 10,000 people with clean water
- Support Rotary International’s program to eradicate polio world wide
- Donate part of Ribfest profits to about 30 other local organizations who help us by volunteering at Ribfest allowing them to do good in their communities
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