In the past ten year period the Waunakee Rotary Club has proudly raised and donated in excess of $ 250,000 dollars for various projects or organizations. Listed below is a partial list of some of the major past and ongoing Waunakee Rotary Club donations, accomplishments, fund raisers, and projects.

* designates donations, fund raisers, or projects which are annual or ongoing

MAJOR CLUB DONATIONS & PROJECTS:

* Waunakee High School scholarships- currently four $1,500 dollar scholarships per year
* Waunakee High School Post Prom Party
* Special Olympics program
* Rotary International Foundation
* Rotary International Polio Plus program
* Red Cross
* Support Waunakee Community Foundation ... with Octoberfest earnings
* Began Support for Waunakee Neighborhood Connections Program
* Every Rotarian- Every Year District Donations ($ 100 per member per year)
* Special Olympics donation and support
- Waunakee Depot Clock Tower & Lighted Flag Pole  (2002)
- Donated defibulators to Waunakee Senior Center & Waunakee Community Center
- Built and donated a new steel bridge for the Waunakee Conservance Park (2007)
* Built and donated a new steel bridge and walking trails to new Waunakee Rotary Walking Park
* Built, landscaped, and maintain Rotary Plaza on Waunakee Municipal Center grounds (2005)
- Donated park benches, clock tower, and auto watering system to Waunakee Rotary Plaza
- Town of Vienna Lighted Flag Pole (2001)
- Waunakee Main Street Flower Pots & Banners
- Casa Hogar Jaun Pablo II Orphanage
- Governor Nelson State Park Handicap Assessable Play Ground Equipment
- Waunakee Fire District Equipment Fund
- Waunakee Area Emergency Medical Services Equipment Fund
- Rotary Guatemalla & Honduras International Projects
- Waunakee Area ED Foundation
- District 6250 Sir Lanka Bridge Project
- Waunakee Senior Center
- Waunakee Area Food Pantry
- Micro Lending program in Nigeria (2007)
- Third world eye clinic donation (2007)
- Donated goats for a project in Pakistan (2008)
- Guatemala well building project funding (2006)
- Donated cost of Big Brothers & Big Sister match (2006)
- Sent teams to Haiti (at members own expense) to fund & build two houses (2006 & 2007)
- Down Town Restoration & Improvements Community Survey (1974)
* Christmas Caroling at the Senior & Community Center (1976- 2008)
- Hosted Rotary District 6250 Bowling Tournament (1978)
- Clean-up of "Six Mile Creek" through Village
* Christmas "Santa at the Depot" Children's Program (1979- 2007)
- Donated & Planted Trees on Main Street in Waunakee (1980)
- Sent Large Delegation To Rotary International Convention in Chicago (1981 & 2006)
- Began increased International Rotary Awareness/ Donations/ & Guest Exchanges (1982)
* Began "Thanksgiving Breakfast" Event at the Waunakee Manor ( 1983 - 2008)
* Major Committment to Polio Plus/ International Polio Eradification (1984)
* Began Six Mile Creek Conservancy Park Project (1985 - 2007)
- Donated Six Mile Creek Park Flowers, Built Walking Trail, & Built Pond (1985)
* Began Waunakee Manior Seniors Picnic Program (1985)
- Began Community Park Band & Picnic Shelter Gazebo Building Project (1986)
- Community Park Gazebo Project Completed (1987)
- Club Foundation Started/ Scholarship number & Donation Amounts Increased (1988)
- Began Gazebo Restoration Project (1990)
- Completed Gazebo Restoration Project (1991)
- Began "save a tree" program (1996)
* School Supplies for International Donation Program (1997 - 2008)
- Began "Rotary Helping Kids" Outings Program (1997)
- Began "Restor the Depot" Project/ Donated Lighted Flag Pole & Flag (2000)
- Completed "Restor the Depot" Project/ Donated Clock Tower (2001)
- Donated and Placed Large Decorative Flower Pots & Banners on Main Street (2001)
- Began Collecting & Sending Used Sports Equipment to Central America (2001)
* Began a project to supply & Equip a Library at a Peru Orphanage (2002 - 2004)
- Donated a Lighted Flag Pole & Flag for the Town of Vienna Hall (2002)
* Book Fair Program to Collect and Ship Children's Book to Central America (2003- 2008)
- Club Member paid own expenses to Travel to Nigeria to Immunize for Polio (2003)
- Donated & Helped Install Handicap Assessable Playground Equip at Gov Nelson State Park (2004)
* Collected & Shipped semi-truck Loads of Medical Equip to Clinic in Hondouars (2004- 08)
- Members paid Own Expenses to Deliver Medical Equip & Volunteer at Clinic (2004- 2008)
* Host Rotary Exchange Student (2007 - 2008)
- Hosted Rotary Cultural Exchange for Russian Business Delegation (2002 - 2007)
- Member participated in Rotary Friendship Exchange Trip to Sweeden
- Funded & Donated $ 40,000 + Rotary Holiday Lights Community Display start-up expense
* Yearly set-up, maintenance, and tear down of Holiday Rotary Ligjhts Display

MAJOR YEARLY CLUB FUND RAISERS:

* Host Whitetail Unlimited Dinner Event
* Wauna-Fest Food Stand
- Super Bowl Sunday Party
* Club Golf Outing (Meadows of Six Mile Creek)
* Annual "Super Raffle" Ticket Sale
- Weekly Football Pool Fund Donation
* Club Meeting "Fines & Happy Bucks" Donations
* Community Holiday Rotary Lights Display
* Waunakee Service Club Community Wauktober Fest / Community Foundation
- Tree Sale Fund Raiser

 

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