Hastings Area Rotary Club

Hastings Area Rotary Club We are a community service organization that is part of Rotary International. We fund a variety of service projects in Hastings, MN and the surrounding area.

Rotary is an international service organization of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders and problem solvers working to make our communities and the world a better place. We’re a group of local professionals & residents that meet weekly to build a stronger Hastings community through the strong principles of Rotary International. Our diverse membership includes those from local businesses, govern

ment, education, healthcare, media and nonprofits among other organizations. A few of our other activities of significant local impact by the club include:

*Raised in excess of $500,000 to build this beautiful pavilion(pictured on our cover page) as the foundation to the Hastings riverfront redevelopment.

*Refurbished the Vermillion Falls river bridge and adopted the bike path system throughout Hastings and provides all of the signage.

*Provide high school seniors with awards for Student of the Month.

*Established and operates Hastings Rivertown Fishing. Each year this program takes hundreds of seniors, veterans and the disabled in our community out on the Saint Croix river for fishing and boating excursions.

*Hastings Area Rotary Club is an affiliate of Cycling Without Age, an international nonprofit organization based in Denmark. Cycling Without Age-Hastings Rotary promotes the dream of providing elderly citizens the opportunity to experience our City and trails from the seat of a tricycle, sharing their stories and feeling the wind in their hair.

*Helped Raise funds to build and dedicated the Flag Pole located at The Confluence.

*Coordinate and provide Volunteers for the Annual Rivertown Live Concert at the Rotary Pavilion

Linda Becker visited Rotary today with a presentation on her work in genealogy. Linda has done extensive research and pu...
09/03/2026

Linda Becker visited Rotary today with a presentation on her work in genealogy. Linda has done extensive research and published a large book on Bauer Family History. A special moment for her occurred when knocking on the door of a potential distant relative in Luxembourg. She was invited into the home and found a photo from the 1800’s on the wall that was also known to Linda! She posed for a photo today with cousins Greg Kasel and Craig Beissel. If you would like to learn more about genealogy research or want to find out what she knows about your family tree, contact Linda via email @ [email protected].

A group of Rotarians went on an evening cruise with the tritoon used by Hastings Rivertown Fishing. Captain Scott gave u...
08/29/2026

A group of Rotarians went on an evening cruise with the tritoon used by Hastings Rivertown Fishing. Captain Scott gave us a wonderful tour of Lake Saint Croix. The conversations were engaging and the weather couldn’t have been better! To learn more about this great program that serves the elderly and disabled in our community, visit https://hastingsmnrotary.com/rivertown-fishing-info.

Club member, Vicki Illa spoke about the new development for the Lewis house and survivor support center. She is very exc...
08/27/2026

Club member, Vicki Illa spoke about the new development for the Lewis house and survivor support center. She is very excited to announce that the project is Breaking ground next month!
Building safe futures for all.
Did you know 360 communities serves 3,000 adults and children per year on and off campus.
The new facility will offer 50 beds from the current 23 offering more space for more dignity.
Their mission statement is “Hope for tomorrow starts with a solid foundation of safety and stability today. We support safe and healthy homes, school success, and bright futures.”
To learn more or donate go to 360communities.org

08/26/2026
Bryant Ficek from   came to Rotary this morning to describe the planning and reconstruction process happening on US Hwy ...
08/20/2026

Bryant Ficek from came to Rotary this morning to describe the planning and reconstruction process happening on US Hwy 61. Community engagement has been vital in creating the final design. Work will be happening in 2028-29. The road will remain open during construction. For more information visit http://mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy61hastings/index.html.

Today our Rotary group hosted Jennifer Vieth, Executive Director of Carpenter Nature Center, for an overview of what’s h...
08/13/2026

Today our Rotary group hosted Jennifer Vieth, Executive Director of Carpenter Nature Center, for an overview of what’s happening there. For starters, two miles of paved walkways are being resurfaced for the first time in many years. These paths are open to the public and will be much more accessible for folks with disabilities when the resurfacing is complete. She also talked about the work being done on bird migration tracking and bird rehabilitation. An Eastern Screech Owl from the center came as Jen’s guest, too! Volunteers are always needed for the myriad of projects and activities at Carpenter Nature Center. Thanks for sharing so much about this fine asset to our community, Jen!

Ryan Stempkski, Public Works Director for the City of Hastings Government, visited our club to share what’s happening wi...
08/10/2026

Ryan Stempkski, Public Works Director for the City of Hastings Government, visited our club to share what’s happening with PFAS mitigation in the water supply. Ryan explained the filtration and funding strategies being used to make well water safer for Hastings residents. It’s nice to learn that this important issue is being handled by a very competent professional. Thanks for coming to be with us, Ryan!

We had a very special meeting this morning recognizing the work and collaboration of the High school’s Pathways program ...
07/30/2026

We had a very special meeting this morning recognizing the work and collaboration of the High school’s Pathways program and the development of the shed to house our trishaws.
This project touches all generations from the students who helped construct the shed to our seniors who enjoy the wind blowing through their hair.
This project also built countless connections between business’s, students and community.
Our Paul Harris fellowship honorees are:
Chris Moore
Eric Dietz
Tammy Champa
Kristine Wehrkamp Herman
Scott Doran.

We also want to give special thank you to Jeff Carlson, Our idea man and also Greg and Janet Stotko who really supported the entire project inside and out. Also to Don Bettis our resident mechanic and grounds keeper.

Today Hastings Area Rotary Club welcomed Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library to our weekly meeting. Theresa Auge presen...
07/23/2026

Today Hastings Area Rotary Club welcomed Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library to our weekly meeting. Theresa Auge presented the mission of the group. Their outreach includes a used book sale, and numerous programs for teens, children, and adults. Jill Bambanek, library director, also attended. Donate or purchase at their next used book sale coming November 6-9, 2026. Anyone is welcome to be a member, too! [email protected]
Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library

July marks a change in leadership in Rotary.  Thank you Linden Pfeiffer for a Presidency well done. Collin Scully is com...
07/22/2026

July marks a change in leadership in Rotary.
Thank you Linden Pfeiffer for a Presidency well done.
Collin Scully is coming in with big plans and good attitude.

Join us this Thursday to hear about “The friends of the library”!
730am at the 2nd Street Depot

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PO Box 609
Hastings, MN
55033

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