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