La Crescent Rotary Club

La Crescent Rotary Club Serve to Change Lives The La Crescent Rotary was chartered in 1982 and the first year membership was 22 persons with Loren Mollett serving as president.

Since that time the club has grown to 30 members and has taken on many projects of a local and international nature. Locally: The La Crescent Rotary initiated a $100,000+ fundraising project in 2002 to provide handicapped accessible playground equipment for the new Old Hickory Park on the north side of La Crescent. The goal was achieved in 2008 with the completion of the project. The club also do

nated $5000 for a new Welcome to La Crescent sign that has been installed at the intersection at the traffic lights. In keeping with the Rotary International Motto of “Service above Self” Rotarians raise funds by participating in the Applefest Parade selling pop and peanuts to the viewers along the parade route. Rotarians team with the local National Honor Society to do highway clean up twice each year. The La Crescent Rotary supports the local food shelf and other pantries by participating in Rotary Lights during the holiday season. By helping with the set up of the Riverside Park and the collection of food, Rotary contributes to meeting the needs of many in the area. Internationally: La Crescent Rotary has had a long standing tradition of hosting high school students from all over the world so that they can learn about our traditions and customs. Over 25 students have been participated in this cultural exchange and there have been eight students sent overseas from the local high school. The tsunami of Southeast Asia led to the Rotary Clubs support of a family in need with the purchase of a new fishing boat. By working with other Rotary Clubs, the La Crescent Rotary raised several thousand dollars for the drilling of two wells in the poverty stricken country of Nicaragua. Additional funds were raised working with school children to help provide water filters for a village in rural Nicaragua. The Club has consistently supported Rotary International with $1000/year and Polio Plus for a similar sum. Polio Plus is working to meet the international goal of the eradication of polio through out the world. These contributions have allowed the club to name over 25 members as Paul Harris Fellows

Thompson Valley entertaining the cyclists at Vet’s Park! Love them!
08/15/2026

Thompson Valley entertaining the cyclists at Vet’s Park! Love them!

08/14/2026
What a fantastic fundraiser for The La Crescent Animal Rescue! A few of us from the Interact Club will be volunteering ...
08/14/2026

What a fantastic fundraiser for The La Crescent Animal Rescue! A few of us from the Interact Club will be volunteering at this event and hope to see you and your 4-legged family member there!!

It's not too late!
Register for our Paws at the Pool event this Sunday at the La Crescent Aquatic Center - we are sure to have a GREAT time! 🐾💦
An added bonus: Heather's In-Home Pet Services, LLC will be there from 5:30-6:30 providing nail trims for $10!
🎟️ https://givebutter.com/paws-at-the-pool-la-crescent-2026

LaCrescent was well represented at the annual Avenues of Service dinner last night. What an honor to be amongst all of t...
08/13/2026

LaCrescent was well represented at the annual Avenues of Service dinner last night. What an honor to be amongst all of the 9 area clubs that Unite For Good!
Congratulations, Dano, La Crescent’s Rotarian of the Year! and to the Caledonia/La Crescent Interact clubs for their Interact project award!

08/12/2026

What began as a community bike ride has grown into an annual tour drawing cyclists from across the tri-state area and beyond, while raising money for scholarships and Rotary projects

08/12/2026

IYKYK🤩🚴
See you this Saturday August 15th!
ABBT2026!

08/09/2026

Not able to join us but would like to be a part of the WHY? Go to www.appleblossomtour.org and click 'Donate'. Here is the WHY!

At today's meeting we had La Crescent community members, Mike and Colleen Hackworth present on Table of Nations, a non-p...
08/07/2026

At today's meeting we had La Crescent community members, Mike and Colleen Hackworth present on Table of Nations, a non-profit they recently started. Table of Nations exists to improve maternal healthcare by equipping and empowering Instructors to use life-saving ultrasound education in underserved regions by training healthcare workers and medical missionaries in practical ultrasound skills. Mike is able to instruct online once a week while Colleen is able to use her 30 years of working in ultrasound to do hands-on training. Visit www.tableofnations.org to find out more and see how you can support their mission and share their story!

08/04/2026

Another option for cycling!
Check out Drift Cycle bike share rental station located by the pedestrian bridge in La Crescent.
Don't have your own bike? Join the fun with a free ride from Drift Cycle! These bikes would be great for our 14 mi ride to Dakota or the Free 5 mile Family Ride!
Use Code: Benefit26
How to apply: In the app menu, select the "Promos" page and click the "Enter code" in the upper right hand corner to apply a promo code to your account. Then, when you start your ride, make sure the promo is selected under payments!

The Rotary Club of La Crescent is proud to be a part of the 20th National Night Out Tuesday, August 4th, presented by th...
08/01/2026

The Rotary Club of La Crescent is proud to be a part of the 20th National Night Out Tuesday, August 4th, presented by the La Crescent Police Department! This amazing event involves so many wonderful organizations and showcases the police department's partnerships with the entire community! Visit our booth to see what's happening in Rotary and enter into our drawing!

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La Crescent, MN
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