Elk River Rotary Accepting
Community Grant Requests
The Elk River Rotary is accepting written requests through Oct. 15, 2021 from and for local non-profit and eligible organizations with service projects that support Elk River community needs. Approved grants totaling $10,000, with individual approvals ranging from $250 to $1,500, will be announced by Nov. 30, 2021.
To apply for a grant complete the Charitable Donation Guidelines and Application prior to Oct. 15, 2021. All written requests must include a description of the value of the service the non-profit or eligible organization will provide to the Elk River community.
Examples of grants that may be approved including projects that promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene, protect the environment, support education, save mothers and children and grow the local economy. Elk River Rotary most recently approved 10 local grants.
Donation Criteria:
- Requests must be made in writing by October 15, 2021
- Charitable donations must be used for services/projects/events that benefit the communities served by the Elk River Rotary Club (generally zip code 55330)
- Please include a description of the value of the service the organization or project provides to the local community
- Financial requests over $1,000 must be sponsored or supported by a member of the Elk River Rotary Club
The Elk River Rotary Club does not generally support the following:
- Religious or Fraternal organizations
- Political organizations, campaigns or projects
- Memorial or endowments or multi-year pledges
- Fundraising efforts to benefit other organizations
- Organizations that discriminate based on race, creed, color, sex or national origin
The Elk River Rotary will evaluate requests as consistently and objectively as possible, consistently with the expressed priorities of the club.
The Rotary Club requests recognition through acknowledgement in writing to the club, and if possible through a verbal or print acknowledgement through the recipient organization.
For additional questions, call Deb Rydberg at 763-441-3110 or email to debbi@elkriverchamber.org
Page to end of the application to complete your request....
The Taste of Elk River is a community-based event hosted by the Elk River Rotary to bring local dollars to local nonprofits through an evening full of tasting a variety of wines, beer, and delicious local cuisine! Our Taste would not be a success without the support from area business sponsorships.
Your generous sponsorship support the Elk River Rotary's mission to inspire leaders with passion, serve humanity, strengthen youth for tomorrow's leadership, and enhance lives in the world.
This coming year, it is our goal to raise $40,000 to make an even bigger difference in the lives of Elk River citizens and families through healthy nonprofits; by helping them continue the important services they each provide through dollars raised by the Taste event.
This coming year, it is our goal to raise $40,000 to make an even bigger difference in the lives of Elk River citizens and families through healthy nonprofits: by helping them continue the important services they each provide through dollars raised by the TASTE event. The Signature Donation Recipient for 2021 is the CAER Food Shelf. In addition to helping families/individuals with food, CAER Food Shelf provides financial assistance to people experiencing housing instability and possible utility disconnection. Working one-on-one with the staff through an application process, CAER was able to help 16 households avoid homelessness and 19 households retain their utilities last year. With the continued economic impacts as the result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization is projecting an increase need for financial assistance to households in our community this year. With your help, CAER Food Shelf can continue to provide financial assistance and help families secure stable housing. "A family of 6 behind on several medical bills and the check they were sending in for rent was sure to bounce. We were able to pay the rent for this family and they could avoid returned check and late fees and get their medical bills paid!" Help us help CAER Food Shelf make a difference!
Signature Sponsor
Private Tasting Tent Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
BOB FM
Hudson Hardware of Zimmerman
Silver Sponsor
MidwestOne Bank
Edward Jones - Tove Lichty
Landform
The Bank of Elk River
Elk River Senior Living
American Family Insurance - Bonnie Koste Agency, Inc
Bronze Sponsor
Connexus Energy
Results Mortgage
Weber Interiors
Beehive Homes
Gateway Financial Strategies
Local Hero
Bell Mortgage
North Central Insurance
Elk River Printing
Additional Donations
John Lemm and Joseph Koltes (RE/MAX)
Questions please call: Dirk Barrett at 763-954-1471, Jeffrey LaBarre at 763-260-4127
Donations can be sent to Elk River Rotary, PO Box 8, Elk River, MN 55330
Initial Vendor Selections.... with more to follow
Mexican Moonshine “Cancion” with their tequila mixtures
Isanti Spirits – whiskey blends
Panther Distillery – whiskey blends
Aegir – craft beer
Lupulin – craft beer
Lift Bridge Brewery – craft beer
Founders Brewery – craft beer
Indeed Brewery – craft beer
Jack Pine Brewery – craft beer
Omni Brewing – craft beer
Spilled Grain Brewery – craft beer
Surly Brewery – craft beer
Kona Beer – craft beer
Little Round Still Distillery
Deschutes Brewery – craft beer
Non – alcoholic
1919 root beer, Buddy’s craft soda’s, Zoa energy drink, B10 Steel Hydration drinks
California cider co.
Press Seltzers
Canteen, Drinkworks, Sparkling Ice
Coborn's Liquor
POUR
Additional Vendors
Cub Foods , Olde Main Eatery, CHOW, Mama D's, Rockwoods, Pompeii Pizza, Coborns, Tipsi Chicken, Papa John's
SIGNATURE DONATION
CAER Food Shelf's mission is to fight hunger in the local communities it serves - Elk River, Otsego, and Zimmerman.
For more than 40 years, CAER has opened its doors to families and has reached deep into the community to provide healthy and nutritious food.
Rotary Club of Elk River
Your support makes it possible for students in Elk River area to receive a dictionary for their own personal use that they will be able to use for a lifetime. For some children, this may be the very first book that they have owned. You are truly making a difference in their lives by giving them such an important tool.
Our goal is to reach every third grade student in the United States and you are helping us make this possible. So far this school year, we have reached an estimated 1,281,480 students. Cumulatively, we have been able to reach an estimated 32,975,281 students.
A total of 4,632 were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Elk River
With Gratitude,
The Dictionary Project
African Boys Adopt America's Pastime
KARE 11 STORY - Click the image for the story.
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The Tom McNair Memorial Benches....on the river he loved.
Thomas Jay McNair
March 3, 1955 - June 26, 2012
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FELLOW ROTARIAN
Thomas McNair, VP and Director of Lending. Thomas graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He attended the Minnesota School of Banking at St. Olaf in 1981. The Minnesota Bankers Association Commercial Lending Graduate School at the University of Oklahoma in 1987 and Graduate Schoool of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1995. Tom worked at the First Bank Minneapolis from 1977 to 1978 in the sales finance department. From 1978 to 2004, he worked with First National Bank of Elk River in various roles, including Executive Vice President/Manager of Lending. From 2004 to the present, Tom has been the Director of Lending for The Bank of Elk River. Tom has served on various civic boards including ELK RIVER ROTARY, Elk River EDA Finance Committee, Elk River Area Arts Alliance and The Elk River United Way.
Tom loved everything to do with nature and the outdoors. His appreciation for all plants, animals, lakes and rivers was immense. He loved to work and play hard. He loved tree cutting, working around the house, golf, cribbage, Tuesday night pool, wood carving, playing the harmonica and piano. He was a great storyteller. He loved games and always played to win.
He was by far the most proud and honored to be the father of his sons - Adam and Andrew. His happiest times were spent together as a family.
Tom and Mary started dating in 10th grade and married in 1975. They loved to do many things together, including biking, golfing, canoeing, going out to eat, cross country skiing, going to Ottertail, vacationing, sharing anniversaries with Jim and Kathy, tubbing with Bev and Dale, throwing Labor Day island parties, early morning coffee by the river, campfires, and spending time with family and friends. He was the best son, husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. We love Tom with all our hearts and will miss him with all of our being!
Click this link to see some of the many contributions Tom made to our club and our community.
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JOIN ROTARY NOW
You’ll enjoy the fellowship and become involved in projects that make the community a better place.
Rotarians meet weekly at 12:05 PM CHOW Grill in Elk River. The meetings include lunch, paid for through dues or individually, announcements, and an interesting program by persons and organizations from our community.
Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their community, while enriching their personal and professional lives.
The Rotary International has 1.2 million members serving communities in 160 countries.
It has a Rotary Foundation that finances projects throughout the world.
For more information or joining, visit:www.elkrivermnrotary.org.
Service Above Self
Elk River, MN 55330-1076
United States of America