About RC Gaylord

Accomplishments of the Gaylord Rotary Club

1972-Sponsored Rotary Club of Grayling MI USA - charted March 5, 1972

1972-Raised funds to provide Otsego Memorial Hospital with new x-ray equipment

1980-Raised funds for new restrooms at the Otsego County Fairgrounds

1981-Contributed funds for new Gaylord Little League facilities and contributed to a new pavilion at the Otsego County Park

1982-Funds were raised to make equipment improvements at Freel Park

1983-Helped with facility improvement at the Otsego County Community Center and sponsored the formation of Boy Scout Troop 14.

1984-SA Willis Wegmeyer, Bill Johnson and Ed Grahn designed a new logotype for the City of Gaylord. It was adopted and continues in use in the present day.

1989-RCGaylord took on its first international project with the repair and improvement of the primary school of Puerto Escondido, Mexico

1989-We arranged for a student exchange program between Gaylord and our sister city, Pontresina, Switzerland. We also pledge financial support for the Gaylord High School Senior Class Party. Also in 1989, six Rotarians, Chuck Berlin, Jim Grisso, Don Morgridge, "Gerb" Gerebics, Bob P. McNamara and Chris Roney walked from Gaylord Mi to Manistique MI,a distance of 150 miles, to raise moneys to purchase six heart defibrillators for each ambulance in the Otsego County Ambulance Corps. They were supported by jack Deming, Miles Ludlow, Ed Calkins, Marcus Wegmeyer, Bob Schlang and Bob Nyquist. In all, over $18,000 was raised making possible the purchase of the needed equipment.

1990-RC Gaylord raised moneys to replace worn out fencing at the Gaylord City Cemetary with new wrought iron fencing, posts and entry. Also in 1990, Gaylord Rotarians donated $14,000 to the Gaylord Literacy Progam. Computers, office equipment and needed supplies were obtained through this donation.

1992-Our club donated $15,000 toward the new soccer fields at North Ohio and Fairview Streets. Many Rotarians were involved with donated equipment, expertise and lots of "sweat equity!" We can be proud of this accomplishment which serves the youth of Gaylord and surrounding area!

1993-The club allocated an initial $5,000 to the SportsPlex program. Later, the club pledged $5,000 per year over 6 years to the project. SportsPlex, with its indoor ice rink, exercise rooms, walking track and swimming pools, serves the citizens of Otsego County.

1994-Rotarians donated moneys and labor to refurbish the Otsego County Fairground buildings. Rotarians installed new aluminum siding rather than repainting the structures Also in 1994, RC Gaylord committed to a $2,000 donation to the capital improvement fund for the Otsego Memorial Hospital. Subsequently, RC Gaylord pledged $5,000 per year for 5 years for this critical community project.

RC Gaylord accepted the responsibility for cleaning up the roadsides of Interstate Route 75 over a distance of three miles 4 times per year.

HOW WE RAISE OUR FUNDS!

Our primary fundraiser is our Rotary Radio Auction which is held in October and involves a live radio auction of donated items from the community. We also sponsor a Food Wagon during our local celebration, AlpenFest. In the year just completed, we put over $34,000 back into the community from those funds raised from the auction and other projects.

We presently have 90 members and are still growing. Gaylord has a population of about 3,600. Our county, Otsego, has a population af approximately 17,000. we are located some 55 miles south of the Mackinac Straits Bridge and 225 miles north of Detroit MI.

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