“Rotary’s commitment to Community Service grew out of the realization, early in the movement’s history, that something more than fellowship or the opportunity for business profit was necessary to sustain the interest of club members over a long period of time.”

Football Concession Stands
Location: Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Football field-Garner, IA
Dates: unknown
Duties:  Food Stand Sales Counter
Number of Volunteers needed:  12 to 15
Work Period:  6:30 to 8:30 pm

Basketball Concession Stands
Location: Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School Student center- Garner, IA
Dates: unknown
Duties:  Food Stand Sales counter
Number of Volunteers needed:   8 to 10
Work Period: 5:15 pm to 9:00 pm

Purple Pinky Project: (Polio Awareness)
Location:  Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School
Dates: National Polio Day in October
Duties: Present PowerPoint, collect money, dye students fingers purple
Number of Volunteers needed: 5-10                                                                          Interact Club Volunteers as needed with this project

Angel Tree Project:
Project Description: Trees are placed in named businesses with the public advised to stop at one of the locations to pick up the name of an angel.  Provide Christmas gifts based on the information provided by the named individual. These gifts are to be dropped back to the business location where secured.
Interact Club Fundraises to buy gifts for children in need
Number of Volunteers needed: 10-12

Duesey Days Parade Project 
Duties: In charge of organizing the float line-up, placement on the day of the parade numbering, and location of floats in preparation for the parade.
Date: Second Saturday in July
Number of Volunteers needed: 10

The Avery Theater  (Concession Stand)
Duties: Operate the Concession stand and clean up the concession area and the auditorium following the movie.
Dates: 1st Sunday and the following Tuesday of every month.
Volunteers are named on a rotating schedule on the Rotary Club’s Web site.
Number of Volunteers at each showing:  4 to 5
Report Time: 6 pm   Remain until clean up is complete. Approx 9:30 pm.

Celebrity Softball Fundraiser: (Community service project)
Location:  Garner Parks & Rec Ball Feild
Dates: September Weekend before Homecoming
Duties: Provide a meal for the community ask for free-will donations, and select Garner area Celebrities to play a fun softball game.  Raising much-needed funds for service projects throughout the year.
Number of Volunteers needed: 42                                                                        Interact Club Volunteers as needed with this project