Lobsterfest is Bettendorf Rotary Clubās Annual Fundraiser!Ā Ā
Bettendorf Rotary Club gets involved in multipleĀ projects each year to help support our community. For example...A fairly new initiative is ourĀ Blanket DriveĀ with blanketsĀ given to individuals and families in need through many agencies in our community. We collected and delivered over 4,000Ā blankets in 2023. Each year we also send four high school students to theĀ Rotary Youth Leadership AcademyĀ for studentsĀ throughout Iowa. We sponsor a āPay it Forwardā program with all Bettendorf 5th graders and we award sevenĀ college scholarships.Ā We create and deliver Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to low-income families. We supported our communityās Honor Flight withĀ our Lobsterfest āFund-A-Causeā.Ā Our local projects focus onĀ helping youth, people with disabilities, veterans, low-income familiesĀ and the homeless. Lobsterfest supports many of these projects.