Project Polio Eradication - What is Polio? Most know it as poliovirus. The virus is spread person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can attack the nervous system, and in some instances, lead to paralysis. This disease mainly affect children under the age of 5. In the 1950’s before polio vaccines were available, polio outbreaks caused more than […]
Annual Family Fishing Day - “Get Hooked on Rotary Family Fishing Day.” Every year for the last 12 years, the Logan Rotary Club has sponsored a family fishing day at Rose lake. Rose lake is stocked with trout on this day and provides an excellent chance for the little ones to catch a fish. Not only can children catch a […]
Annual Pancake Feast - Plans are underway for the 50th annual Logan Rotary Pancake Feast to be held Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 7:30 am-1:00 pm. The event is a tasty and economical way to feed yourself or the entire family. Additionally, it affords you the opportunity to support the community by just eating a delicious and economical meal. […]
Project Playground Equipment - Rotarians Andrew McGhee and Damon Kuhn came up with the idea of building a new park in the city of Logan. The planning for this park dates back to the spring of 2016 when they first pitched their park idea to city council for a playground park to be built in the area of Dicken […]
Rotary Christmas Bike Drive - For the past 13 years, members of the Logan Rotary Club have opened their hearts to share the joy of Christmas with many children throughout the community. Prior to this year, they partnered with Toys to Share to offer new bicycles to children who applied through the program. However, Toys to Share is not distributing […]
Project Mingo Shelter - A little over 20 years ago, the Logan Rotary Club helped finance and build the shelter house at Mingo Park between the baseball fields and the children’s playground area. While the City of Logan did put on a new roof 2 years ago, the rafters supporting the roof have now become loose or broken due […]
Cardboard City 2015 - The Cardboard City is an awareness fundraiser sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. Pictured are Andrew McGhee, Damon Kuhn, Madison McGhee, and Sophie McGhee for team Logan Rotary. “The issue that we’re addressing is substandard housing in our region,” said Amber Mendenhall, director of community engagement. “So people donate and they volunteer their time for a […]
Kachelmacher Park Rehab 2014 – 2015 - With the help of the community, local businesses and grant funding more than $20,000 in improvements to parking and playground equipment will be made at Kachelmacher Park this year. The City of Logan applied for a $20,750 project from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Nature Works Grant program, which is a 75 percent funded […]
Highway Clean Up - The Logan Rotary Club has adopted US Highway 33 between 664 and 93 exits. Rotarians meet at Kachelmacher Park every 3 months to pick up rubbish along the highway. Friends and family are invited to participate, but you must be at least 18 years of age.