(Arnolds Park)-The Rotary Club Club Car Drop Contest is underway. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details:
The Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club has placed their car on West Okoboji and are now selling tickets for the annual car drop contest.
Board Member Mary Skopec explains how it works. “There’s no engine or anything harmful in the car, and it sits out on the Lake. When the ice melts, the car goes in and so, there’s a clock that sits in that car and the second it touches water, the clock stops. We know exactly when it goes into the water so, it’s always the harbinger of spring coming to Okoboji to see that Rotary Car go into the water.”
She adds that tickets are now available for purchase. “The way that it works is, you get a time, and that time is good for either a.m. or p.m. If you know a Rotary Member, they are selling tickets. Probably the easiest way though, is to go to our website which is iowagreatlakesrotary.org and there’s a link where you can click to buy a ticket.”
She notes that proceeds from the fundraiser help with community projects. “We recently helped with the Shelby Dewes Park out at Elinor Bedell State Park, and we try to keep that playground looking spiffy. We actually bought a bunch of equipment for it. We have done things like buying coats for local kids, we’ve given to local charities. Every quarter, the Members vote on the charity that’s going to get some additional funding.”
The ticket closest to the actual time the car drops through the ice will win $1,000.
