In April of 1997 the twin cities of Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN were devestated by a record flood of the Red River.  The event caused the largest evacuation of a city since the Civil War.  There was a major fire in the downtown area of Grand Forks while it was covered by four foot deep flood waters.

After the flood the Rotary clubs in our two cities received over $200,000 in funds from Rotarians the world over.  The clubs distributed these funds to those in need.  We also received truck loads of books and toys and other supplies.  Rotarians played a big part in the recovery of our communities.

Our clubs want to say Thank You to everyone who helped in some way.  Besides the money and supplies many Rotarians came to The area to help cleanup and rebuild.

You can learn more about the flood by clicking on this link:

Internet Web Archive

You can learn more about our community as it is today by clicking on this link:

http://www.grandforksgov.com/