The event will take place Tuesday, March 25 at the Broadway Ballroom Event Center.

ALEXANDRIA — The Rotary Clubs of Alexandria and Minnewaska will hold a program featuring the Minnesota 100 Club, which provides financial assistance to the family members of first responders who are seriously injured or killed while defending the public's safety.

It will take place at the Broadway Ballroom Event Center in Alexandria on Tuesday, March 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A brief program will begin at 5 p.m. and will be followed by a social hour. There will be appetizers and a cash bar. Hear how the Minnesota 100 Club supports first responders and their families. Reservations may be made via email, [email protected].

The Minnesota 100 Club began in 1972 when a group of local Minneapolis businessmen and labor leaders organized the first Minnesota 100 Club based out of Northeast Minneapolis. The sole purpose at the time was to provide instant relief and aid to family members of first responders who were killed in the line of duty.

This group of people took the lead from the other 100 Clubs that had been formed around the country. Now the Club is over 50 years old and it has expanded its mission to support the critically injured.

The dangers of first responders’ duties are increasing each year, and with this increase, the need for an organization such as the Minnesota 100 Club also grows, according to club leaders. To learn more about the Minnesota 100 Club go to www.mn100club.