The Rotary Club of Carbondale's one-of-a-kind event returns this spring! The Fifth Annual Fireball Drop is back and better than ever as part of First Friday on May 1st at 5pm at 589 Main Street Park in downtown Carbondale!
We’re going to drop up to 1,000 ping pong balls from a Fire Ladder Truck onto a field of targets! The ball that lands closest to the center target wins the Grand Prize of $5000 Cash!!!! Other prizes worth at least $250 each are available too!
You can help support local scholarships, local community projects, non-profits and international relief efforts all by purchasing 1 ping pong ball for $20 or 3 for $50 by going here: www.paybee.io/@fireballdrop@8!
You can also purchase using our shiny new QR code!
You can also contact any Carbondale Rotarian if you’d like to buy a ball (or three or more) as we'll be selling at City Market Carbondale every Thursday through Sunday in April. You can pay by credit card, check or cash.
The drop happens this May 1st at 5pm and you can watch from the Village Smithy lawn or online on Facebook Live! Don’t miss out on something this unique! Huge thanks to our lead sponsor Alpine Bank!
All the proceeds are tax deductible and the more money we raise the more we can help our high schoolers, first-responders and others during this time!
Where does the money go? Have a look!
- $2,000 (+a $2,000 district match) to the Carbondale Food Pantry (LIFT-UP)
- $2,000 (+a $2,000 district match) to English In Action
- $1,000 to Raising a Reader (early childhood literacy)
- Two of our Club members (Dr. Dan Perlman & Bryna Perlman) have taken the lead in fighting malaria in Africa. Their new Rotary Action Group (Rotary Against Malaria) has already raised over $250,000 to fight the disease in 2025.Our Club raised $2,500 in support of their efforts. We plan on doubling this year’s contribution.
- $2500 to the Tanzanian Tooth Fairy (Annie Zancanella from Glenwood) to provide dental care
- $1,000 to the Guatemala Literacy Project and $1,000 to the Chinle Global Grant (Navajo Nation).
- $1,000 to Shelterbox, for world-wide emergency housing and disaster relief
- $1,000 to the International Red Cross for disaster relief
Your purchase makes a big difference - buy a ball (or 3) today!
Carbondale, CO 81623
United States of America