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About Project LEAD
The Chamber’s leadership program, Project LEAD, begins every year in September, and is followed by monthly sessions at area companies and organizations with the goal of planning, fundraising, and ultimately implementing their chosen project. Project LEAD participants are introduced to the leadership of the area’s largest employers, while learning the inner workings of what makes the community function. Facilitated by Ryan Hill of KLAS Solutions; the program strives to build future leaders with a desire to serve the community, so participants also determine a project that addresses a local issue or concern.
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Project LEAD over the Years
2022 - Replaced the lights on 19 city-owned poles.
2020 - Implemented dog-friendly amenities around Fort Atkinson
2019 - Enhanced the Fort Atkinson Aquatic Center
2018 - Enhanced Riverwalk Plaza in downtown Fort Atkinson
2017 – Expansion of the Dwight Foster Public Library’s bilingual resources collection
2015 – Planted trees in Ralph Park affected by Emerald Ash Borer
2013 – Veterans Memorial at McCoy Park
2011 – “Then and Now” Historic Pictorial Book of Fort Atkinson
2010 – Enhancement of Barrie Park Band Shell
2007 – New playground equipment at Ralph Park
2006 – Trail Markers at Mush-Ko-Se-Day Park
2005 – Mile markers along the bike trail and lights for the holiday tree at Lorman Park
2004 – River Walk railing and scanner for the Hoard Historical Museum
2002 – Fort Atkinson welcome sign in front of Armory
2001 – Cut pathways for walking paths and Dorothy Carnes Park
2000 – Lighted event sign and historic walkway at Jones Park
1999 – Added a water-fountain along the bike trail
1998 – Landscaped HWY 26 Bypass signs
1997 – Initiated Adopt-a-Park program with Fort Atkinson Parks and Recreation
1996 – Lighted outdoor locator map at the Chamber of Commerce
1995 – Phone Blitz to get people out to vote
1994 – First Buckskinner Rendezvous held in Fort Atkinson
1993 – Built fence around Panther Intaglio
1991 – Recycling Committee formed
