Service Above Self

Refugee Support Team

In July 2022 we supported and mentored the Haidari family of six from Afghanistan. Our mentors met with them several times a month to transport them to appointments, go shopping, practice English, go on family outings and events, etc.

In April/May 2023 our team was trained to mentor a new family, this time from Iraq. Our club provided funding and household goods for an apartment. We have made a six-month commitment of support for the family.

Echo Mobile Food Pantry

We raised $75,000 to purchase a refrigerated truck for EChO to use as their mobile food pantry. Fresh produce and frozen meats are now more available to help our neighbors in our rural mountain community. EChO distributes 40,000 pounds of food each month through their food pantry; the majority of which is hauled in this truck.

Recycle Day

444 cars came through – recycling:

• 2,600 pounds of paper shredding

This year we’re sending 18 students to leadership camp

Our Club was chartered on April 13, 1985 with 30 members; we have now grown to 117 members. Of the 58 clubs in our Colorado district, we are the third largest, with only Denver and Boulder having more members.

Here are some of our many achievements from Kay D’Evelyn La Montagne’s 2022-2023 year as president:

Young Rotary

The Young Rotary Club at Evergreen High School had 10-12 students regularly attending meetings and participating in activities.

We are awarding 18 camperships to students from the Evergreen High School and the four Evergreen Middle Schools to a leadership camp this summer in Estes Park

Community Service

Bringing clean water to remote areas in El Salvador, Honduras, Kenya and Uganda

Our Community Services Committee distributed more than $10,000 in Funding Grants to these NonPro t Organizations:

• Seniors4Wellness

• Camp Comfort

• ECDS Robotics Team

• Mt. Evans Homecare & Hospice

• Halstons Hope Foundation

• World A airs Challenge

• Yu Meh Food Share Program

• Mental Health Symposium

• Leadership Evergreen Mural Project

• 14,651 pounds of household hazardous waste

• 26,730 pounds of electronics

• 23 mattresses and box springs and 25 bicycles

• One box truck lled with bags of Styrofoam

• 2 x 30-yard roll-o s lled with general land ll items

• Diverting over 25 cubic yards of waste from our land lls Save the Date! Recycle Day is back on September 23rd, 2023

International

Our International Services Committee is supporting projects in: El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Ukraine. This includes several clean water programs and other vital health and relief services.

This year, our International Service Committee funded $72,882 to aid a variety of humanitarian international projects and programs.

Wildfire Ready

Rotary Wild re Ready is a multi-award-winning program created by the Rotary Club of Evergreen. The mission of Rotary Wild re Ready is to help make residents safer from the threat of wild re. Educational resources include a rolling educational re truck, educational brochures, website and a brand-new App: www.rotarywild reready.com

Our club has more than 100 members from all walks of life. We like to have fun and we organize social functions throughout the year.

• We meet once a week at Evergreen Country Day school; Fridays at 7.00 a.m. for breakfast. There is no meeting commitment – attend as many or as few as you like.

• Our meetings, events and speaker schedules can be found at EvergreenRotary.org, along with details about our local and international committees and projects.

• Dues are $38 monthly.

Questions? Email us at info@EvergreenRotary. org and we’ll get back to you.

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I’m a pretty rm believer that summer doesn’t actually begin until June 21 (I guess I’m a big equinox guy or something) and I think this year’s weather really bears me out, seeing as we didn’t really start having proper summer weather until June 19.

So, now that we’re actually into the most fun season of the year, it’s time for my quarterly round-up of great events to honor it properly.

Go to the World’s Fair with Molly Brown American history bu s know that the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair is one of the key cultural events of our history. It was a chance to showcase innovations like electricity, highlight the work of artists of all kinds and give visitors the chance to explore the rich history and exciting future of the world at large. e list of those visitors include Denver’s own Molly Brown and her family.

In celebration of the fair’s 130th anniversary, the Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, is hosting “ e World is Changing” exhibit through Sunday, Aug. 27. Visitors will be able to peruse unique original artifacts from the event, learn more about what fair attendees saw and how it changed the world.

In addition to the exhibit, there will be special events throughout its run, like an examination of the food that was served at the fair and see how people