Announcements/Business:
- The Club will not meet December 24 and 31.
- We have a Rotary Social December 15, 2-5 PM at Aspen Peak Winery.
- The Back Pack Project is being supported by Chill’d Yogurt in Conifer, across from Brooks Place by giving us coupons that will be given to Back Pack kids who return their t-shirt bags each week. The t-shirt bags will help us reduce the use of plastic bags. Please stop by Chill’d to thank Karin Watt for her generous contribution... and the yogurt is yummy.
- We need more granola bars, peanut butter/cheese crackers, or cheese sandwich crackers.
- $25,000 was raised for Polio Plus support by District Governor Curt Harris's 100 mile bike ride in Tucson. It will be matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation.
- The Salvation Army needs more Bell ringers. There are slots at King Soopers, the King Soopers Convenience Gas Station, and Moore Lumber in Pine Junction. The link to sign up is on the Conifer Rotary website under weblinks, or just click HERE.
- Rotary Leadership Institute for District 5450 is February 1st. It is perfect for any Rotarian who wants to learn more about the larger world of Rotary. Go to the District 5450 website to register or just click HERE.
- February 8 is the Future of Rotary Dinner and Polio Fundraiser in Denver featuring Rotary International General Secretary and CEO John Hewko. Reservations sign up is on the District website or just click HERE.
- The Conifer High School Interact Club will be showing the Warren Miller adventure movie "Timeless" at Conifer High School 7PM December 13. There will be prizes and vendor booths. The tickets are available on our Conifer Rotary website homepage at https://rotaryconifer.org or click HERE to go to the Interact Club website for more information. The funds raised will help fund the Interact trip to Nepal next summer.
PROGRAM: Rotary Conifer Foundation Grant Awards
Today, we had three more deserving community organizations join us to receive grants from our club foundation:
- Stage Door Theater: $1000. Beth Campbell shared Stage Door Theater's benefits for young people who participate. Life Skills: problem-solving, collaboration and cooperation, integrity, time management, communication, leadership, mentoring, creativity and confidence. Students learn: tech booth, backstage, stage management, student directors.
Rotary’s donation goes to student scholarships for kids who cannot afford to participate in Stage Door.
- Mount Evans Home Healthcare and Hospice, Camp Comfort. $1600. Charlie Shemanski. Charlie told us about Mount Evans Home Care and their Camp Comfort. Rotary has been a supporter for over 10 years and have given over $25,000. Twenty percent of the Mount Evans patients do not have funds to pay for the care they receive.
Their organiz
ation covers a very large area, they serve all the communities visible from the summit of Mt. Evans! Home health services include post-hospitalization, rehabilitation, and palliative care. Hospice care evolves from being diagnosed with an illness that will likely cause death within six months. Grief support is provided for both adults and children.
ation covers a very large area, they serve all the communities visible from the summit of Mt. Evans! Home health services include post-hospitalization, rehabilitation, and palliative care. Hospice care evolves from being diagnosed with an illness that will likely cause death within six months. Grief support is provided for both adults and children.Camp Comfort: this is a weekend-long bereavement camp twice each summer, for grieving children ages 6-12 who have lost a close family member. The workshops are balanced with recreation and group support services. Children can return to be a buddy for new kids coming into the program. The Camp was started 25 years ago and in that time, many similar camps have been established nationwide. Most of the children need scholarships to pay for the camp, which is what the Rotary donation will do.
PeaceWorks: $1746. Lori Cuno. Peaceworks enables the Mountain Peace Shelter, battered family member education and awareness, mobile advocacy, and support groups. Their service area is 3000 square mile radius. It is the only pet-accepting shelter in Colorado, and it includes large animals. The funding will go to exterior cameras and thermostats.
Guests: Dual Schneider