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Rotary Club of Parker

Parker, Colorado

As of July 1, 2021, we are returning to in-person meetings at the Parker Library!

Please go to the Calendar to see the dates and speakers of our meetings.

Palisade peaches and pears are back!

The Rotary Club of Parker is taking orders for Colorado-grown Palisade peaches and pears. We are offering

18-pound box of Peaches: $37.00

10-pound box of Peaches: $26.00

10-pound box of Pears: $26.00

Click here to place your order online and pay with a credit card. As in past years, when you place an order online you can designate that some of the profits from the peach/pear sales can be donated to certain local organizations.

Peach/pear pickup date is Saturday, August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Planet Fitness parking lot (SW corner of Parker Road and Main Street in Parker)

Thank you for supporting the Rotary Club of Parker and our community service projects!

Gardening at the Gazebo

Rotarians Jim Muir, Ron Sorlien, Tricia Fahey and Jim Boyd (the photographer) helped spruce up the gardens surrounding the gazebo in O'Brien Park. Here the group is pictured around a statue of Nancy Gripman, the founder of the Parker Task Force and an avid gardener. The Rotary Club of Parker donated the gazebo to the Town of Parker in 2004 to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Rotary's founding.

Best of Professional Services 2021 -- Ponderosa Valley Funeral Services

Congratulations to Rotarian Steve Trevino and his staff, as Ponderosa Valley Funeral Services was recognized by ColoradoBIZ magazine as one of its Best of Professional Services 2021. Here is the article: https://www.cobizmag.com/the-best-of-professional-services-2021/

Change of Command Celebration

The Rotary Club of Parker celebrated our first opportunity to meet in person in more than a year at the Change of Command picnic on June 26 at Bayou Gulch Park in Parker. The weather tried to interrupt the proceedings, but in true Rotarian fashion many people leapt to the rescue, pinning down everything from the canopy to the napkins. We are clearly a group who believes in service…and desserts. For lots of pictures of the event, check out this slide show.

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following seniors from Chaparral and Ponderosa High Schools in Parker who received Rotary scholarships. Most were able to join our online meetings on June 3 or 10 to let us know their future plans. We wish them all the best as they continue their education!

Student	High School	College Attending
Mikaela Fisher	Chaparral	NC State University
Lauren Llamozas	Chaparral	BYU Provo
Sophia Luna-Leonard	Chaparral	University of Kansas
Keagan Sanchez	Chaparral	University of Arizona
Sarah Treiber	Chaparral	Grand Canyon University
Jack Baumbach	Ponderosa	CSU
Nicole Fritz	Ponderosa	Colorado School of Mines
Noelle Lopez	Ponderosa	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Carter Motichka	Ponderosa	CSU
Hannah Reynolds	Ponderosa	Creighton University
Allison Yarochowicz	Ponderosa	Purdue University

May 8 -- Joining Rotarians in Service

The Rotary Club of Parker joined with other Rotary clubs in our District in a day of service on Saturday, May 8. Look at all that Rotarians can do!

Our club's project was to do some spring cleaning in the sensory gardens at Praying Hands Ranch, a therapeutic riding center. After working, we had the opportunity to learn more about the mission of Praying Hands Ranch while visiting the indoor arena. We also presented a check to support their work. To see more photos of our club in action, click here.

The Rotary Club of Parker held a virtual celebration on Thursday, March 11, 2021 to honor the recipients of the 2021 Parker Impact Award, celebrating individuals and groups who have lived out Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self during this past difficult year.

Click here to meet the recipients of the 2021 Parker Impact Award

Our thanks to Tom Barr of Lightsail Video (https://lightsailvideo.com/) who produced the program for us, and to Rotarian Lisa Neal-Graves who created three of the short videos in the presentation.

If you would like to make an online donation to support the Rotary Club of Parker Foundation and its work in the community, please click here.