Thank you to all who attended the 17th Annual Parker State of the Town event on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The event featured an update on Parker by the Honorable Joshua Rivero, Mayor, as well as the awarding of the Parker Impact Award to T.J. Sullivan, President and CEO of the Parker Chamber of Commerce.
One of the community organizations with which the Rotary Club of Parker has the longest relationship is the Parker Task Force. We participate regularly in their food drives, typically stationed at the Stroh Ranch King Soopers. From there we constantly see the generosity of the Parker community. Here are the results from our station at the most recent food drive on October 10:
The star donation item in October was 72 packages of chicken!
The Rotary Club of Parker has a long-standing relationship with ShelterBox, an international organization that provides shelter-related supplies to locations that have suffered natural or human disasters. In response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the club sent $10,850 to ShelterBox to help them provide their boxes of supplies to people whose homes were destroyed or damaged. The funds came from
For even more information on this donation to support the work of ShelterBox, check out this great article in the Parker Chronicle!
Thank you once again to the Parker and Elizabeth communities for supporting the August food drive for the Parker Task Force! The Rotary Club of Parker was stationed at the Stroh Ranch King Soopers. Our teams of Rotarians, family and friends collected
In addition, we collected
We are grateful for YOUR generous support of the Task Force.
One of the local organizations where we volunteer regularly is Project CURE, whose world headquarters is in Centennial. We help sort the donated medical supplies and then get the supplies into the right bin. Here is the crew from August 2026, having cleaned up our sorted items. No medical expertise needed! If you would like to join us on September 28, please click here to register or contact Kevin Anderson.
For a recent news update on the work of Project CURE, check out this July 27 news story from Denver's 9News.
One of the projects we have worked on over the past year is installing solar lights around the Affinity Ranch property. Affinity Ranch is an equestrian therapy ranch just east of Parker. The final lamppost went in on June 26! Many thanks to THIS crew and to all the other crews that made these improvements.
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unite to take action to create lasting impact. By using the power of
human connection to welcome new members, collaborate on service
projects, and share the impact we make, Rotary members create
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