What a fun way to support Rotary's polio eradication efforts! Mike Oldham will organize ordering the tickets for club members, families and friends to attend the baseball game Rockies vs. the World Champion Texas Rangers on Sunday, May 12, starting at 1:10 p.m.  Tickets are $33.00 in Section 144 this year;  $5.00 of each discounted ticket goes to polio eradication.  Please let Mike Oldham know how many tickets you would like!

Our club formed a relationship with firefighters from Odesa, Ukraine when we hosted a group as part of the Open World program.  At the August 10 meeting, Alvaro read a thank-you letter from the group for the support our club has given them.  For security reasons we have been asked not to post the letter, but please contact Alvaro if you would like to hear what they said.

Our club has the tradition of having a social event rather than a morning meeting on the fifth Thursday of any month that has 5 Thursdays.  Join us at the Hickory House on August 31, 2023 for our 5th Thursday social event!  Family are welcome, too.  Click here to register yourself and any guests, or email Kelly Young to let her know you are coming.  Attendees will be responsible for their own bills.

Parker Task Force Food Drive -- Saturday, October 21, 8:00-4:00

Sign up for a 2-hour shift to solicit donations for the Parker Task Force at the Stonegate King Soopers (Lincoln and Jordan).  Click here to sign up for a shift.  Questions?  Contact Ric Schweitzer.

Project C.U.R.E. – Monday, October 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

We’re finally back on track to volunteer once a month sorting medical supplies at Project C.U.R.E.  Mark your calendars for the fourth Monday of the month, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  No medical experience is required – just the ability to recognize that one item is the same as another.  Click here to register online for the October sorting.  Questions?  Contact Tricia Fahey at tfahey661@gmail.com .

We are in the midst of two fundraising campaigns:

• selling Palisade peaches and pears, and

• the Parker Uncorked wine festival on October 7.

WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP to make these fundraising efforts successful.  One of the most important ways you can help is to spread the word about these two opportunities among your networks of contacts.  Check out the stories below for more information.

WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO SELL PEACHES!  Tell your friends and neighbors that our club has Palisade peaches and pears available to order online for an August 24 delivery.   You can copy and paste the message below to send in an email:

The Rotary Club of Parker is once again offering Palisade peaches and pears for sale for an August 24 delivery.

We are offering

• 18-pound box of peaches for $47

• 9-pound box of peaches for $32

• 9-pound box of pears for $32.

Click here to go to the website for the Rotary Club of Parker where you can order and pay online for peaches/pears.  You will also be able to designate that $5.00 of the net proceeds go to a local charitable organization.  Note: All orders must be received by Sunday, August 11.  Don't wait...order today!

The pick-up date is Saturday, August 24 between noon and 2:30 PM in the Planet Fitness parking lot (SW corner of Parker Road and Main Street).  Any orders that are not picked up at that time will be donated.

If you have any questions, please contact ParkerRotaryPeaches@gmail.com

In addition to telling your family and friends about our Palisade peaches/pears for sale, we will also need volunteers to help distribute the peaches on Saturday, August 24.  Click here to access the online sign-up sheet.

If you are a Facebook user, help spread the word about Parker Uncorked!  All you have to do is Share the advertisements that are on the club’s Facebook page.

Here’s how:

• Go to the Facebook page for Rotary Club of Parker https://www.facebook.com/groups/1329063647124877

• Scroll down until you see one of the advertisements for Parker Uncorked

• First, Like the message by clicking Like

• Next, click Share. That will open a window that gives you a variety of ways to share. 

• If you Share to Feed, that will let everyone who can view your Facebook feed see the ad!

That’s it!  Thank you!