Salvation Army bell ringing at the Stonegate King Soopers – Saturday, December 16

One last date!  Click the link below to sign up for a shift of an hour and 15 minutes between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

December 16

Christmas Project at the Denver Indian Center -- December 13-16, see times below.

The December project at the Denver Indian Center will be to wrap presents on December 13, 14 and 15, any time between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day.  Then we will help distribute presents on Saturday, December 16 from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  Click the links below to sign up.

Wrap presents on Wednesday, December 13, any time from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wrap presents on Thursday, December 14, any time from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wrap presents on Friday, December 15, any time from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Distribute presents on Saturday, December 16 from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

If you are not able to take part in these projects in person, another way you can help is to donate unwrapped presents for infants up to five years old, or donate wrapping supplies.  Please get presents/supplies to Susan Gustin before December 13.  Questions?  Contact Mike Oldham.  

Spread Cheer with Mrs. Claus at Skyridge Medical Center -- Wednesday,  December 20, 11:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

If you are interested in serving as an elf to assist Mrs. Claus in spreading cheer at Skyridge Medical Center, send an email to Kam Breitenbach (kamiebreitenbach@gmail.com) to let her know your interest.  Kam needs your name, email and phone number.  Elf attire preferable!

Rocky Vista MASH Camp -- Saturday, January 20, 2024

The medical students at Rocky Vista University will be running a MASH Camp to expose high school students to the medical professions.  They need volunteers to serve as sample patients, to have blood pressure taken, etc.  No needles will be involved!  Click here for more information and to sign up.

Our club uses software from ClubRunner to

• send emails
• set up and track membership information
• set up the website
• create the Lamplighter newsletter. 

We also use ClubRunner to set up the club's online calendar and allow for online registration for service projects and events.

ClubRunner can be quirky!  If you would like to sign up for events online but ClubRunner has you stumped, click here for instructions on how to register online for service projects and social events.  Now you can sign up online for social events or service projects!

For a fun family event, enjoy a Holiday with Horses at Praying Hands Ranch on Sunday, December 3 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Click here to view the flyer for the event.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Some highlights of the event:

• We will be serenaded by musicians from Ponderosa High School during the cocktail time
• Buffet dinner

In the spirit of holiday giving, please bring donations for the Parker Task Force of single-serve items that could go into a student backpack.  The Task Force is currently filling 150 backpacks a week.

The cost is $55 per person, payable by check, Zelle or credit card to club Treasurer, Dan O'Neill.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 22.  You can sign up yourself and guests online by clicking here, or call/text/email Kelly Young (618-779-1382; hausseller@gmail.com)

• 48 cases of food

• 67 pounds of butter

• 42 gallons of milk

• 90 packages of cheese

• $605 in cash.

The next food drive that we volunteer at will be in 2024.  In the meantime, if you would like to contribute personally to the Task Force, click here to see the needs list for November 2023.  Or, if you would like to contribute a complete Thanksgiving dinner, click here for the Thanksgiving directions.  The last date to drop off a Thanksgiving dinner is Saturday, November 18.

All of the service projects our club undertakes are supported by funding from the Foundation of the Rotary Club of Parker.  When we support the Foundation, we help make service projects possible.

We have several fundraisers for the Foundation planned in 2024:

• State of the Town (May)

• Palisade peach sales (August)

• Parker Uncorked wine festival (October)

With State of the Town and Parker Uncorked, we solicit sponsorships from local businesses.  You can get an idea of our current sponsors on the Home page of our club website.

As a Rotarian, in addition to supporting the fundraisers through your volunteering and soliciting of sponsorships, you can make direct donations to the Foundation through four mechanisms:

• By Zelle (the preferred method)

• By check

• By credit card

• With a vehicle donation.

For more information on donation mechanisms and links, go to the Foundation page on the club website.  Your donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible.

For more information on the Foundation itself – its bylaws and current Trustees – check out the Foundation page on the club website.