Lamplighter August 17 2022 (Aug 17, 2022)

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August 13 -- Double Header!

Posted on Aug 14, 2022

August 13 was a busy day for the Rotary Club of Parker. We had crews at the Stroh Ranch King Soopers from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. soliciting food donations for the Parker Task Force. Here's one of the four crews:

Then we had a crew at Praying Hands Ranch from 8:00-10:00, weeding in the sensory garden. Click here for a slide show with additional pictures of the gardening.

Some Rotarians did double duty, volunteering at BOTH events! Thank you to all who came out to make these events a success.

More Service Opportunities Coming Up in August

Harvie Park Open Space Weed Mitigation – Saturday, August 20, 9:00-noon

Our next opportunity to help prepare Parker’s newest open space is coming up. This time our task is weed mitigation -- clipping or digging out invasive weeds. For more information and to sign up, click here.

Project CURE -- Monday, August 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

We’re back in business to sort medical supplies with Project C.U.R.E. this month. For more information or to sign up online, click here.

Handing Out Peaches -- Saturday, August 27, 12:00-3:15 p.m.

The peaches and pears arrive on August 27 and we need Rotarians to help hand them out. Carl Finamore is also looking to borrow 6-8 traffic cones -- please let him know if you can lend some: finamorecr@gmail.com

To volunteer, click here to see the event page.

TODAY! Eat Ice Cream and Meet Rotarians!

There will be an informal ice cream social on Wednesday, August 24 with the noon club (Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker). Come between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m., buy ice cream at Kilwin's (owned by a Rotarian), then move across the street to O'Brien Park to eat your ice cream and chat with friends! What a lovely way to spend a summer evening...

Time to Sign Up -- District Governor's Visit August 31

The District Governor will be visiting all five Area 4 clubs on August 31, 2022. This will be held at Rocky Vista University in Parker from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The meeting will be picnic style with hot dogs, brats and buns provided. The University has confirmed that it will be BYOB beer and wine. In addition, the evening will be potluck for all, so please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Please click here for a flyer with further details. Click here to sign up yourself and your guests.

The regular morning meeting on August 25 will be cancelled and replaced by this District Governor's visit.

The Rocky Mountain Santa's Convoy of Toys will also be represented at the Governor's visit. This organization provides disaster relief for children along the Front Range. Santa's Convoy of Toys is requesting that members bring a gift card of $10.00 or up from anywhere to help with their work.

More on Shelter Box...

We had a terrific presentation on ShelterBox from Rotarian Kathleen Pierz at our July 28 meeting. Here are some additional resources on ShelterBox that Kathleen passed along:

Our website for information and donations: https://www.shelterboxusa.org
More about how to be a ShelterBox volunteer: https://www.shelterboxusa.org/volunteer
Action Tool Kit: https://www.shelterboxusa.org/actiontoolkit
Family activities: Educational and fun, something for everyone. https://www.shelterboxusa.org/coronavirus/family_activities
Sell a House, Give a home: Our vocational philanthropic partnership for those in Real Estate. https://www.shelterboxusa.org/giveahome
My Website for the Photo Fundraiser: https://fotopia.smugmug.com/ShelterBox-Fundraiser/ (buy photos from my website and all the money goes to ShelterBox)
Some Videos:
VIDEO: 20 Years of ShelterBox (6 min 13sec) https://youtu.be/Kagua1_lLrs
VIDEO: Kunyumba- Home. (6 min 34 sec, Subtitled) Having lost everything after Cyclone Idai in 2019, Stephano and Mary were determined to rebuild their livelihoods in Mwalija, Malawi. https://youtu.be/U-11SdugQjU

If anyone wants a raffle ticket for the Colorado quilt, just send me an email with the receipt for your $10 (or more!) donation to ShelterBox, and I’ll fill out a raffle ticket for you. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shelterboxusa

We Want YOU...to Sign Up on the Duty Roster!

All Rotarians should plan to help at club meetings at least once a year by serving as a door greeter or offering to present

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