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Upcoming Social Events Join us from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30 for our 5th Thursday social time at Barnett & Son Brewing Co. in Parker! The Big Stuff food truck will be there -- this is your opportunity to try out their award-winning cuisine. Please send Katie Kendrick a quick email to let her know you are coming: ktkendrick@gmail.com So what if it's winter? Get outside and come ice skating with your Rotary friends at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 31! Bring the kids, grandkids, or anyone else for ice skating and hot cocoa at the Discovery Park Ice Trail (next to the Parker Library on East Mainstreet). Skates are available for rent, and our in-house skating coach, Deann Olson, has volunteered to help those of us who could use some pointers. Click here to register. Service Opportunities 2020 Parker State of the Town is coming up on Wednesday, February 26 at the PACE Center. We’re closing in on our goal of raising $60,000 from sponsors – we have only about $10, 000 left to go! Keep up the good work of soliciting sponsors. Think of the local businesses that you support – do you have a dentist appointment or a car servicing coming up? Ask if they will consider becoming sponsors. Our next date for soliciting contributions for the Parker Task Force is Saturday, March 7 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. To sign up online for a 2-hour shift, click here. Paul Harris Fellows Contributions to The Rotary Foundation are essential to securing and growing Rotary programs throughout the world. The Foundation recognizes donors to express its gratitude for each commitment, offering individual and club recognition as well as naming opportunities that enable donors to honor a friend or family member with a named or endowed gift. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships. The following members of the Rotary Club of Parker have received Paul Harris Fellow Awards in the past 3 months. Congratulations to these Rotarians! Hal | Gustin | PHF | Susan | Gustin | PHF | Ron | Saatjian | PHF+2 | Pat | Kendrick | PHF+3 | Glenn | Petty | PHF+4 | Bill | Shriver | PHF+4 | Allan | Johnson | PHF+5 | Jim | Muir | PHF+5 | Jane | Johnson | PHF+6 | David | Cichon | PHF+7 | Tom | Vanderheiden | PHF+7 | Lindy | Blackburn | PHF+8 | Kam | Breitenbach | PHF+8 | Doc | Martin | PHF+8 | Ben | Martin | PHF+8 |
District events District 5450’s Future of Rotary Dinner is coming up on Saturday, February 8, 2020. The special guest speaker is John Hewko, General Secretary and CEO of Rotary International. There will also be a polio update from David Talbot, Mountain Foothills Rotarian and Founder of Crutches 4 Africa. Please bring a check to make an additional donation to End Polio Now. Your donation will be credited to you and to our Rotary Club, and will be matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The cost is $85 per person; the Rotary Club of Parker will subsidize $40 per person for members who attend. Let’s try to put together a table to ten to attend! For more information or to register for this District 5450 event, click here. Registration closes at midnight on January 30. Support a local club and have fun at the same time! As the current president of Evergreen Rotary, I want to invite you to our Mardi Gras Party and Fundraiser being held at Wild Game Evergreen (http://thewildgameevergreen.com/) on February 21, 2020 from 5:30–10:00 p.m. Music provided by the band Tunisia. Costumes are not required but will make it a heap more fun! We have arranged for lodging discounts for those who want to spend Friday night in the mountains. Short version: Buy your Mardi Gras Tickets here: Long Version: Price levels: $25/$65/$85 $25 gets a person in the door $65 gets a person in the door and food $85 gets a person in the door, food, and 2 drink tickets (well, beer, house wine)
Evergreen Rotary nets $25 per ticket sold. The event is listed on EventBrite for electronic tickets. We encourage electronic tickets. The Wild Game food menu is extensive and AMAZING: BUFFET MENU This should be a lot of fun. Hope to see you there! Douglas Turner, President & Carnival Captain The Denver SE Rotary Club is once again hosting the 13th Annual State of the State Luncheon on March 5, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. The keynote speaker is Linda Rosenberg, MSW, Director of External Relations for Columbia University and Past President and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health. For more information or to register, click here. To download the PDF file with the flyer, click here. |
