Rotary Club of Parker

Don't forget to check out the club's website at parkerrotary.org for the latest news and updates to our club calendar.

JOIN OR DIE - REGISTER NOW!

Saturday, August 3 | 5:00 to 8:00 pm

The King Center, Auraria Campus

See the film that sparks action...and what WE can do to Come Together to Nurture Common Good.

There here has been a steady membership decline in church, service, and community organizations and clubs since the 1960s. Science has shown we are better together than apart, both for the good of our community, democracy, and our own mental and physical health. Please register now and consider who you might invite to attend - including friends, family, Interact and Rotaract. The discussion afterwards will be facilitated by CPR Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.

Click here to watch the 3-minute movie trailer.

Here's a fun way to support Affinity Ranch! They are sponsoring a fundraiser on the evening of Friday, August 23, a murder mystery dinner theatre experience entitled

Jeans & Jewels Gala: Midnight at the Masquerade.

Enjoy an Italian Dinner with the show, Cash Bar, Raffle Games, Paddle Raise and party music.

For more information or to buy tickets, click here.

Thank you to the Rotarians who helped prepare several small cabins that were being moved from Mustang Ranch in Deer Trail to Affinity Ranch. They removed the decks from the cabins prior to the cabins being moved. Click here for more photos of the project, which extended over two Saturdays.

Why the cabins? Here’s a note from Alicia Engebretson, President of the Board of Directors of Affinity Ranch:

The cabins are intended to be meeting spaces primarily with the intention of having sessions in a shaded area with viewing areas of animals. Psychotherapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech therapists can use these cabins as office spaces to work privately with animals and achieving their individual goals. Many of the cabins will develop our mental health spaces where we can provide private counseling for youth and adults in the neurodiverse community. The mental health and other therapy programs will be human - animal as assisted and provided by licensed professionals.

Two of the smaller cabins will be converted for small-animal living spaces as their current spaces are literally falling apart and we are wanting to do more activities with these chickens, goats, sheep and alpacas.

We would also use one small cabin potentially for prevocational skills like processing honey from the bees on site.

One small cabin will also be needed for storing small animal care supplies near the small animal enrichment area. Our plan is to incorporate a close supply area so it’s more of a natural habitat and participants/clients can be close to animals as they are assisting them in daily chores. This is safer for the client and the animals.