Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

The Girl Who Silenced the World for 6 Minutes

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Listen to this girl from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Here is a terrific appeal from a young teenager who makes sense in front of an international Environmental Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Dear Rotary family, I cannot begin to express how moved I was with the presentation we heard last Friday. ...

Operation WarmHeart

Monday, April 28th, 2008

by Dick Mund Hi Gang, Operation Warmheart could not have been better presented or received at the District Conference in Vail this weekend! Jane Weinberger and Howard Hoch deserve our thanks and congratulations on taking a thoughtful suggestion from Tom Johnson to fruition, and our thanks also to Nancy Dykeman for ...

Blue Star Banner Salute-Request for Names

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

By Jane Weinberger The Evergreen American Legion Post, on Sunday May 18th, will host the 4th annual "Blue Start Salute", a ceremony to honor the local families who have a member serving on active duty in any of the U.S. Armed forces. It is open to the public and will ...

The Rotary Dine Around: 2007 - 2008 Guidelines

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

WHAT IS DINE-AROUND? Dine-Around is a special opportunity for Rotarians to get to know each other at a more personal level. For most of those who have participated, it is cherished as a unique--and often the only--chance to enjoy the fellowship of other Rotarians in an intimate setting for a ...

Operation WarmHeart

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Operation WarmHeart, a project of the Evergreen Colorado Rotary Club in partnership with the Ft. Carson Non Commission Officers Association (NCOA), aims to promote the health welfare of active duty personnel at Ft. Carson by offering instant emergency aid to military members and their families throughout the year. [Download the Presentation] On ...

Mountain Area Home and Garden Show

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

by Ron Catterson A couple of weeks ago I mentioned at the Rotary meeting that the Mountain Area Home and Garden Show is looking for a new beneficiary this year. This is a great opportunity for a group, probably non-profit, to raise 10K to 15K, maybe more. This years ...

Wines in the Woods Auction List

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Here's the final spreadsheet listing all of our Wines in the Woods auction items, compliments of Jane: Wines in the Woods Auction Items

Rotary Moments

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Last Friday’s meeting focused on our club and where we're going. Said Club President Mark Vickstrom in his pre-meeting e-mail: "We'll induct some new members, graduate some Red Badgers and then spend a little time talking about: what the club is doing now; what the club expects to do in ...

Rotary Shares - District Literacy Conference

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

by Brenda Hagerman Literacy Chair, Evergreen Rotary Club The annual District 5450 Literacy Conference will be held Saturday, Oct 13th, 8:30am - 12:00N at the Boulder Library (11th and Arapahoe). A continental breakfast will be served. Registration is $15 payable at the door. The purpose of this conference is to share ...

Ana Dodson Featured in CNN

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

[tag]Ana Dodson[/tag], Rocco Dodson's daughter, was recently featured on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" for her remarkable achievements as the founder of the [tag]Peruvian Hearts[/tag]. Originally aired last August 23, the segment will be reportedly re-aired on Saturday, September 1st at various times during the day. In the three years since ...