Events

A bipartisan bill to counter the warming of the planet was introduced in the House and Senate in late 2018.  The bill proposes that the extraction of coal, oil, and natural gas be taxed — basic economics says that if we want to use less of something, make it more expensive.  The bill then stipulates that the collected funds be distributed to every household in the country, thereby compensating for fuel costs and stimulating new investment.  We will briefly discuss the history of this bill: Why members of both political parties can support it, and What the effect will be if passed into law.  Lost in the recent tumult of other Washington news, this bill will be re-introduced in the coming legislative session; it will not go away.  

 Biography      Phil Nelson chairs the Golden Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a volunteer nonpartisan, nonprofit group that promotes legislation to counter climate change.  Phil is a geophysicist with degrees from MIT, with a career in mineral exploration, oil and gas production, and nuclear waste disposal.  Since retiring, he devotes his time to Citizens’ Climate Lobby and to lecturing on aspects of climate change, extreme weather, and the human response to global warming.

Join us for some time to catch up on Fellowship

5455 Olde Wadsworth Blvd

Please welcome David Harrower, President of Fitter Fun - where you can become physically fit by doing activites that you enjoy and by identifying healthy foods you love to eat.

District 5450 invites you to hear Rotary International President Barry Rassin speak on the 2018-2019 Rotary Theme "Be an Inspiration." President Rassin will also give an update on polio eradication efforts.

REGISTER NOW!

The event will be a fundraiser for the End Polio Now campaign, and all net proceeds from the dinner and additional contributions will be matched $2 to $1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dress for the evening is business or cocktail attire.

6:00 to 7:00 pm - Reception (cash bar in a spacious hotel setting)
7:00 to 9:00 pm - Dinner and program

$65 per person for the Dinner & Program (thanks to our District supporters for helping to defray some of the costs of the Dinner)

We are asking that everyone make an additional donation to EndPolio when you register for the dinner. You will be given individual and club credit for your donation.  You can also make a donation to EndPolio at the dinner -please bring cash or check with you to the dinner.

Rooms at the Denver Marriott South are available for $99 per night

For the 5th Tuesday Service we will be meeting at American Furniture Wearhouse - enter near the pickup dock (southside of building) and follow signs to SCOPE.  We will be sorting and repairing books that will be sent to Kenya.  All are welcomed!  Please bring your family and friends!

9410 Wadsworth Parkway

Westminster, CO 80021

Rotary Learning Institute (RLI)

This workshop is perfect for any Rotarian who wants to learn more about the larger world of Rotary. All members gain a deeper understanding of how their club fits into the larger District and International picture. The program will also help build leadership skills not only for Rotary, but in everyday life and in the workplace.

The fee for each course is $40.  This covers breakfast, lunch, and course materials.

There are three courses that build upon one another.

To register contact Karen Briggs, briggs129@comcast.net or 303-919-0819.

Future Dates:  December 2, 2018 and February 2, 2019

Please bring your updates and ideas to share.

All are welcomed to come and fellowship with ASR Members.

6655 Quaker Street, Arvada, CO  80007

Celebrating its 10th year, our annual (friendly!) competition is a collaborative effort between the North Metro Fire Rescue District and the Broomfield Police Department. Please join us as a bowler or spectator for two rounds of bowling, a drawing with fantastic prizes, fun games, contests, pizza and more! This event truly is fun for the whole family! All members of the community are welcome.

The Red Flag Law is a law that you pass, and then families and law enforcement can go to a judge in a civil court and ask for a temporary order to remove the guns from a person who is at high risk of harming himself or others.

Bring your Friends and Family and join us for our 3rd Tuesday Evening Fellowship.  The club will supply the appetizers. The Olde Town Parking Garage is across the street and about a block south of it.  

Operation TBI Freedom (OTF) is a program of Craig Hospital that provides support for Veterans and active duty military personnel with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Operation TBI Freedom is located in Colorado Springs, but they serve the entire state of Colorado. OTF offers case management services, including crisis management, medical and mental health referrals, employment/education assistance, psychosocial classes, emergency assistance for severe needs, and much more. OTF supports many service members from the multiple military installations and military communities throughout the state, to include Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, US Air Force Academy, Buckley AFB, and the Colorado National Guard.

You can volunteer all day or just come to the shows.....

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 AT THE PACE CENTER

20000 PIKES PEAK AVENUE, PARKER, COLORADO 80138

2:00 P.M. TALENT SHOWCASE

TWO HOUR DINNER BREAK BETWEEN SHOWS

6:00 P.M. FINAL SHOW

TICKET PRICES INCLUDE BOTH SHOWS

LITERACY CONFERENCE 2019
~ New Perspectives on Literacy & Basic Education for Colorado and the World ~

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Joy Burns Center at the Hospitality School – University of Denver
2044 E. Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80208

This Conference will be an exciting opportunity for Rotarians to learn about different approaches to improving literacy and how basic education changes lives, both in Colorado and around the world. You will also hear from outstanding educational organizations and educators in our community as well as what other clubs are doing so that new club partnerships can be forged.

Speaker Topics (Subject to Change)

• Poetry Literacy in Schools
• Teaching Child Abuse Prevention
• Opioid Crisis Call to Action
• Early Learning Reading & Literacy
• Global Literacy Challenges
• Givable Philanthropic Literacy
• Literacy and Terrorism
• Cyber Security Literacy, Part II
• Public Policy Issues in Education
• Human Trafficking Literacy
• Engagement in Science Literacy
• Sustainability Literacy

REGISTER NOW!

$45.00 per participant, includes continental breakfast, lunch, and parking
Please carpool and park in lot at Evans and High Street (SE corner)

SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!

If your club wishes to “pitch” its literacy initiatives in the afternoon session, please contact Karen Loeb ASAP directly atkcloeb@gmail.com or 303-475-5796 (cell)

Since 2001, the Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth (AWRSAY) has recognized youth who have overcome a major life obstacle or adversity.

AWRSAY seeks to acknowledge these deserving youth by providing recognition to all and, in the case of high school seniors, scholarship opportunities to Red Rocks Community College.

We hope that through community encouragement, support and recognition, Arvada and Wheat Ridge youth will grow to be confident members and leaders in our communities.

AWRSAY is entirely volunteer-driven. We encourage you to become involved by nominating a deserving youth or supporting AWRSAY through funding, mentoring, or youth employment.

Millions of students in Malawi, Africa, wake up early in the morning to fetch water from a dirty stream, then walk long distances home with a heavy bucket. Many get sick and miss school because of water-related diseases. BUT YOU CAN HELP CHANGE IT!

Walk with us and EXPERIENCE the global water crisis first-hand. Grab your water jug and find yourself among elephants, giraffes and howler monkeys. Visit interactive challenge stations and learn about daily difficulties Malawians face because of lack of access to clean water.

Join us for fellowship at Jack's 8565 Five Parks Dr. #100 Arvada, CO  80005 at 5:30pm.  All are welcomed!

One of the many Arvada Sunrise Rotary initiatives each year is the Speak Up Scholarship Challenge.  This cuase is very important because it provides us with one more opportunity to support our local community - expecially our next generation of community leaders.  Rotary International selects a primary them each year.  This year the them is, "Be the Inspiration." 

One of the many Arvada Sunrise Rotary initiatives each year is the Speak Up Scholarship Challenge.  This cause is very important because it provides us with one more opportunity to support our local community - especially our next generation of community leaders.  Rotary International selects a proimary theme each year.  This year the them is, "Be the Inspiration!"

Rotary District 5450 District Conference

Join us for a balance of fun, service and networking!

REGISTER NOW!  (Registration closes midnight April 19)

Saturday Full Conference:  $125 per person (9:00 am - 9:00 pm)
First Time Attendee & Rotaract:  $99 per person (9:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Saturday Lunch & Program:  $75 per person (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Saturday Dinner & Program:  $75 per person (5:00 pm - 9:00 pm)

Friday Social Hour - 5:30 to 7:30 pm - Complimentary Hor D'Ourves & Cash Bar
Theater Performance (optional) - Trav'lin in the Musical - The 1930's Harlem Musical
Click Here for Theater Ticket Information

Saturday Highlights:
- Connections Cafe - learn about Rotary from other Rotarians
- Rotary Club Presentations - service in action
- Tracey Carisch - Making Connections
- Andrew Romanoff - Mental Health in Colorado
- Hall of Service - show off your club!
- Up with People - Saturday Night speaker & Entertainment

Hall of Service - highlight your club's projects. Limited space - each table registration will recieve four feet (one half of an 8 foot table) for display. You must request your table online - click here to request your display table. 

Hilton Garden Inn - book your room at the special rate of $102 per night(plus service fees and tax.) Only 2.5 miles from the Arvada Events Center in Olde Town Arvada. For online registrations:

You can also phone 303-420-9799 Booking Code RTFCLB

Note Time - 7:45am - 8:30am

8555 W 57th Ave.  Arvada, CO 80002

Community Table is a Colorado nonprofit 501 c (3) corporation formed in 1982 by Inter-Church ARMS (Arvada Resources for Mind and Spirit) to serve the needy and vulnerable in our community.

Our goal is to secure the resources (food, financial, physical, and volunteers) necessary to provide programs to help meet the nutritional needs of qualifying community members.

From the beginning Community Table has worked with city government, churches, schools, civic organizations, businesses and private citizens to ensure that the residents of Arvada and surrounding communities would have a place to go for emergency food.

Grants/Club Qualification Live Webinar

REGISTER NOW!  There's no charge, but you must register to receive the login information.

This seminar will meet the training requirement for any Club that wants to sponsor a Rotary Grant in 2019-2020.  Note that the lead Club on a Grant must be qualified before the Grant is approved. 

This training is recommended for any the lead Rotarian on a Grant, as well as incoming Club Presidents, Foundation Chairs and Club Grant Committee Chairs.

Topics include:

• Club Qualification requirements
  • MOU
  • Club IRS filing documentation
• District Grants
• Global Grants
• Reporting and Stewardship

No charge - but you must register in advance.  The link to the webinar will be provided by separate email on Monday, May 6

Registration closes at midnight on May 5

Courtney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and works for Jefferson Center as a Co-Responder with Lakewood Police Department. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Courtney is a Colorado-native and has been with Jefferson Center for several years.

A healthy outside starts from the inside.

Come join us for some hor d'oeuvre and fellowship at Unser Racing.  Get acquainted with our venue for our annual fund raiser in August.

Who – Mothers’ Milk Bank’s donors are women who produce milk in excess of their own babies’ needs and who complete the screening process. Babies who receive the milk may be premature or have severe illnesses and need human milk to thrive.

Why – The health benefits received from using human milk (breast milk) for newborns, especially premature newborns, cannot be replicated by any commercial formula product. Donations to and receiving milk from a nonprofit milk bank guarantees that the milk will be safe, unaltered and provided to the babies who need it most.

What – A nonprofit program of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation (RMCHF), Mothers’ Milk Bank (MMB) collects, processes, tests and provides donor human milk (breast milk) to babies across the country. MMB is also a member of and adheres to the strict guidelines of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA).

When –  MMB was established in 1984. Since then, more than 5.5 million ounces of milk has been collected from more than 12,500 donors and dispensed to more than 120 hospitals in 35 states.

Where – While MMB is physically located in Denver, Colorado, it has had donors from all 50 states in its history. This is made possible by the many Donation & Outreach Centers that serve as drop-off locations for donors located all over the country.

Registration:

http://www.riconvention.org/en/hamburg 

A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest