COMMUNITY SERVICE
operation warm
Operation Warm is a national nonprofit that manufactures brand-new, high-quality coats and shoes for children in need. Our club purchased 96 new coats to distribute to the Metro Denver refugee community, served by Project Worthmore. Families are getting coats before the cold of winter arrives!
"Our clients are thrilled with the coats, as are we. We have had a couple of large families through last week, with six kids each! They were able to find a coat for each of their children...These moms were so happy to head home with a bag full of coats for their kids." Anne Kedl, Project Worthmore Volunteer Coordinator
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The Village Exchange Center in Aurora builds bridges between people and communities, both locally and globally. Each month, the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary club partners with members of the Denver Mile Hi Rotary Club to pack over 250 bags of fresh produce for the Village Exchange Center Pantry.
Please join us if you would like to help, too!
METRO CARING
The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club donated warehouse space to Metro Caring and operated a food repackaging operation from June 2020 - August 2021. Joel Russman, Rotary District 5450 Rotarian of the Year, recognized that food insecurity exploded as the Covid-19 pandemic affected our community. He arranged for the donation of warehouse space and partnered with Metro Caring to address the large and growing issue of food insecurity. The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary club, its partner Rotary clubs, and over 500 volunteers packaged 700,000 pounds (350 tons) of food to serve over 140,000 people in the Denver Metro area!
This very successful project was recognized in September 2021 by Metro Caring with their annual Hungry for Change award. And Rotarian Joel Russman was recognized by Rotary District 5450 with an Award for Significant Contribution, the District 5450 Rotarian of the Year Award, and the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year for 2020.
This very successful project was recognized in September 2021 by Metro Caring with their annual Hungry for Change award. And Rotarian Joel Russman was recognized by Rotary District 5450 with an Award for Significant Contribution, the District 5450 Rotarian of the Year Award, and the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year for 2020.
project worthmore
Project Worthmore serves an international community of refugees in Colorado. They operate an English acquisition program, a Dental Clinic, a Community Farm, and a Food Share program. Project Worthmore also provides community navigators and family partners to help refugee families become part of our local community. For more information visit projectworthmore.org.
Project worthmore - dental clinic
The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club was pleased to support the Project Worthmore Dental Clinic recently with the donation of a portable x-ray machine. Project Worthmore’s Dental Clinic provides comprehensive dental care to the refugee community and other neighbors wishing to support the clinic. The clinic serves about 25 patients, most of whom are on Medicaid, each week. In addition to the x-ray machine, the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club also donated over $600 worth of dental supplies to the Dental Clinic. These donations will help the clinic grow its practice to provide an important service to the community.
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Project worthmore - yu meh food share program
The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club, in partnership with Rotary District 5450 and the Mile High, Five Points, and Denver Southeast Rotary Clubs, have supported Project Worthmore throughout the pandemic with funding to purchase basic staples such as rice, flour, pasta and beans for about 360 refugee families. Rotarians have also pitched in every month to put together food boxes and make deliveries to help those families and welcome them to our community.
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Food for families
kavod center
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Donations 2020/2021: 8 Volunteer Hours and $4,000
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Throughout the summer of 2020 the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary purchased and delivered fresh produce for the Kavod Senior Living Center. The Center has over 400 residents, most living on less than $13,000 per year. Health concerns often prevented the residents from grocery shopping. The Cherry Creek Rotary's delivery of fresh eggs, fruit and vegetables helped supplement the senior center's food pantry. |
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PCs for people
PCs for People refurbishes desktop and laptop computers for distribution to eligible recipients. The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club has supported the organization by sponsoring drives for used electronics.
This year, our Club is subsidizing the cost of PCs for Denver Public School students participating in the Family & Community Engagement Program (FACE). The FACE program provides access to resources, information, education and support for everyone in the Denver Public School community.
"Rotary subsidizing the cost for the families is huge!" Caitlin Nelson, Partnership Manager at PCs for People
PCs for People refurbishes desktop and laptop computers for distribution to eligible recipients. The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club has supported the organization by sponsoring drives for used electronics.
This year, our Club is subsidizing the cost of PCs for Denver Public School students participating in the Family & Community Engagement Program (FACE). The FACE program provides access to resources, information, education and support for everyone in the Denver Public School community.
"Rotary subsidizing the cost for the families is huge!" Caitlin Nelson, Partnership Manager at PCs for People
