COMMUNITY SERVICE
let's be epic!
May 2025 Rotary clubs from around the world join together on an Epic Day of Service each May. The Denver Cherry Creek and Denver 31 Rotary Clubs spent our day of service at the Salvation Army Red Shield in Denver's Five Points neighborhood. With over 30 volunteers we painted, and plumbed, and plastered, and planted, and polished, and pitched in wherever we could to ensure that the Red Shield is a safe and welcoming space for all. Click here to learn more about the Salvation Army's work at Red Shield. And please join us if you'd like to be more involved with your community! Click here for information and to find a Rotary club near you.
joshua station
April 2025 Our club continues to cater a few meals each year to Joshua Station which provides transitional housing for families rebuilding from homelessness. Roast pork shoulder was on the menu for April!
So all may eat (same) Café
April 2025 SAME Cafe Denver is a donation-based, fair exchange nonprofit restaurant that serves healthy food to everyone regardless of ability to pay. The Café's mission is to, "create community through healthy food access". The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club gathers at the Café routinely to share a light breakfast and then volunteer for a couple of hours to help serve our community.
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salvation army - red shield
December 2024 In the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club's annual tradition, we support the Red Shield with their Angel Tree project where new gifts are purchased and packaged for families in need. And during the holidays, you may see us in front of your favorite grocery store Ringing the Bell to collect donations for the Salvation Army. All money raised is used by the Salvation Army to support local social services.
operation warm
October 2024 Just as fall turned to winter in 2024, our club purchased new coats and shoes to distribute to refugee children served by both Project Worthmore and Place Bridge Academy, a Denver Public School. The coats and shoes were purchased through Operation Warm which is a national nonprofit that manufactures high-quality coats and shoes for children in need.
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September 2024 The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary club has a tradition of working with Brothers Redevelopment each fall with a Paint-A-Thon to help a homeowner in need maintain their property with a fresh coat of paint.
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.
YU MEH FOOD SHARE
Monthly Rotarians from the Denver Cherry Creek and Mile High Clubs gather monthly to help pack groceries for our refugee neighbors. These Rotary Clubs have partnered with Project Worthmore for the past five years and provided funding to purchase basic staples and fresh produce for over 400 refugee families. Rotarians continue to pitch in every month to stock food pantry shelves, assist newcomers with their weekly grocery shopping, and package groceries for delivery.
UNDERSTANDING NEIGHBORS
Monthly The Understanding Neighbors project is all about building community. Rotarians from the Denver Cherry Creek, Mile High and Denver Southeast clubs, along with support from Rotary District 5450, have embraced this project to welcome newcomers to our community. From Project Worthmore's webpage, "As refugees participate in activities and exercises alongside a creative group of volunteers, the building blocks of civic participation, and feeling the empowerment to claim one’s community is bolstered."
The Understanding Neighbors project has two components:
The Understanding Neighbors project has two components:
- Neighbor Nights is a monthly potluck for Project Worthmore's extended community. Refugees and volunteers gather to share food, song, games, and multilingual activities.
- Together Tuesday gathers refugees and volunteers each week for lunch. They participate in activities accessible to all regardless of language ability, including music, games, and personal storytelling.
delaney farm
June 2023 The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club, in partnership with Rotary District 5450 and the Mile High, Five Points/RiNo, Littleton, and Denver Southeast Rotary Clubs, were pleased to support Project Worthmore's DeLaney Community Farm in 2023. DeLaney is a 5-acre farm that supports refugees through sustainable agriculture and community building. Rotary's donation of $19,750 was recognized at Project Worthmore's Annual First Harvest Festival in June 2023.
joy house
April 2023 This spring, members of the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club got to show their creative and handyman skills, sprucing up an apartment at Providence Network ’s Joy House, a two-year transitional housing facility for women and children recovering from domestic violence. We cleaned, painted, laid flooring, acquired furnishings, and generally made the apartment feel cheery and welcoming for its next residents.
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Pcs for people
September 2023 Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club members volunteered to collect computers and electronics for refurbishment and recycling at the Park Hill Home Tour & Street Fair this fall. Hundreds of items were diverted from the landfill and refurbished or recycled through PCs for People! (https://www.pcsforpeople.org/locations/colorado/)
