COMMUNITY SERVICE
METRO CARING
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Donations 2020/2021: 8,000 Volunteer Hours
From Teva Sienicki, Executive Director of Metro Caring:
"These days at Metro Caring, we are helping 300% more families with emergency food than we were pre-COVID.
Thanks to our partnership with Cherry Creek Rotary, we are able to buy pallets of bulk goods for far less than if we’d had to buy them packaged for retail. A Rotary member arranged for us to use a warehouse free of cost for the storage and breakdown on these items. And Rotary volunteers have pitched in and recruited others to contribute a total of over 8,000 volunteer hours (and counting!) to scoop dry food, such as flour, rice, beans and oats, from 50- pound bags into one-pound portions that we provide to community members.
At Metro Caring our mission is to meet people’s immediate needs for nutritious food while building a movement to end hunger in Colorado. That mission became harder due to COVID, and simply put, we couldn’t do what we do without the help of Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club. Thank you for being with us on our journey to respond to this moment and as we take the first steps to rebuild better together.
THANK YOU DENVER CHERRY CREEK ROTARY!"
"These days at Metro Caring, we are helping 300% more families with emergency food than we were pre-COVID.
Thanks to our partnership with Cherry Creek Rotary, we are able to buy pallets of bulk goods for far less than if we’d had to buy them packaged for retail. A Rotary member arranged for us to use a warehouse free of cost for the storage and breakdown on these items. And Rotary volunteers have pitched in and recruited others to contribute a total of over 8,000 volunteer hours (and counting!) to scoop dry food, such as flour, rice, beans and oats, from 50- pound bags into one-pound portions that we provide to community members.
At Metro Caring our mission is to meet people’s immediate needs for nutritious food while building a movement to end hunger in Colorado. That mission became harder due to COVID, and simply put, we couldn’t do what we do without the help of Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club. Thank you for being with us on our journey to respond to this moment and as we take the first steps to rebuild better together.
THANK YOU DENVER CHERRY CREEK ROTARY!"
For further information, or to arrange a special shift, please contact: Sarah Werner DDS or Joel Russmann
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
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Donations 2020/2021: Dental Supplies ($600) and Portable Dental x-Ray Machine ($5,000)
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
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Donations 2020/2021: 56 Volunteer Hours and $9100
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
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Donations 2020/2021: $2,500
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
