October 2024. operation warm
Our club was pleased to sponsor the purchase of over 100 coats from Operation Warm for refugee children in our community. From Operation Warm: "Thanks to committed partners like Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation, we recently celebrated a significant milestone: 6 million children served. This achievement would not have been possible without your support. Read more here.
October 2024. DCCR Receives District Award of Excellence
Our Club was surprised and honored to be given the Rotary District 5450 Paul Harris Award of Excellence for the 2023/24 Rotary year at the District Conference last weekend. This award is given annually to the club which best meets the goals of current Rotary International President and Past DG Jim Johnston. The award was established in 1984 by PDG George E. Mendenhall who commissioned George Staneseu, a member of the Littleton Rotary Club, to create a sculpture of Paul Harris to be used as a traveling trophy. Today, Club President Dick Hayes shared the trophy with members and guests at our weekly breakfast meeting.
September 2024. Brothers Redevelopment
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.
From Brothers Redevelopment:
"On behalf of Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. (BRI), I am delighted to thank the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation for their grant award* in support of the Paint-A-Thon (PAT) program. Paint-A-Thon is in the midst of another successful year thanks to investments like yours. Last year, the program completed 116 exterior home painting projects with help from 2,261 dedicated volunteers, resulting in $710,000 in crucial exterior home repairs for low-income homeowners."
From Brothers Redevelopment:
"On behalf of Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. (BRI), I am delighted to thank the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Foundation for their grant award* in support of the Paint-A-Thon (PAT) program. Paint-A-Thon is in the midst of another successful year thanks to investments like yours. Last year, the program completed 116 exterior home painting projects with help from 2,261 dedicated volunteers, resulting in $710,000 in crucial exterior home repairs for low-income homeowners."
July 2024. REgis University Master of development practice
The Regis University Master of Development Practice is an innovative degree that equips students with the practical tools and mindsets to contribute to the sustainability of our planet and to the health and well-being of communities. Jill Ooko (Kenya) is the recipient of a Rotary scholarship that our club was please to sponsor. Click here to read about Ms. Ooko's thoughts and experiences with this impressive program.
June 2024. Project greer street
The Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club is pleased to support Project Greer Street which is in award-winning and transformational academic enrichment program and college pipeline initiative for African American male high school students. Click here to read a testimonial from a program participant.
june 2023. Project Worthmore's Delaney farm
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.
march 2022. supporting refugees through project worthmore
Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club and other Clubs in Rotary International District 5450 are generously supporting the food programs at Project Worthmore. The increasing numbers of refugees from Afghanistan and now Ukraine are straining their resources, making our grants even more impactful.
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