barnes & noble book fair - December 9, 2023
Please join us this Saturday, December 9th, for our annual Barnes & Noble Bookfair, 960 S Colorado Blvd, 10am - 6pm. Use this voucher in store or online on December 9th and a portion of all sales will go to our Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club Foundation. We use the income to purchase children's books that we donate the the Salvation Army Red Shield for families. It is a win-win for everyone, especially the children.
Youth & literacy
Imagination LIbrary
$3,000 Donation
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Our Youth and Literacy Committee made a 5 year commitment to partner with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Denver. Their mission is simple: Increase access to age-appropriate books and promote kindergarten readiness.
Dolly established this national program to place books in the hands of early learners, from birth to kindergarten. Her efforts also center on parents and caregivers sharing reading enjoyment with children. |
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October 2023 Under the watchful eye of Dolly Parton, Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club members prepared almost 300 registration packs for Imagination Library of Denver. |
youth leadership
Committee members are actively involved with RYLA/YRYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards/Young RYLA). Whether a natural-born leader who wants to sharpen their skills or a shy young person with potential who needs to break out of their shell, RYLA & YRYLA puts middle and high school students on track for a successful future. Our club works with teachers to identify those who can benefit from leadership training and provides funds to send 9-10 students every year to camp in beautiful Estes Park. Interviewing the students personally is one of the most rewarding activities we do all year. |
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Student essay contest
Margaret Bingham,
Essayist
Our Student Essay Contest identifies and supports talented young writers who present winning essays at our annual event. And what an outstanding group of essays we heard at McAulilffe International School! Rotarian Bevin Wallace opened the contest with a presentation on her work as a professional writer. This year's theme was "How has the pandemic affected you?". The five finalists each read their work aloud for the audience of about 50 people before the winner was announced. Congratulations to winning essayist Margaret Bingham!
