285 Backpack Project is very excited to announce it has been selected to receive the Platte Canyon Community Partnership Resale Boutique Grant for May 2026.
Please sign up to help us receive a special Grant!! 285 BackPack must volunteer at least 10 hours each week in May at the Bailey Platte Canyon Community Partnership Resale Boutique, located at 60615 US Hwy 285 in downtown Bailey. Help us fill these slots! We appreciate your past/current support of the 285 Backpack Project. Also the Boutique will be getting a new coat of paint and we need MAN-Power and/ or Strong WOMEN-power to move the merchandise May 9-10. Then again weekend of May 16-17 to put back all the merchandise.
Work on wildfire solutions Rotarians and community meet monthly to find wildfire solutions for Conifer, Bailey and Evergreen. Help us improve CDOT’s mission of transportation safety to include wildfire evacuation. And, backup power for cell and Internet, for evacuation alerts. Click HERE.
One in five children in Colorado belong to families that cannot afford food or do not have regular access to food. The 285 Backpack Project is here to help. Rotary Conifer started the project in 2013 and it has been a huge help for children who do not have enough to eat. Click HERE.
Rotary Conifer sponsors our school version of Rotary in the local schools. This provides a unique opportunity for school students to reach out and engage our community positively. Learn more by clicking HERE.
The Conifer Peace Park is a place to reflect on peace and to hold events dedicated to peacebuilding. Sponsored in part by the Rotary Club of Conifer, click HEREto learn more.
Help us help others two ways: our Conifer Rotary Foundation, and the Rotary International Foundation.
Our Conifer Rotary Foundation is devoted to making our local community a better place. Donate to the general fund or name a program, such as the 285 Backpack project (food for needy kids), wildfire mitigation along our roads, and others.
Our Rotary International Foundation is rated 100% by Charity Navigator. It has many national and international humanitarian programs, including eradicating Polio from the planet, clean water for the extremely poor, disaster relief, and many others.
