Announcements/Business:
Thanks to Bill and Tom for providing breakfast!
- The Rotary Table at Conifer High School Trivia night was a tremendous success last Saturday. Our Rotary group had the Mad Hatters Tea Party and won the best table.
- February 23 the Evergreen Rotary will have their Mardi Gras party in support of their international projects. The tickets are $65 and include open bar and dinner. Janine has tickets.
- The Ice Melt tickets are available from Janine. This is a fund-raiser for the Mountain Foothills Rotary.
- The District Conference is April 27 at the Arvada Center. It is a one-day event. Tickets are on the the District 5450 website HERE.
- There will be a pajama party this Saturday, 6pm, to collect PJ’s for the Mountain Peace Shelter. It will be held at Pat’s home, 6pm. There will be PJ party food: make your own individual pizza. Bring a potluck side dish and some PJs for the Mountain Peace Shelter.
- The links for Sign up Genius are available on our Conifer Rotary Webpage for our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner-Fundraiser HERE, and for the Foothills Home, Garden and LIfestyle Show HERE. Angela is collecting the silent auction items for the fundraiser, March 16, at St. Laurence Church.
- The Foothills Garden, Home and Life-style show will be coordinated by the Evergreen Rotary at the Evergreen High School, Saturday March 30 and Sunday March 31. Foothillshomeshow.com is the website for information, business sign-ups.
- The Area 8 clubs in District 5450, will have a social event at El Rancho, April 3rd: 5:30 Happy Hour and Dinner at 6:30. There will be happy hour beverages with a cash bar and family-style dinner. This will be an informal gathering of the five Clubs, and the Lt. Governor of District 5450 will speak about what is happening in the District. The price will be in the range of $35. The reservations need to be in by March 20.
- The Veterans’ Rendezvous will be May 18 at Aspen Ridge Church in Marshdale. Volunteers will be needed.
- MRC will be partnering with PCCP Resale Boutique in Bailey this coming November. During that month, MRC volunteers will assist at the Boutique and will then receive up to 75% of the profits from sales at the Boutique.
- Boys and Girls Club of the High Rockies (BGCHR) is adding a unit in Conifer starting next month. BGCHR will be partnering with the PCCP Resale Boutique in June and September. The club will receive up to 75% of the Boutique profits those months.
- The Conifer Town Hall meeting will be March 6, 7pm at West Jefferson Middle School.
Program: Update on Mountain Resource Center
Lisa Nissley, Marketing and special events coordinator.
Marilyn Saltzman, President of the Board.
Some important information about our Mountain Resource Center (MRC):
- MRC supports a 1000+ Square Mile Rural area with a population of 65,000.
- The Mission: strengthen our community with services that empower people.
- What MRC does: Basic needs assistance, Veterans support services, Parents as Teacher, Early Childhood and Family Education, Workforce, Financial Coaching, Healthy Living, Public Benefits Enrollment Assistance.
- More than 90% of all funds go directly to programs and services.
- All the services are available under one roof. All services are free to the community.
- 1,602 clients were served in 2017; there were 14,341 services provided and 1,535 referrals were given.
- Events: School Supply Drive, Veterans Rendezvous; Emergency preparedness event, tax preparation and aging adult clinics; Client holiday party; Roll and read literacy celebration, Messy play day; Hiring events,
- They are starting new events to mix up and energize fund-raising.
- More information is available on their website: www.mrcco.org.