Rotary Club of Conifer Meeting, September 6, 2022

 
Updates and Announcements
 
Roadside Cleanup: Roadside clean-up will be on 9/17 at 9AM; we will be meeting at the lower parking lot at 26689 Pleasant Park. The Mountain Foothills and Evergreen Rotary Clubs along with the Conifer club will be doing roadside cleanup from I-70 to 285, each club will have a section. The Conifer club will be doing the section up Pleasant Park from the off ramp at 285 and up 2 miles. 
 
Sergeant-at-Arms Request: A volunteer is needed for an October Sergeant-at-Arms. Please contact Diana if you are interested and able. 
 
285 Backpack Project: The 285 Backpack Project helps children who don't have enough food to eat at home by providing them with easy-to-prepare weekend meals and snacks throughout the school year. We are always looking for volunteers to help with this mission. To sign up to volunteer, go to: ​​https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040c48afa823aa8-back
 
Evening Meetings: Evening meetings happen every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, and the next one will take place on Wednesday September 14th at 5:30 PM at Our Lady of the Pine Catholic Church.
 
 
 
Upcoming Events:
 
Woohoomanity Bike Ride: September 24th 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM - volunteer or ride. Learn more at: https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/CO/Denver/WoohoomanityChallenge 
 
World Polio Day: October 24th, 2022
 
 
 
Available Training
 
Literacy Conference - September 18, 2022 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 
 
Rotary Zone: Stop Human Trafficking - October 1, 2022 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
 
 
Polio Plus:
 
 Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever. 
 
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we’ve reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
 
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
 
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year. It costs $3.00 to fully protect a child against polio, including the cost of the vaccine and activities required to deliver the vaccine. A donation of $25 will be made in your name to help eradicate polio.

 
 

Meeting Programs: Tracy Dorland, Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent