Fun,
fellowship, and food (just not for us!) at the Guaranty Bank
The Rotary Club
of Golden held a special food drive for the Christian Action Guild
on May 15th.
In the summer
the need for food and assistance rises with all of the kids
staying home during the day. Jo Ann Thistlewood asked us to supply
her with canned meats and other food to make full meals. Beef
stew, chili, chow mien and the like are great contributions.
Eileen
Schurmann hosted the party in the lobby of Guaranty Bank at
16800 West Colfax Avenue.
Some
of the booty!
We also seized
the opportunity to roast our beloved past president, Regina
Benson. In addition to leading the club for a year, Regina
has contributed countless hours to service projects, including
food drives for the Christian Action Guild and our musical
instrument recycling program, "Play it Again."
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| Regina
displays her roast while sporting an elegant shitake
mushroom accessory. President Sandy lavishes still
more gifts on her predecessor, including the
much-sought-after Rotary Rob Budda. |
Dana
recognizes Regina's great work with the
"Sit on it Again" program, which accepts used
toilet seats and refurbishes them for poor families who
have nothing to sit on. |
But seriously
folks, Regina led the club through some great programs and great
improvements:
- Introduced
e-mail distribution of newsletter
- The fantastic
Annual Picnic at Grampsas Park
- The annual Peach
Sale with $10,000 profit.
- School year
revival of the D’Evelyn Interact Club
- The purchase of
$4,000 in food shares complemented by several hundred toys for
needy families served by the Christian Action Guild.
- The annual
Holiday Party at the Arbor House
- The Ski Train
fellowship trip
- The Flower Power
Project where more than 700 flowering plants were delivered to
seniors and rest homes throughout the community.
- The contribution
of $1,000 toward a District Disaster Project to benefit
victims of earthquakes in India and El Salvador,
- The Play it
Again Program to place used but refurbished musical
instruments, in the hands of musicians in Golden schools
- The Rotary sign posted at the entrance to
the community on 6th
Avenue.
- The Jeffco
Community Service Award
- The District
Publicity Award
- The District’s
Foundation Giving Award
- The special
citation from RI President Frank Develyn
- The formation of
a new Interact club at Golden High
- Sent five Golden
High students to RYLA camp
- Started a new
program to recognize outstanding Drama, Music, and Creative
Arts students with the first Annual Student Artist Awards
Thanks
for a great year, Regina!
Thanks to
Dana Moran for all of the photos on this page!
