Sunrise
Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs |
CLUB HISTORY
& SERVICE PROJECTS
CLUB HISTORY
The Sunrise Rotary Club of Glenwood
Springs was chartered on June 30, 1995. It was sponsored by the
Glenwood Springs Rotary Club (Friday noon club), through the
leadership of Bob Bradshaw. The founding president of the
Sunrise Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs was Dr. Robert Murray, a
dentist in Glenwood Springs.
Despite our short history, our club has had
numerous fund rasing events which allowed us to actively
participates in numerous international and community programs.
International activities include Rotary Youth exchange, Group
Study exchange, Friendship exchange, International Community
improvement projects in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Mexico City, 3-H
Project in India (Melghat), and significant support of various
Colorado Rotoplast projects.
Community activities include sending high
school students to RYLA, and awarding four $ 1000.00 College
Scholarships for Glenwood High School graduates each year. Our
club also serves as a 24 hour a day emergency blood courier for
area hospitals. By carrying pagers, members are notified when
blood needs to be transported from Valley View Hospital to other
medical facilities ranging from Leadville, to Aspen, to
Parachute.
One of our fund raisers (jointly with the
Glenwood Springs noon club) is dedicated to raising money for
local charitable organizations, such as: Advocate Safehouse
Project, Assistencia para Latinos, Boy Scout Troop 225, Children's
Mini College, Colorado Mountain College Senior Nutrition Program,
Frontier Historical Society, Garfield Legal Services, Glenwood
Springs Park and Rec Department, (to name just a few)
projects
At the end of the 2011/12 Rotary year, the club
voted to become an evening club and changed its name to the Sunset
Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs.articipant in 3-H Grant 66620, Mexico
City, Community Education Project (2009-12)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Past Participant in Blood Courier Service
Ticket Taking at Glenwood High School
Sporting Events
Identifying Glenwood Springs Historical
Buildings and Affixing Plaques
Holiday Fundraising for the Salvation
Army - Bell Ringing
Supporting Various Academic and Athletic
High School Programs
Supporting Local Agencies through Safeway
Discount Card Sales
Contributor to River Bridge Child
Advocacy Center - Glenwood Springs
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
School Improvements,
Manta, Ecuador
Building High School,
Teotecacinte, Nicaragua
Building Water Supply,
Teotecacinte, Nicaragua
Participant
in 3-H Project, Melghat Tribal Area, Maharashtra State,
India
Matching Grant Sponsor
for "Ophthalmology" Project, Juarez, Mexico.
Elementary
School
Improvements,
LaCeiba,
Honduras
Matching Grant Sponsor for "Tu
Puedes" Project, Mexico City, Mexico.
Participant in Wheelchair
Project, iquitos, Peru
Matching Grant
Sponsor for "Microcredit" Project with Friendship
Bridge, Lake Atitlan area, Guatemala
Matching Grant Sponsor for Medical
Supplies, Equipment & Services in D-4790 Argentina
Major Contributor to
Colorado Rotoplast
Annual Host of RYE students
Participant in Annual
GSE Hosting Program
Participant in
Friendship Exchange Program
Participant in 3-H
Grant 66620, Mexico City, Community Education
Project (2009-12)
Matching Grant Sponsor for "HIV/AIDS screening pilot
program", Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria. Kenya
Engine for Ambulance Boat,
Mfangano Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya.
Aasvoelness School Garden Project, Namibia
Ninas sabias: Empowering Girls: Menstruation, Jalisco, Mexico 2024 project
VOCATIONAL
SERVICE
Career Shadow Day
Sponsoring RYLA
Leadership Training
College Scholarships
for Glenwood High School Graduates
Glenwood Springs High School
"Student of the Month" Program
CLUB
PRESIDENTS
1995-96 Robert Murray
1996-97 Gregg Rippy
1997-98 Ladjamaya Green-Mahoney
1998-99 Jim Mason
'99-2000 Rob Iwamoto-Bernadette Julich
2000-01 Greg Beightel
2001-02 Bruce Baier
2002-03 Peter Jeschofnig
2003-04 Dave Armbruster
2004-05 Carl Ciani
2005-06 Sandy Lowell
2006-07 Paul Nelson
2007-08 Chuck Bawden
2008-09 Dennis Bader
2009-10 John Taufer
2010-11 Gregg Rippy
2011-12 Steve Paul
2012-13 Sandy Lowell
2013-14 Mark Gould Jr
2014-15 Mark Gould Jr
2015-16 Bob Murray
2016-17 Houston Burk
2017-18 James Nelson
2018-19 Tom Kenning
2019-20 Tim Kruse
2020-21 James Fosnaught
2021-22 Tom Kenning
2022-23 Tom Sherman
2023-24 Mike Grillot
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