Updates on Community Events and Programs

Sweet Peach Memories

For many years, the Arvada Rotary Club has benefited from volunteers who support the Club's annual peach sale.  Many of these volunteers remain friends of the Club and committed to the Rotary values of service to the community.  Our volunteers recognize the breadth of the Club's local and international service, which the peach sale fundraiser makes possible in part. The 2026 peach sale was supported, for example, by the Club's current college scholarship winner and her mother, as well as a local Boy Scout troop as part of its community service projects.  Another volunteer, an ongoing friend of the Club, was Rich Nichols, the owner of the Cheese Ranch (https://cheeseranch.com/).  He was a huge help driving the forklift to unload the pallets of peaches. Other Club friends joined us to check orders, sell more peaches, deliver peach cases to the cars, and manage the drive-up area for pick-ups.  Kudos, miles of smiles, and our gratitude go to the many volunteers who support the Club year-round.  These are the people who make up the Arvada Rotary Club family.

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Tuesday, September 15 - Volunteer opportunity.  Pomona High School is seeking business leaders, community partners, and professionals from all industries to participate in a 12th Grade Work-Based Learning Day.  Participate to help seniors practice their professional interviewing and networking skills through engaging, 45-minute rounds.  Your time, stories, and honest feedback can be the difference between a missed opportunity and a young person landing that first job. Time Commitment: Flexible shifts available for Morning (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) or Afternoon (12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Where: Pomona High School.  To register or have questions? Reach out to Jenny Lammers, atjenny.lammers@jeffco.k12.co.us.

 

Justice Necessary

The Arvada Rotary Club had the pleasure of hearing from Lauren Cikara, Director of Partnerships and Programs for Justice Necessary, an important program that provides the basic hygiene supplies students need regularly.  This closes the gap that SNAP and food stamps cannot, because such funds cannot be used to purchase these products. The need is ongoing, and to continue providing this service, Justice Necessary will host a HygienePalooza to deliver 1,000,000 hygiene products to students across Colorado between September and November.  To participate, click here to register: HygienePalooza

Lauren Cikara at the Arvada Rotary Club 

Arvada Festival Commission 

September 18th (Friday Night).  Arvada Movies Around Town.  Are you a budding hoops star?  Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and favourite snacks for an evening under the stars and a great movie (free) each month, courtesy of the Arvada Festival Commission.  The Movie is Goat at the Arvada Volunteer Fire Fighters Park, 9190 W 84th Ave.  The evening begins at 7:15 PM with live music, and a little basketball competition.  For more information, visit arvadaco.gov.  Please no pets, and remember to clean up afterward to help the volunteers.  

October 22 – Sunday, October 25th.  Friends of Jefferson County Library Foundation Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale, Jefferson County Fairgrounds.  Admission.  $12 per adult per day (under 18 and SNAP recipients FREE).  Bring Your Own Bag!

Don't forget to read the bulletin for a full list of lots of events! 

Presidents Message 

Support for Swanson Elementary Digital Library – Book Vending Machine

Several members of the Arvada Sunrise and Noon Clubs visited with Swanson Elementary staff on September 2nd.  Students can earn credits for certain behavior and performance, and can use those credits to purchase books from the digital library vending machine using tokens. The clubs are considering how they can use grant funds to support this program.

 

 

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