Castle Rock Rotary - SERVICE PROJECTS

The simple answer is PASSION! Rotarians are passionate about "service above self" to help make our world a better place for everyone. They see a need, develop a passion to make a difference and answer the call to action to "Make Dreams Real".

Listen to what D.K. Lee, President of Rotary International, has to say about "Make Dreams Real"

This "Passion in Motion" of our Rotarians is an inspiration to all in helping to "Make Dreams Real" for those in need. During the past year, the Rotary Club of Castle Rock, through it's fund-raising activities has made contributions to the the local community such as Douglas County Task Force, Women's Crisis Center, Castle Rock Senior Center and Colorado Boys Ranch.

International contributions have gone to a water well installation and orphanage in Zimbabwe and to Polio Plus the Rotary International project which has almost totally eliminated polio anywhere in the world.

Douglas-Elbert Task Force Food Bank

The Rotary Club of Castle Rock has collected over 600 food items for the food bank as part of its' support for Douglas-Elbert Task Force.

Joan Sjorstrom (Left), a Rotarian and past a President, works regularly as a volunteer at the Task Force. BJ Herre (2nd from Left), also a Rotarian, is shown delivering food items to the Food Bank.

Project Cure

The Rotary Club of Castle Rock presented a check for $1,800 to Jean Fesit, Clinic Coordinator with Project Cure.

The mission of Project CURE is to identify, solicit, collect, sort and distribute medical supplies and services according to the imperative needs of the world.

Hospital Supplies

BJ Herre, a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Castle Rock and also a retired nurse, donates 6-8 hours of

her time each week to help package supplies for needy hospitals and clinics around the work. Thanks BJ for helping to make a difference

in the lives of others!

Colorado Boys Ranch

The Rotary Club of Castle Rock presented a $2,400 check to the Colorado Boys Ranch to further their work with troubled youth. This was our club's first donation from the proceeds of the Ducky Derby. Accepting the donation was Jerry Krupp, Board member of the Colorado Boys Ranch and also a member of the Rotary Club of Castle Rock.

Toys for Tots

Brock Coltrain from the Castle View High School Interact Club discussed their commitment to raise funding for the Toys for Tots drive through the US Marines. In response to this call to action, The Rotary Club of Castle Rock enthusiastically collected $270 for this worthy cause at our October 29th weekly meeting. Many thanks to the Interact Club for their dedication to this project and to our Rotarians for their generous support.