Welcome to the official web site of
The Rotary Club of Niwot. Our Home Page has
been recently redesigned for 2010-2011. The
menu navigation bar above will now take you to the
more key and active pieces of information. While the
"Current Projects" link above is a good place to go
for a lot of our recent activities, the Facebook
link is the really recent and most "dynamic"
information.
Members and visitors will be most interested in
the "Current Projects" and "Calendar" links for
quick access to project contacts, dates, and
information. Oktoberfest is our next big event. For
the
Oktoberfest
Flyer click here. For
sponsorships levels and recognition for your
business or organization:
Sponsorship
Application.
Visitors may like to start with our
"Meetings" link that gives time, location, and
directions. (Click
here for the Habitat for Humanity presentation
from our July 29th meeting.)
We hope all will be interested in
our fundraisers and support. This is where you will
find flyers for the events like Oktoberfest, Wine
Tasting, and Peach and Citrus sales.
The "Leadership" link (and "Contact
Us" button to the right) will get you to our members
and key individuals.
If you might be interested in
our Niwot Rotary Club and to find out what we do,
check out the "Project Review" and other links to
the left. There are links to Rotary International,
District 5450, and values, objectives, and
operations for you to view.
OUR HISTORY--briefly
We started in January of 2008 as a
provisional club and quickly became active in a lot
local community and educational service areas. These
have become regular projects.
We chose to be a morning meeting
club, and after a bit of moving around in 2009, have
returned to the Grange on 2nd Ave. as our regular
location. We plan to again have a small breakfast
offering at meetings, and are working toward that in
a cost-conscience manner. We are keeping dues at an
absolute minimum so that our resources can be
directed toward projects and RI support. We
accomplished so much that we grew to the required
size and officially chartered with Rotary
International as The Rotary Club of Niwot,
in December of 2008.
We have been active in support of RI
and other local clubs and their activities.
During 2009, we firmed up some of
our local core activities and goals and successfully
produced our first major fundraiser, Oktoberfest,
which is now a regular annual event. With the
experienced leadership of Jo Kirkenaer, we are on a
sound footing and able to grow and move forward.
In 2010, that growth included adding
a spring fundraiser. That was a Wine Tasting event
with local cheese and chocolates, as well. We have
had good support from the community, so always thank
our sponsors for their help.
As the 2010-2011 Rotary year begins,
we are led by Maryann Ruck. This years stated goals
are increasing membership and identifying an
international project in which we can really
participate. This may be a co-operative or joint
effort with other district clubs.
If Rotary might be an interest for
you, join us at a meeting on a Thursday morning and
check it out.
As "Mohatma" Gandhi said:
"The best way to find yourself, is to lose
yourself in the service of others."
The
Rotary Theme for 2010-2011 is: