Causes We Support

Youth Education and Recognition
The Rotary Club of Niwot honors and recognizes the achievements of students from Niwot High School.  Club members present Rotary Students of the Month Awards to the students who best represent the Rotary ideal of "Service Above Self" each month.
 
Congratulations to NHS Student Claire Jensen for receiving the Rotary Club of Niwot's April, 2025 Student of the Month award.  In addition to maintaining a 4.05 GPA, Claire serves on the Longmont Youth Council, has been a Girl Scout since 2016, has completed over 80 hours of volunteer service hours and currently serves as the President of NHS"s Gender & Women's Studies Club.  She has been a member and officer of the school's Best Buddies Club (which matches students with disabilities with non-disabled peers for the purpose of friendship and fun).  She currently serves as Vice President for the Helping Hands Club, is CPR and BLS certified.  Claire plans to attend college in Long Beach, CA in the fall.  Congratulations Claire, the Rotary Club salutes your dedication to serving others.   Your future certainly looks bright!
 
About Niwot High School
Domestic Violence Shelters
 
The Rotary Club of Niwot actively supports local domestic violence shelters by providing financial support and education.   Recognizing the critical need for safe havens and resources for survivors in our area, our club is committed to fostering safety and raising awareness.  In January, 2025, the Rotary Club of Niwot hosted the 1st annual Burns Dinner, raising $9000 for local domestic violence shelters.    The Rotary Club of Niwot strives to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families impacted by domestic violence within our community.
About SPAN
OUR Center
The Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. (OUR Center) provides critical services such as food, clothing, housing, and utilities to help families achieve self-reliance, offering "a hand up, not a hand out" to residents of the St. Vrain Valley School District.  Rotary Club of Niwot volunteers regularly prepare and serve meals to over 100 families/month.
About OUR Center

Pat Murphy is Recipient of the 2024 Eli Buzas Award

Rotary Club of Niwot is proud and honored to present the 2024 Eli Buzas Community Service Award to Pat Murphy. The award is the Niwot Club’s highest recognition and is conferred annually on a member of the Niwot community whose work and service notably reflects the values and legacy of our late colleague, Eli Buzas.

A 50-year member of the Niwot community, Pat has been widely active in every aspect of community life.  Pat was a long-time volunteer at the Niwot schools.  She co-founded the Patriotic Cookie Moms, organizing treats and morale support for our troops. She was the instigator of the Niwot Community Connections (NCC) group, which now boasts >500 senior members of the community who connect regularly through their areas of interest.  She has worked politically with Boulder County to protect Niwot’s character and help preserve our open space.  Pat is a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Niwot Community Association and, as part of her work with it, organizes the Niwot Clean-up Day, and helps with the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter and July 4th Pancake Breakfasts.  And perhaps even more importantly, those that know Pat personally can attest that she is always there to lend a hand or a kind word when someone is in need.

True community achievement comes from the heart.  True achievers care about people. They believe in their community and they stay with it over the course of time. Pat Murphy is an outstanding example of such true achievers.

Other Youth Programs

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We are active in our sponsorship of RYLA and provide scholarships for CTE students.   Rotary Club of Niwot actively supports Youth Exchange, a program that enables students ages 15-19 to live in another country, attend local school and live with host families.   Learn more about Rotary Youth Exchange.  
 
 
 
Veterans Community Project (VCP)
VCP was founded by a group of combat Veterans who were frustrated by the rampant homelessness and barriers to support faced by their fellow Veterans.  VCP's solution:  a transitional tiny home village in Longmont, CO with wrap-around services designed to address the underlying causes of each Veteran's homelessness and a walk-in outreach center open to all Northern Colorado Veterans in need of assistance, regardless of time served, discharge status or service type.
Learn more about VCP
Colorado Friendship

Rotary Club of Niwot provides ongoing support for Colorado Friendship, a non-profit organization that fights hunger and assists those in need. Their main focus is on providing:

  • Weekend food backpacks for underprivileged children through a school program,
  • Hot meals,
  • Clothing for the homeless population, and
  • Aid to victims of natural disasters.

By providing these essential resources, Colorado Friendship helps alleviate hunger and hardship within the Boulder County community.

About Colorado Friendship
Bert Steele Memorial Bench
Niwot's beloved Bert Steele, owner of the Niwot Market and charter member of the Rotary Club of Niwot, passed away in August 2023.  Friends and local community organizations, including Rotary Club of Niwot, organized the planning, fundraising and installation of the Chevrolet-themed bench at the Niwot Market entrance surrounded by engraved flagstones imparting Bert's sage words.  An estimated 200 people were on hand for the unveiling and sharing memories of the many way Bert supported the Niwot community.  Click here for RCN President Wick Rowland's dedication ceremony remarks. 
Hear Bert's Song and See Slideshow

Community Improvement Projects

Niwot Rotarians never stop paying it forward.  We roll up our sleeves and provide support for river cleanup, building maintenance, collecting winter coats for donation and are active in supporting the many local community events such as Oktoberfest,
Rhythm on the Rails, and Wine About Winter that make Niwot such a wonderful community.
 
 
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