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You May Have Heard of Rotary...But Do You Really Know What It Is?

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Real Estate Agent with HomeSmart Realty Group

What is Rotary?Rotary International

I have to admit, before joining Rotary, I really didn't know much about it. I've been a Volunteer for one thing or another most of my life. I have a "heart for service". I want to help others and make a difference in the lives of others.

Early in 2011, a friend invited me (and my husband) to a Rotary meeting. She told us a little bit about the club and their projects. We were interested in getting involved so we went. We were hooked immediately. We joined the Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker in April 2011.

 

Rotary International is a worldwide group of volunteers providing good works and community service.  It began in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 with only 4 members.  It has grown to 1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs worldwide in more than 200 countries! I am proud to be part of such an amazing SERVICE organization powered by other volunteers who know the importance of caring for each other.

 

Locally, the Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club of Parker supports several projects including the Douglas County Women's Crisis Center, Project Sanctuary, Douglas County Support Center, Legend High School Student of the Quarter and Trick or Treat on Mainstreet.

Internationally, our Club supports:

 

To really get a feeling for what Rotary is all about and what we can accomplish by working together, please take a few minutes and watch the video below.  You'll be glad you did.

 

 

 

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Comments (17)

Karen Baker
Sunset Beach and Beyond Realty - Sunset Beach, NC
Professional Help with Rapid Responses...

Rich & Donna ~ This is a great volunteer organization all over. They help many other organizations in need. Kudos to the both of you for joining!! Suggested  More people need to be aware!

Aug 12, 2013 06:05 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Hello Frank & Karen~ We have a few events coming up...first is the Smokin' Brew BBQ. It's a competition BBQ and it's our annual fundraiser. I'll be writing more about that next week!

Aug 12, 2013 06:54 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Good for you, Donna.  I didn't know what Rotary did either, now I do.  It is always good to give back.

Aug 12, 2013 07:23 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Jane~ On September 11th, we will be delivering breakfast to all the Parker Fire Stations and the Police Department. It's our way to say thank you! :-)

Aug 12, 2013 07:27 AM
Brenda Mullen
RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX
Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

That's awesome Donna..I honestly thought you were going to talk about a Rotary Phone lol :)!!

Aug 12, 2013 08:08 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Donna, once I became a Rotarian I never looked back.  Rotary does many good things all around the world and we are "this" close to eradicate polio forever!  How great is that!

Aug 12, 2013 08:59 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Rotary is a great organization.  I worked for an attorney years ago who was a member and I was very impressed!

Aug 12, 2013 10:26 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Brenda~ LOL! I never even thought of that!

Silvia~ It is incredible. I'm writing a post about it for next week!

Sharon~ We are constantly amazed by the power of so many volunteers working together!

Aug 12, 2013 12:25 PM
Karen Johnson, Realtor, ABR
Addison Wolfe Real Estate - Doylestown, PA
"Bucks County PA Homes"

Hi Donna, I have heard of Rotary but I did not know what it meant.  Thanks for the explanation.  Sorry I have not been in touch but I have been crazy busy the last couple of days.  I am hoping to chat tomorrow or Wednesday if you are available. 

Aug 12, 2013 01:59 PM
Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage
Keller Williams Advantage III Realty in Lake Nona - Orlando, FL
Keller Williams Land Luxury Division Specialist

Sounds like my kinda place when I can find some spare time like when I am not blogging at 1 AM.

Aug 12, 2013 02:56 PM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Donna - I'm glad to hear that your Rotary supports causes at the local level. Ours does projects to collect money locally, then uses it to do things in Africa. It could be that those folks need help - but there are plenty right here in our community that also need help. 

Aug 12, 2013 04:30 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

I attended one of the meetings decades ago but never went back.  Great organization wished I had joined up back then.  :(

Aug 12, 2013 07:36 PM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Karen~ I love being a part of this organization. We have a once a week meeting and some times that challenging, however I always make time to volunteer for our projects!

Kevin~ I learned something new about you today!

Marte~ We have a few more local projects that I didn't mention. I will be blogging about them in the future!

James~ You can go back now! It's never the wrong time to get started! :-)

Aug 12, 2013 10:50 PM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Kudos, Donna.  Rotary is an excellent organization with so many selfless members who volunteer a lot of time, energy and money to help others.  My husband and his father were both Rotarians.  I look forward to reading more about your activities.

Aug 13, 2013 11:35 AM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Hi Mary~ I wish we would have been involved sooner. Just didn't know about it!

Aug 13, 2013 01:47 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Donna, Rotary is a fine organization and we have several clubs in Clarksville. They do very good work.

Aug 13, 2013 01:57 PM
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Debbie- It's wonderful to help so many incredible ways.

Aug 17, 2013 06:32 AM