Members of our club, who also love telling out story to the broader community, were visible at the Bozeman Film Society's Week of Gold, February 27-March 2 at the Ellen Theatre. Photos of our member activities at the event are forthcoming
Who doesn't love chili? It is a favorite food for many in our area, and our fundraising committee will host a chili feed and competition on Sunday afternoon March 30 at Beall Park meeting room. All club members are invited to attend, bring family, invite friends and neighbors, and seek chili entries for judging from groups, businesses and local food establishments. For more details visit our calendar page for map location and time
February marks the start of the annual planning cycle for the next Fix-Up Festival service event. Steering committee members will soon be stimulating new applications from homeowners seeking assistance later this fall by placing signs at entrances to local housing parks where past home renovations have taken place. Watch for periodic announcements from the committee on the actual date being selected
A number of club members spent a couple hours at the HRDC filling 750 kids backpacks with nutritious food for the weekend. See details on our Facebook Page
Our 19th Annual BSRC Christmas Auction & Banquet took place Thursday December 5 at the MSU SUB, hosting over 200 members, spouses and guests to a wonderful show courtesy of M/Cs Roger Barnes and Dave Crawford, featuring the talent of mentalist and magician Paul Draper. Gross revenue figures to date are around $93,600 with updates coming soon. For any visitors or members who wish to provide a cash donation to the cause, that will be open through December AT THIS LINK
September 28 was our 15th year of helping neighbors whose homes needed fixing and energy upgrades. We coordinated 50-75+ members and partner/volunteers to improve the lives of seniors and families who don't have the skills or funds to do the work themselves. A summary of final completed work will be coming soon. Stay tuned.
Our club recently recognized and awarded our Sunrise Rotary Scholarships for advancing their education to these well-deserved Bozeman High School students. Congratulations to each of them for the amazing work they put into their education this year
Much thanks to John Shurson, Susan Penner, Bob Farrington, John Allen, John Mills and others who helped dig trenches, lay water hoses and install sprinkler emitters throughout our new shrub, tree and flower area at our park. With the irrigation system in place, our stream area is full of native color.
We also made good progress at the outlet stream bridge - here Doug Chandler and Bob Dubose did a major cleanout to keep beavers at bay.
Thanks to Steve Hample and his able crew of members, they orchestrated a day of inserting many of these TOTEMS along our trails at Glen Lake Rotary Park over the week. This photo shows Northwestern Energy staff placing the 8' tall signpost into the ground. The next time you are at GLRP, watch for them. Below photo: members finishing off the sign base with landscaping and cleanup.
Our Vocational/Education committee took part in helping distribute 750 boxes of favorite school supplies that will find their way to needy students in the 2022-23 school year.
At our April 4 club meeting, we arranged a group photo and video greeting to congratulate our sister Rotary Club in Katsuyama Japan on the occasion of their 60th anniversary. Here is our greeting and bow, as we said OmedetÅ
Much thanks to aerial videographer and club member, Shane Beams, and video editor, Jim Penhale, for capturing the awesome color of September at our park. Note the beauty of the Noon Club's pavilion and the trail system around the East Gallatin River and GVLT trails
What is the best way to visually understand all the super projects we put on each year? See them documented in short-form videos on our Sunrise Rotary Youtube Channel, CLICK HERE for the Channel