Millcreek Club part of $39,500 clean water project in Guatemala

The Rotary Club of Millcreek, along with Centerville/Farmington, Vernal, and Roosevelt Rotary Clubs, contributed to fund a Rotary International Global Grant to provide a clean water system to the community of El Suace, Chimaltenango.

The total grant, with all matching funds from RI and our District, totals $39,500. Rotary Club of Millcreek contributed $3,000 from our annual Wine into Water fundraiser. 

The grant also supplies funds to train community members in the operation, repair, and maintenance of the water system as well as providing training in hygiene and safe water usage and conservation and a fee-based system for sustainability. 

The grant partners with the Rotary Club of Guatemala Oeste, and the NGO People for Guatemala. 

Thousands of individuals who did not have a clean water source will have one now because of the generosity of those who attend our Wine into Water fundraiser, Millcreek Rotarians, and other equally caring Rotarians in Utah and Guatemala. 

This is the power of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation! 

Meeting Minutes - June11, 2015

Attendance:

1. Christine Casper
2. Marty Gelman
3. Laurie Summers-Pisani
4. Stephanie Chard
5. Frank Lily
6. Danny Schoenfeld
7. Brian Rollo
8. Margereta Hjorth-Vlasic

Meeting Topics:

• Four-Way Test
• Rotary Moment
• Update on Rotary Youth Exchange - our student arrives on August 15.  Brian to send information on hosting events for him
• Upcoming Events
• BBQ and Hike on June 20 - starts at 3:00 pm at the Spruces - Frank organizing food assignments
• June 25 - Rotary Night at the Bees - contact Frank for tickets
• Margereta and Marty working on some volunteer ideas  - may use a meeting as a planning/working meeting for baskets
• Wine Into Water Update - new date, Saturday, September 12

 

Meeting Minutes - June 4, 2015

Attendance:  Chris Casper, Justin Powell, Brian Rollo, Francis Lilly, Danny Schoenfeld, Susan Marks, Ladd Tanner, Jennie Ferguson, Mike Siegel, Judy Zone, Stephanie Chard, Margereta Hjorth-Vlasic, Erin Brinton, Rose Defa, Cesar Diaz - 15/25 attending

Rotary Club of Millcreek has a lot of fun summer plans. See below. 

Meeting notes:

Rotary moments were shared by Frank Lilly and Cesar Diaz
World Refugee Day is Saturday.  Please refer to email sent by Judy Zone on June 5
Budget Update - finances are in great shape as we end our Rotary Fiscal Year on June 30.  The club suggested a few updates to the line items in the budget.  Ladd will update us on the 2015/16 budget in August

Brian Rollo sent an email for a mentor for our Rotary Youth Exchange.  Mustache Celebi has agreed.  

June 20 is our social.  We will do a hike at the Spruces.  Let Frank know what you can bring

June 25 is Rotary Night at the Bees.  See Frank's email for details and discount tickets

Wine into Water has been changed to Saturday, September 12- please plan accordingly

Margereta asked for local volunteer ideas.  Please email her with suggestions. 

Jennie Ferguson gave an update on what the social committee is planning.  Fun stuff ahead. 

NEXT BUSINESS MEETING IS THURSDAY, JUNE 11 AT CAFE MADRID.  We hope you can attend.