Our club's accomplishments 2015-2016

Interested in joining the Rotary Club of MIllcreek? Here's what you have to look forward to as a member:

 If  you would like to learn more, come to a club business meeting the first or second Thursday of each month at the Cottonwood Club, 5:30pm, or join us at a social or service project. See Upcoming Events (right column of this blog) for more information. 

Local service

·         Mentoring of two refugee families (one from Tanzania, one from Myanmar) through South Salt Lake Promise Office:

o    continuous contact, development of friendship with the families, assistance and guidance with school work, school and work applications, dental work as well as everyday issues.

o     holiday project where each family member in our refugee families received gifts, gift cards.

·         Obtained Rotary District Grant to purchase 11 Kindle Fires for afterschool refugee programming at the Historic Scott School

·         Book drive for Utah International Charter School, serving refugees and low income kids.

·         Furniture drive for refugee families through South Salt Lake Promise Office.

·         Participation in 2016 Mother's Day Project for low income women organized by Millcreek Rotarian Cesar Diaz

·         Participation in clothes drive and sorting of winter clothing through IRC.

·         Utah Food Bank food donations and sorting

·         Donated hygiene supplies and diapers to The Road Home.

International service

·         Used funds from our annual fundraiser, Wine into Water, to contribute to a Rotary Global Grant for clean water and sanitation projects in El Sauce, a small village in Guatemalan Highlands. Partners in this Grant were Centerville/Farmington, Vernal, and Roosevelt Rotary Clubs.

Club service

·         Had socials every month at different members’ homes: BBQ, panini party, potlucks.

·         Participated in ski, snowshoe, hiking socials, and a wine and cheese tasting at a local restaurant.  

·         Held our Wine into Water fundraiser, with over 100 in attendance. All club members participated again in some way to make the event a huge success, raising $7,500 for water projects and local service projects.

Vocational service

·         Organized a speed mentoring event with Rotaracters from Westminster and the University of Utah.

Youth service

·         Supported an Interact Club at City Academy, a Salt Lake Charter secondary school.  

·         Sent out a Youth Exchange student to Colmar, France and hosted a student from Chile.

·         Sponsored 2 Youthlinc Service Year students in local service & international service to Peru.

Rotary service

·         Members attended District Conference and Northern Assembly to learn more about Rotary International and their club officer responsibilities.

·         Received the Silver Award for club accomplishment from District Governor Glade Hamilton. 

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