Operation Santa at Goodwill

Rotary Club of Millcreek partnered with Midvale Rotary for Operation Santa at Goodwill last Saturday. 17 members showed up at 6:45am to help families shop & give away free stuff with police & fire fighters. Great holiday project, early risers!

Our District Governor Visit

Attendees: Jayne Barnett, Chris Casper, Dianne Cochran, Rose Defa, Jennie Ferguson, Pablo Fiesta, Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic, Susan Marks, Rebekah Meads, Anita Miner, Justin Powell, Colby Rider, Brian Rollo, Laurie Summers-Pisani, John Zone, Judy Zone

Special Rotary Member: Shaun Michel, District Governor 

Guests: Annette Michel, Danny Michel, Gene Cochrane, Darrin Casper, Andy Dahmen

1.      Call to Order, Four-Way Test, and Guest Introductions – Christine Casper, President

2.      Rotary Moment: Laurie Summers – Past President. Laurie talked about her experience taking Rotarians hiking during the Zone Conference.

3.      Service Update: Jennie Ferguson – Jennie updated members on the projects for November and December. November 17 we will serve dinner to cancer patients and their caregivers at Hope Lodge. A signup sheet was passed around. December 3, 6:45 am – 9:15 am, we will partner with Midvale and Murray Rotary for the Operation Santa Project. We will contribute $250 for the project. We will provide mittens and socks for the kids as a give-a-way. Members donated $190 toward the project at the meeting.

4.      Rotary 2016-17 Message – Shaun Michel  – Shaun talked about joining Rotary 17 years ago and the great opportunities.  We blew bubbles. Why? We are all in a bubble: 1.2 million members in 200 nations.  He emphasized that the Rotary business is membership. That is what makes it possible to do charity and other community projects. Shaun’s wife, Annette, shared some of the things that Rotary has done for their family. Shaun showed a John Germ video highlighting the great opportunity to serve humanity. He emphasized the need to continue supporting the polio cause. He ended with the message that Rotary is a safe place to do good.

5.      Committee Chair Reports/Discussion –

Social Committee: Bowling on November 20. Details will be sent out to members.

6.      Next Meetings/Events

·         Nov 17 – Service Project – Preparing dinner at Hope Lodge

·         Nov 20 – Social, Bowling

·         Dec 3 – Santa Project with Midvale Rotary

·         Dec 8 – Business Meeting

·         Dec 15 – Holiday Social, Laurie’s home

Hope Lodge meal for cancer patients and their caregivers is a huge success!

We had a most successful event on Thursday, November 17 preparing and serving dinner to the cancer patients and their caregivers at Hope Lodge.  We had a great turnout, and some members who couldn't be there sent/brought donations.  I had several patients and their family members come to me to personally thank us for the meal...they loved it!

Hope Lodge would like us to come back another time.  Maybe we can do another dinner there in the Spring. A big thanks to all who went out of their way to participate!

Jennie Ferguson, Community Service Chair

Hope Lodge Dinner Service Project

Thanks to everyone who signed to help with the dinner. Great response!  See below for food assignments. If anyone who was not at the meeting wants to fill a slot, just email Jennie and me, so we can write you in.

Here are the details about the project:

Location: The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Salt Lake City

Address: 375 East 100 South. The building is on the northwest corner of 400 East and 100 South.

Parking: You access the free parking off of 400 East just north of 100 South. Enter the building through the main doors from the parking lot.

Setup: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Dinner: 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Some of you are cooking and volunteering to serve dinner; some are just volunteering, and some are just dropping off food. Please let Jennie and me know what you plan to do. All volunteers and food should be at the Hope Lodge by 5:00 pm.  (If you cannot bring the food to the Hope Lodge, contact Jennie or me to make arrangements to drop if off with one of us.) 

Here are our cell numbers and email:

Jennie: 801-244-3664; jennie.ferguson@comcast.net

Rose: 801-205-4396; rosedefa@gmail.com

Please take a minute to look at the food sign-up below and let us know if you have questions.

This will be so appreciated by the cancer patients and their caregivers!

Food sign up

Pork Chile Verde: Rose, Judy, Frank, Chris (for 15 people each)

 Basmati rice: Jayne, Anita, Laurie (for 20 people each) Add lime juice and chopped cilantro

Black Beans for 60-80: Pablo Fiesta

Grated cheese, 2 lbs (6 cups): Rebekah Meads

Limes, lime juice, chopped cilantro (enough for 1 cup juice, 2 bunches cilantro): Mustafa

Salsa/tortilla chips (3-4 cups salsa, 3 bags chips): Justin, Susan, Liz

Green salad (for 30 people each) with Ranch dressing: Margareta, Jennie

Cookies: Bring dough to make cookies on site: Brian, Laurie, Dianne

Punch: cranberry with sprite: Laurie

Paper plates: Rose

Saturday, October 29 help Rotary get in the Guinness Book of World Records

September Rotary Moment: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

·         Our Rotary moment for this month is captured in the photo below.  Millcreek Rotarian Mustafa Celebii is pictured with the three students sponsored by our club for Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) – Emmery Jansen from City Academy, Bishal Rai and Delphine Uwimbabazi from Cottonwood High School. Be proud of what we do as a Club.  These young adults attended a RYLA weekend, and will report to our club soon.

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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