North Colorado Springs Rotary Club

06/11/2026

Last night we had a fun time at our new officer and director installation dinner for the new fiscal year starting July 1 at Carter Payne. President 3G Sheldon was sworn in by PDG Chip Ecks, Robbi Lacey presented the William L Smith Rotarian of the Year award to Rich Serby, Two Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) awards were given by lloyd Nordhausen to Janna Haas and Blake Schwank, and to top it off, we celebrated Max Calkin's 90th birthday! Current President, Jim Medalie was happy as he moved to the coveted Past President role!

06/04/2026

Our club meeting on Wednesday featured Lauren Mason, Director of Partnerships for School District 11, as our guest speaker. Various avenues exist for our club and like-minded organizations to partner with D11 in serving the children and community.

05/27/2026

Today we had Ross White, VP and General Manager of KOAA News5 talk to us about Scripps "If You Give a Child A Book" program. We've supported this cause for many years as part of our commitment to literacy in our community. KOAA and this program provided 15,000 books to elementary students. To help them expand this program to more families in our area, visit https://www.koaa.com/donate/give-a-book.

05/23/2026

This Memorial Day weekend, we honor the memories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

05/22/2026

Our club has supported Ronald McDonald House for many years. We currently cook for the families once per month. RMH does great work for families that really need the help. Thank you volunteers: 3G Sheldon, Debbie Lloyd, Terry and Jenny Alley, Diane Savage, and Meghan Jackson!

05/22/2026

At our Wednesday club meeting, Jim Grice, of Pikes Peak United Way spoke to us about Dolly Parton Imagination Library. They supply books to 3 to 5 year olds with currently around 8500 families in our area benefitting from this program. As a club who has a focus on Literacy and Education we are pleased to support PPUW and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

05/15/2026

Palisade Peach Presale!! $65/full box 20 lbs
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05/15/2026

May 16, 2026
9:00AM – 12:00PM MDT
Audubon Kingery Nature Center
11280 Waterton Road
Littleton, CO 80125

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05/13/2026

Today’s speaker at our Rotary Meeting was Dr. Michelle Ruehl, Executive Director and retired Air Force Colonel of StableStrides. (www. StableStrides.org). They work with the people in our community to help individuals with mental health issues, those with disabilities and learning difficulties, veterans, and those looking for leadership development. Horses are used to facilitate their work. They could use your support.

05/08/2026

Our great Rotary volunteers cleaned up the Middle Shooks Run Trail today!