Our very own Kelly Cresswell and Helena College, Kirk Lacey won the "Volunteers of the Year" award for their work on the new WINS program. Congratulations Kelly!
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We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Green Meadow County Club
Green Meadow County Club
2270 Country Club Avenue
Helena, MT 59602
United States
Helena, MT 59602
United States
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The Rotary Club of Helena will be hosting the first annual Helena Rotary Hoops 3 on 3 basketball tournament Saturday October 20th 2018. Rules and team registration are in the downloadable documents here on the website.
On Wednesday, October 24th, the Rotary Club of Helena will be visiting Carroll College for lunch in the PE Center and then on to a tour of the Hunthausen Activity Center. We meet at noon at the PE Center on Benton Ave,
We will return to the Green Meadow Country Club on Wednesday October 31st.
On Wednesday August 8th, we will be meeting at the Lions Lair at 314 N Last Chance Gulch rather than the Green Meadow Country Club.
Come celebrate the Rotary Club of Helena's 100th anniversary! The celebration will take place on June 16, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena. Tickets are $35.00 per plate. Please register and buy your tickets online here.
For the convenience of our out of town guests, a block of rooms has been set aside at the Great Northern Hotel. Call for reservations at (406) 457-5500.
Danielle Godlevsky is the Program Coordinator of the Foster Grandparent Program run through the Rocky Mountain Development Council. The program pairs seniors aged 55 and up with preschools, elementary schools, Head Start classrooms, and other educational settings for children. Foster Grandparents in the program provide academic support and guidance to children in Helena and around the state. Qualifying volunteers also receive a stipend for their time. Danielle can be reached at (406) 447-1680.
We had the privilege of hosting our District Governor Joe McBride on January 24. Joe is a Butte native who returned to his hometown six years ago after living in the Midwest for about 25 years. Joe has a passion for Rotary. He and his wife Libby have hosted three foreign exchange students in their home--Agnes from Indonesia, Priya from India, and Chris from South Africa. He has previously served as International Chair, Club President and Assistant Governor.
Joe explained his goals for his year as District Governor, including strengthening RYLA, Interact and Roteract, and a new program called STRIVE--a mentoring program for students who have faced academic challenges.
After addressing the club, Joe joined Helena Rotary in their Fourth Wednesday event, packing "birthday bags" for Helena Food Share.
As part of its participation in The Dictionary Project, Rotary Club of Helena members delivered 772 dictionaries to third graders across Helena, East Helena, Montana City and Clancy.
Kirk Lacy, the Interim Dean of Helena College, spoke on Wednesday January 17 about the continued growth and changes at the school.
Rotarian Greg Upham, the Assistant Superintendent of Helena Public Schools, gave the club a presentation on January 3 regarding the plans for rebuilding Central School and updating other elementary schools as a result of the recent levy.
The Montana Volunteers are a group of supporters of the Portland Thorns and Portland Timbers from across Montana. While the group hosts watch parties for the Timbers and Thorns around the state, founder Kris Goss detailed for Helena Rotary the various community support projects that the Montana Volunteers have organized in the three years since the group's founding. These soccer fans:- Supported Garfield County Fire Foundation after the summer fires;
- Raised funds for children's books for Montana's reservation libraries;
- Raffled special edition caps to benefit the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation's firewood donation program, helping families in need of heating assistance;
- Donated the proceeds of soccer scarf sales to the Montana Talking Books Library;
...in addition to other community support projects. The Montana Volunteers are presently conducting their year end supply drive in support of Helena's Friendship Center.
Happy 10th birthday to Helena's Exploration Works Science Center!
Big thanks to St. Peter's Hospital (soon to be St. Peter’s Health) CEO Wade Johnson for addressing the club about the wide-ranging changes coming and the state of healthcare in Helena. Mr. Johnson explained St. Peter's new focus on integrated care and the improvements being made for the sake of community health.
For our Fourth Wednesday service project, Helena Rotary invited Liann Myers of Montana Supporting Soldiers, an organization that sends letters and care packages to armed service members not only from Montana, but from across the country. We spent our meeting writing Christmas cards for soldiers, sailors and airmen serving overseas.
To learn more about Montana Supporting Soldiers, please visit their web site at http://MTSUPPORTINGSOLDIERS.com.
At our August 9, 2017 meeting, World Montana brought several students from all over Iraq to speak before Helena Rotary. They shared with the club their experience growing up in Iraq, as well as their impressions of the U.S. and Helena in particular.
"I want to change the idea that people think Iraq is a war zone." pic.twitter.com/z8EtHKGLos
— Helena Rotary (@HelenaRotary) August 9, 2017
Several students from all over Iraq visiting through World Montana joined us today. Fascinating to learn all about their lives. pic.twitter.com/flotqlzkYn
— Helena Rotary (@HelenaRotary) August 9, 2017
TEAMS: Responsible for 50/50, Invocation and Pledge
BLUE: AUGUST & FEBRUARY: Jane Amdahl, Webb Brown, Mike Dalton, Anita Fasbender, Wayne Gardella, Riley Johnson, Karin Olsen, John Scharf, Bob Throssell
YELLOW: SEPTEMBER & MARCH: Jeff Arbizzani, Rich Bruner, Kori Dee, Pete Johnson, Keith Meyer, Sarah Scott, Tim Summers, Joanna Thamke, Elana Weaver, Greg Upham
GREEN: OCTOBER & APRIL: Tess Augustine, John Cech, Ellen Feaver, Marshall Gingery, Bob Karhu, Nancy Nicholson, Katie Sealey, Terry Turner, Rex Walsh, Chad Vanisko
BLACK: NOVEMBER & MAY: Jane Baker, Victoria Cech, Greg Dorrington, Sasha Fendrick, Jason Hanson, Ellen Livers, Charlene Porsild, Kyle Spencer, Craig Wilkerson
PURPLE: DECEMBER & JUNE: Lora Belhmer, Brett Clark, Chris Edmunds, Paul Fetz, Janet Hedges, Bill Lombardi, Richard Porte, Dan Sullivan, Francois Zanni, Larry Williams
RED: JANUARY, JULY: Craig Aasved, Kathy Brown, Kelly Cresswell, Michelle Edmunds, Pilar Gardella, Chad Hickox, Erin MacLean, Mary Rutherford, Lisa Wilkinson
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