Trinidad Rotary Club Continuous Community Projects
Purchase and distribute Scholastic Dictionaries to every 3rd grade student in Las Animas
County for the past 14 years
Sponsor an area youth for the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy RYLA each year. Assist the Salvation Army ring bells for their Christmas fund raising drive. Trinidad Rotary Club is a sponsor for the Water Festival since the festival
’s beginning. Regularly contribute books to the Carnegie Children’s Library. Support our Troops through USO by purchasing phone cards twice a year. Provide hot cider and hot chocolate for the “Trinidad Christmas Tree and Train” lighting ceremony. Completed Projects in the Community
Purchased a refrigerator and 20c’ freezer for the Fisher’s Peak Soup Kitchen. Raised and donated the funds to the local Good Samaritan Clinic. Financed support to Southern Colorado Repertory Theater (SCRT) start up and support youth workshops. Carnegie Library projects: Purchased environmental conservation education materials and furniture and projector screen for the youth section at the library. Promoted and assisted the Recycle Group to initiate the Recycling events. Spearheaded fund raising for Mt. San Rafael flight for life landing pad. Contributed water fountain in Cimino Park. Provided Rotary Cross-walk signs.
“Trinidad Rotarians Lending a Hand” Projects in Our Community
• Rotarians participated in clean-up project in Branson Community Center.
• Rotarians participated in Trinidad Downtown clean-up.
• Rotarians participated in planting and weeding one of four corner concrete planters at the
• entrance to downtown.
• Rotary “Gearheads” bowling team helped raise funds for Artocade by participating in the Bowling for Artocade event April 1, 2016.
• Assisted SCRT “Casino Night” fundraiser event April 30, 2016
Trinidad Rotarians Helping Neighbors outside of our Community
• Contributed to disaster relief for the Colorado Waldo Canon Fire.
• Provided $4,000 to disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina victims in the southern United States.
• Funded “Shelter Boxes” for earthquake victims in Haiti.
• Financed installation of potable water system to two villages in South America.
• Supported a project to give eye exams and provide eyeglasses to children Chinandega, Nicaragua.
• Assisted 40 elderly individuals in Argentina obtain cataract operation.
