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Thur. May 31: Club is Dark...All Rotary clubs in the state of Utah are dark this week, as each is encouraged to attend District Conference at the Zermatt resort near Heber City, Utah. News Room - Sugar House Rotary donates dictionaries to Nibley Park School Club Photos Future Events

The Sweetest Club

in all of Rotary

District Governor's Home Club.

Home of The Utah Chili Open

The Westminster Rotaract Club Project

The Mexico Fundraiser Auction List includes Live auctions for Window Cleaning, Swimming lessons,

Lawn mowing, Car detailing, Spanish lessons. Dog walking, and more.  Also including fresh baked goods.  Join us in supporting their service project in Mexico.

WELCOME to the most active, fun and growing Club in Utah! Our 66 engaging members hail from diverse industries and professions.

Join us for a song, great humor, and lunch Thursdays @ noon. We have great speakers each week. .

Scroll down to see what's new and learn about our literacy and service projects, District leadership efforts, fundraising activities and events. Check out our bulletin and President's Message, the right sidebar and calendar.

Leadership & Results  

Our members actively work in District 5420 leadership roles, headed by our member Rick Cambra. Rick (photo) is the youngest District Governor in the world! District 5420 is focusing on membership growth this year.

Some of our Club results include:

1. Awarded the Rotary Presidential Citation with Distinction (met >100% of goals)

2. Received the Zone Literacy Award (completed at least 10 projects).

3. Added 6 new members (9% increase, and over goal)

4. The Chili Open's 20-year fund raising total is $3,741,000 of which $193,000 was raised in 2011 -- 100% for local charities and the people they serve

5. As one of 44 clubs, we distributed 7% of all dictionaries to 3rd graders 

6. We have raised 161% of our 3-year PolioPlus fundraising goal 

7. We are the lead Club (of 8 UT clubs) for an international grant and project providing clean water and sanitation facilities to 30 schools and their towns in Colombia.

Increasing Literacy

Literacy is a major focus of our Club's service.  Check out these Dictionary thank you letter.

We lead statewide in dictionary distributions to 3rd graders. Local businesses donate dictionaries to help us. We also provide books to refugees, prisoners through the Books Inside program, and a Boys & Girls Club.

You can help by bringing your used children's and adult books to the Forest Dale Golf Club most Thursdays.

Fundraising

Sugar House Rotary actively support's Rotary International's PolioPlus campaign by donating toward the $200 million Gates Foundation matching requirement. We are at 161% of our 3-year goal. Photo - member Dr. Larry Wright giving PolioPlus vaccine to child in India.

New Generations

The Spirit of Service is alive and thriving in our Youth Programs.  Kaitlin Mounteer, President, of the Taylorsville High Interact Club (ages 14-18 ) has organized several local projects.  Four or five Interactors will be staffing a yearlong "Star" reading program for "non-readers" at a local elementary school.  Several other students will be going to the Humane Society to help out there this month.

Photo - Kaitlin Mounteer

Our New Westminster Rotaract Club (ages 18-31) will be kicking off 2012 with a bang....until then they remain active by helping with the Nov 5th Rotary Youth Fall conference.  They are developing a Mentorship program for local refugess and plan on helping our Rotary Club with this year's 21st Annual Chili Open. 

We formed and mentor the Taylorville High Interact Club.  New Interact Club leaders often received Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) scholarships from our Club. RYLA is for high school juniors. It will be held in early Sept. Photo - Interact meeting

Community Service Projects

Our newest project will be Adoption Awareness. We are partnering with community and government groups to help children be adopted.

Sugar House Rotarians help maintain the Hidden Hollow area in Sugar House. We support our Rotaract Club's projects. Our club rings the bells for the Salvation Army and we donate turkeys and food to the Utah Food Bank every year. Photo L - members with First Husband Fred Milad beautifying Hidden Hollow.

Please join us for lunch any Thursday or for a community project to learn how service through Rotary membership will change your life and the people you help. You will be inspired!

Yours in Rotary,

Ennis J Gibbs

President, Rotary Club of Sugar House