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The Sweetest Club in all of Rotary

Home of The Utah Chili Open Fundraiser

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

Join us for lunch Thursdays @ noon. Scroll down to see what's new and learn about our service projects, fundraising activities and events. Check out our weekly bulletin and President's Message.

~ Feb 23, 2 PM MST - watch RI President Ray Klinginsmith ring the closing NYSE bell for Rotary's 106th birthday www.nyse.com

~ Feb 23 all day - get

double Paul Harris recognition points

~Read amended concurrent resolution of the Legislature & Governor declaring May 6, 2011 as Sugar House Rotary Day (Senate reading 10 AM)

Fundraising - PolioPlus, Rotary

International's signature program, is raising $200 million globally to meet the Gates Foundation matching grant requirement. Watch the video "The Last Hurdle" about eradicating Polio in the 4 remaining countries.

Sugar House Rotary has exceeded its 3-year PolioPlus fundraising goal in 1.5 years!  The April 9 Torch Run to End Polio will raise money to help all Utah Rotary clubs achieve their goals.

The 20th annual Utah Chili Open, the largest Rotary fundraiser in Utah, was a great 2-day success. ~ $4 million has been raised with and for local charities. We will distribute checks to our 7 charities on March 17.

Increasing Literacy - our Club leads statewide in dictionary distributions to 3rd graders. Local businesses donate dictionaries to help us. We also provide books to refugees, prisoners, and Boys & Girls Club. 

"New Generations" - Sugar House Rotary invests heavily in youth programs to build our humanitarians of the future.

We sponsor the community Rotaract Club with 35+ members ages 18 - 30. They are professionals and students from local colleges and universities.

We formed and mentor the Taylorville High Interact Club (ages 14 - 18) Many new Interact Club leaders received Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) scholarships from our Club.

Community Service Projects - Sugar House Rotarians ring the bells for the Salvation Army every year. We donate turkeys and food to the Utah Food Bank and support our Rotaract Club's refugee projects. We help maintain the Hidden Hollow area in Sugar House.

Leadership & Results - we are working toward a 2010 - 2011 Rotary Zone Award for Literacy (10 projects required) and Presidential Citation (meet 100% of goals).

Our members actively work in District 5420 leadership roles. The District Governor-elect (DGE) is Rick Cambra, who will be the youngest District Governor in the world! Others include Shirlene Bastar, Paula Bell, Dr. Wally Brown, Bev Christy, Errol EerNisse, Susan Marks, and Dr. Larry Wright.

Celebration & Recognition - on May 6, we will honor our Past-presidents and celebrate our 75th Club anniversary with Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith. Learn more about our Club history project by clicking here.

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,

Therese J. Milad

President, Rotary Club of Sugar House