Two Club members were recently recognized as Paul Harris recipients: Andy Groeger, far left, and Saira Hafeez, second from right. Andy was recognized as a “Paul Harris plus seven” contributor while Saira was presented her first Paul Harris pin. Saira, who leads the local Rotaract Club, was extremely surprised as her donation to the Rotary International Foundation stemmed from a donation from the club on her behalf.
A club member receiving a Paul Harris pin is based on a contribution to the Rotary International Foundation of $1,000.
Pictured with Andy and Sara are Club president Joe McCarthy, second from left, and John Sheltren, RIF Club Chair, far right.
The first-, second- and third-place winners of the Club's Field Of Honor “My Hero” essay contest for third and fourth graders in the Poudre School District read their essays during a recent Club meeting. 
The mother of Jac Samson, the second-place winner, Olander Elementary, read her daughter's essay for her. Jac is nonverbal and communicates through eye blinks and hand raises. Jac chose her teacher Mr. Morgan Lopotowski as her hero. 
Although the weather wasn't ideal during the four-day event, Club enthusiasm and community involvement and appreciation was evident.
Got a hero? A veteran, active military, first responder, a friend who goes beyond again and again, a former teacher? Honor him or her at the Field Of Honor, May 23-26, at Spring Canyon Community Park, Fort Collins.
Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary members enjoyed an evening of fellowship, food and fun on Thursday, April 3, during its $10K Jackpot Jubilee's “Raffle for Good” celebration. At the end of the evening, one lucky person was $10,000 richer when raffle ticket 1073 was drawn.
Our Rotary members continue to support the parents of young children enrolled in Poudre School District's Early Childhood Education by providing them with personal hygiene products--everything from diapers, laundry detergent, paper towels and toilet paper to hand soap, shampoo and toothpaste. This past month our Club made not one, but two deliveries, of personal hygiene products. 
Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast recently completed its ninth International Service Committee Water Project in Ethiopia—and its second water project in Nekemte, Ethiopia. 
ng a project to fund is a major responsibility that committee members take seriously,” states Bob Waltemire, committee chair. “In addition to considering sustainability and the number of people impacted, we consider involvement of other Rotary clubs, district grants and the like. We strive to stretch our funds as far as we can while doing lasting good in the world.”
Our Club’s International Service Committee received a request from Feed The World for funds that would go toward the purchase of wood-burning stoves for families and shelters in the Ukraine. With the on-going war against Russia, gas supplies have been cut-off or severely dwindled and wood stoves can provide much needed heat and assist with meal preparation.
Our Club’s Community Service Committee has a big responsibility when it meets, as committee members review grant proposals submitted by non-profits across our community. Committee members strive to be good stewards of the Club’s money that is generated by our three key annual fundraisers. Since there is only so much money to award each fiscal year and so many non-profits in our community submitting grant proposals, decision-making can be challenging.
A line in a Christmas carol states “faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us,” and this line came true as Fort Collins Breakfast Club members and their guests participated in the Club’s annual Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 19. 
Christmas breakfast buffet and listened as a local school choir filled the air with Christmas melodies. Club members added to the merriment by singing the final song with the choir. 
Armed with the facts that 50% of low-income families worry about meeting their children’s hygiene needs and 73% of low-income households cut back on food expenses to afford hygiene products, Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary members recognized that they needed to step up to the plate. 
