Here are two opportunities to celebrate and support our local community at the same time!
TOMORROW, Saturday, August 22: Fiesta Parker, presented by the Parker Chamber Foundation. A family-oriented, all-ages festival coordinated by the Parker Latino Business Committee, celebrating the music, food, art, dance and culture of Mexico, various South and Central American countries, plus Spain. A little shoutout to our amazing member Zoe — she’s been very active and dedicated in putting this festival together. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to https://fiestaparker.com/
Ponies with Purpose 2026: Our partners at Affinity Ranch are hosting their major fundraising gala, Ponies with Purpose, on Thursday, September 10 at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Castle Pines. This looks to be a fabulous evening. The photo above is from the event in 2025 – who doesn't want a photo op with an incredibly cute mini horse?!
For more information or to purchase tickets, click here. Or click here to download a printable flyer.
The Rotary Club of Parker has a long-standing relationship with ShelterBox, an international organization that provides shelter-related supplies to locations that have suffered natural or human disasters. In response to the recent devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the club sent $10,850 to ShelterBox to help them provide their boxes of supplies to people whose homes were destroyed or damaged. The funds came from
donations from individual club members
funds from the International Committee of the club
We volunteer the fourth Monday of the month to sort medical supplies. For more information and to sign up for August, click here.
Downtown Parker Wine Walk. Friday, September 25, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
We support this community event by helping with registration. Click here for more information or to volunteer.
Project CURE. Monday, September 28: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
We volunteer the fourth Monday of the month to sort medical supplies. For more information and to sign up for September, click here.
Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack, Parker United Methodist Church. Friday, October 2, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join in the fun as we strive to pack 100,000 meals during this weekend Mobile Pack. We have reserved 12 spots for Rotarians for the Friday evening shift from 6:30-8:30 – sign up yourself and friends and family using this link. For more information, or if you would like to sign up for a shift on Saturday, October 3, click here.
Parker Task Force Food Drive, Stroh Ranch King Soopers. Saturday, October 10, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please click here to sign up for a 2-hour shift. Friends and family are welcome to join in the fun!
Thank you once again to the Parker and Elizabeth communities for supporting the August food drive for the Parker Task Force! The Rotary Club of Parker was stationed at the Stroh Ranch King Soopers. Our teams of Rotarians, family and friends collected
61 boxes of food and necessities
$481 in cash and gift cards
In addition, we collected
41 packages of hot dogs, 38 of chicken and 23 of ground beef
43 packages of cheese and 22 of butter.
We are grateful for YOUR generous support of the Task Force.
All club members are always welcome to attend the meetings of the club's Board of Directors, the club Foundation's Board of Directors and the meetings of the various committees, such as the Community Service Committee. Here are some upcoming meetings you may want to check out:
Community Service Committee. Thursday, September 3, 5:30 p.m. at the Parker Task Force.
Club Board of Directors. Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 a.m. at the Parker Task Force, with a Microsoft Teams link.
Foundation Board of Directors. Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 a.m. by Zoom. Email the Chair, Hal Gustin, for the Zoom link.
One of the local organizations where we volunteer regularly is Project CURE, whose world headquarters is in Centennial. We help sort the donated medical supplies and then get the supplies into the right bin. Here is the crew from August 2026, having cleaned up our sorted items. No medical expertise needed! If this sounds like fun to you, check out Project CURE's volunteering page.
For a recent news update on the work of Project CURE, check out this July 27 news story from Denver's 9News.
