Bill Hendrick's Blog (6)

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is a life-changing leadership training program for young men and women where leadership skills and principles are learned, developed and enhanced in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The purpose of RYLA is to encourage and assist current and potential youth leaders in methods of responsible and effective leadership.…

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The Rotary Club of Boulder Flatirons has received the District 5450 Governor’s Award. The award was given at the District Conference and is in recognition to the club for its proactive and creative strategies to influence membership growth and retention. Rotarians Alta Drumm and Carolyn Marino accepted the award on behalf of the club. The club will also be honored with the Presidential Citation award at the Rotary International Convention in… Continue

The Patriot Committee of the Arapahoe Chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) has been involved with the Pocket Flag Project. “While we are educating people about the flag and patriotism, our objective is to get as many pocket flags as we can into the pockets of our troops who are on the front lines. We want them to know that we care and that we keep…

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The Rotary Club of Boulder Flatirons honored two juniors from Justice High School with the first club scholarships awarded in the club’s ten year history. Juanita Suarez and Nancy Cano each received $500 toward their participation in the Colorado College Summer Scholars program in Colorado Springs. Both are exceptional students… Continue

Besides being a social highlight of January, Flatirons Rotary Club Charter Night is the club’s chance to honor someone whose vision has “sparked” something of value in our community. This year’s recipient is Pete Burridge, whose company Greenhouse Partners has developed Greenhouse Scholars. Pete started Greenhouse Scholars in order to create a scholarship program that makes a broad social impact by helping students to become community leaders. He… Continue

The Flatirons Rotary Club of Boulder recently awarded a $1,000 grant to Bright Beginnings of Boulder. Bright Beginnings provides a free packet of materials (available in both English and Spanish) to any interested Colorado family with a child, prenatal to age three…without regard to income, age or any other eligibility criteria. There are several different Bright Beginnings packets…0-12 months, 12-24 months and (coming soon!) 24-36 months.



85% of brain development occurs during the… Continue