Events

We will meet after the noon meeting this month.

Location May Vary - Check Main Web Page and Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

1301 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins

Parking and Check In:  Please park on the street along Blue Spruce Drive or on the west side of the Food Share building.  Look for the Volunteer Entrance sign on the Northeast side of the building and come on in!  Beth will be there to greet you and get you checked in. 

Notes:  The warehouse can be chilly so you may want to dress in layers.  Please wear CLOSE TOED SHOES and feel free to bring a water bottle!

Parking and Check In:  Please note the Food Share is closed on Mondays, so you can park in the parking lot on the south side of the building.  Come on up the short flight of stairs on the southwest side of the building.  Come on in and Tim will be there to greet you! . 

Food Bank Stuff:  Volunteers must wear CLOSE TOED shoes, please!  Dress comfortably in layers as the warehouses can get chilly.  Feel free to bring a water bottle.  

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Volunteer for our big fall project where we will be providing holiday meals to 70 families in need here in Fort Collins. We will need 30-35 Rotarians to help assemble the meal bags and then deliver them to the recipients.

8:00 AM - 9:30 - Assemble Food Baskets (15-20 people)

9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon - Deliver Food Baskets (15 drivers)

Please click on either the Assembly button or Delivery button (or both) on the calendar entry to register.  (Don't click on the Members button on that event page). 

 This year we will be assembling the food bags on Saturday morning at 8:00am at First United Methodist Church, 1005 Stover Street - on the west side of the church. Please be there at 8 am, we cannot get in earlier - do not knock for entry. We will need all the hands we can gather to come and help sort then assemble the food into bags, and then we will need 15 Rotarians to volunteer to personally deliver the bags to our designated families. 

Please join us in helping to provide a fruitful holiday meal to a family in need! There will be two sign up lists, one for assembling meals and then another for delivering the finished meals. Please sign up for both if you can assemble and drive.

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Rescheduled due to last week's snowy conditions!

Rotary has adopted the North Shields Ponds Natural Area for one year.  This is an easy job picking up trash around the trail and by the dock one time per month and a great excuse to get outside and enjoy our city's beauty.

Please review this video for training: this short video

The link for Engage Fort Collins is: https://engage.fcgov.com/

Fun service project to help visitors enjoy the Holiday Display of Garden of Lights!

Serve as Greeter, Wayfinder or Santa's helper (Greet guests, provide directions to guests, assist Santa).  Outdoors but heaters & hand warmers provided (dress for weather). Waiver required & orientation at location prior to shift. Two shifts needed each night, sign up for one or both. Shift 1, 4:15-6:45; Shift 2, 6:15-8:30. Significant others can also register to volunteer for this event or can buy a ticket for the event from the Gardens web site to wander on their own.

Please arrive 15 minutes early so the staff can properly train you on the role you will be helping with. 

Please be prepared for different climates; we do work in the cooler, freezer, and outdoors so clothing for variable temperatures are going to help ensure you have the best experience with us. 

Fun service project to help visitors enjoy the Holiday Display of Garden of Lights!

Serve as Greeter, Wayfinder or Santa's helper (Greet guests, provide directions to guests, assist Santa).  Outdoors but heaters & hand warmers provided (dress for weather). Waiver required & orientation at location prior to shift. Two shifts needed each night, sign up for one or both. Shift 1, 4:15-6:45; Shift 2, 6:15-8:30. Significant others can also register to volunteer for this event or can buy a ticket for the event from the Gardens web site to wander on their own.

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Please arrive 15 minutes early so the staff can properly train you on the role you will be helping with. 

Please be prepared for different climates; we do work in the cooler, freezer, and outdoors so clothing for variable temperatures are going to help ensure you have the best experience with us. 

Location May Vary - Check Main Web Page and Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

🎳💜 You’re Invited: Purple Pins for Polio! 💜🎳

Join us for an afternoon of strikes, spares, and serious impact at the 2026 Purple Pins for Polio Bowling Tournament—a fun, feel-good way to help Rotary fight polio for good.

📅 Sunday, February 1, 2026
🕑 2:00–4:30 PM (Rotarians: arrive at 2:00—no earlier!)
🎉 Fun • Fellowship • Fight Polio

Bring your best bowling vibes (and your not-so-best ones too). Every dollar raised helps push us closer to a polio-free world—and Rotary donations are matched by the Gates Foundation with an additional $2 for every $1 raised. 🙌

Ready to roll? Register here: https://tinyurl.com/PurplePinsRegistration

Sign up on the BookTrust web site (external) if you are interested - see link.

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Braver Angels is an organization that our club has cooperated with before. They've spoken at our meetings, and we've participated in one of their workshops. Their mission is in line with our ideals as Rotarians.

The Braver Angels North Front Range Alliance is inviting us to participate in a event meant to foster connection and communication between the citizens of our area. Martin Carcasson, the Director of the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation will examine why we are currently so polarized and divided, and review the tools of deliberative engagement designed to tap into the best of human nature.

If you have been struck by the divisions in our nation, and would like to believe, as a citizen, that you can do something to improve your community, participating in this event is a great step to take!

You can RSVP for this free event by signing up via this link: https://col.st/pfib9

NOTE ON PARKING: Parking is free on Saturday morning at CSU. Parking is available in the lot northeast of the student center. You can enter the lot at Laurel St. and Meldrum St.

Please arrive 15 minutes early so the staff can properly train you on the role you will be helping with. 

Please be prepared for different climates; we do work in the cooler, freezer, and outdoors so clothing for variable temperatures are going to help ensure you have the best experience with us. 

Braver Angels is an organization that our club has cooperated with before. They've spoken at our meetings, and we've participated in one of their workshops. Their mission is in line with our ideals as Rotarians.

The Braver Angels North Front Range Alliance is inviting us to participate in a event meant to foster connection and communication between the citizens of our area. Martin Carcasson, the Director of the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation will this interactive session will focus on the importance of talking about our values in more productive ways, particularly across differences.  Participants will work in small groups to complete exercises focused on engaging key American values and discussing what those values mean to them, and how to best negotiate the inherent tensions between them.

If you have been struck by the divisions in our nation, and would like to believe, as a citizen, that you can do something to improve your community, this is a great step to take!

You can RSVP for this free event by signing up via this link: https://col.st/cbaiw

NOTE ON PARKING: Parking is free on Saturday morning at CSU. Parking is available in the lot northeast of the student center. You can enter the lot at Laurel St. and Meldrum St.

Location May Vary - Check Main Web Page and Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Please arrive 15 minutes early so the staff can properly train you on the role you will be helping with. 

Please be prepared for different climates; we do work in the cooler, freezer, and outdoors so clothing for variable temperatures are going to help ensure you have the best experience with us. 

Location May Vary - Check Main Web Page and Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Annual Inclusive, All Abilities Egg Hunt at Iron Horse Therapeutic Farm on Saturday, March 28th from 9am-12pm! You can make a difference in the lives of families and children with disabilities and sensory sensitivities who will gather, collect their eggs at a pace that feels best for them, create their own artwork, and experience the beauty of the spring season in a welcoming, friendly environment!  

Location May Vary - Check Main Webpage & Emails

2nd and 4th Wednesdays 

• Social Time: 05:00-05:30
• Business Meeting / Program (speaker): 05:30-06:30
• Social Time: 06:30-07:00

Help with cleanup & maintenance of the Rotary display at the Farm at Lee Martinez Park.  Other cleanup as requested and as time allows to help the Farm with minor maintenance.