9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Don’t forget 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Monday.
Arrive by 9:40, ceremony begins at 10am.
Riverside Rotary Park. Parking available at TMHS also.
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2023 $10,000 Duck Derby winners are...
PRIZE #10 $125 - Lisa Rollin PRIZE #9 $125 - Josephine Locke PRIZE #8 $250 - Scott Perkins PRIZE #7 $250 - Michelle Umbs PRIZE #6 $250 - Richard Rountree PRIZE #5 $500 - Brad Austin PRIZE #4 $1,000 - Curtis Hopson PRIZE #3 $1,500 - Neil MacKinnon PRIZE#2 $1,000 AND 2 Alaska Airlines tickets - G Michael Obert PRIZE #1 $5,000 - Will Fischer Thank you so much to everyone who supported the Duck Derby and all the work of Rotary.
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Rotary 2023-24Rotary International President R. Gordon R. McInally announced his theme for the 2023-24 Rotary year, “Create Hope in the World”. He explained that the goal is to restore hope to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and to help achieve lasting change.  |
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Freda is Back in Full Feather Form for 2023We thank our 2023 sponsors as we kick-off the return to our live Duck Derby event!  |
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Pillars of America Speaker Series 2023
We were honored to have Lauren Sisler as today's speaker at the 28th Annual Pillars of America Speaker Series. Lauren shared her inspiring story of finding strength, honesty and healing after losing both of her parents at the age of 18. Their secret battle with prescription drugs led to their overdose while they were under the care of a Doctor of Pain Management in the early 2000's. She spoke to the stigma and shame associated with addiction and the powerful journey back to hope, happiness, perseverance and recovery. For more inspiration, follow Lauren on social media at Lauren Sisler |
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2022 Duckless Raffle Winners!Congratulations to 2022’s $10,000 Duckless Raffle Winners Make sure to enter the 2023 $10,000 Duck Derby Grand Prize ($5,000) - Theresa Belton Second Prize ($1,000 and (2) Roundtrip tickets from Alaska Airlines) - Diane Dickmann Third Prize ($1,500) - Scott Steffes Fourth Prize ($1,000) - Rachel Hurst Fifth Prize ($500) - James Pietan Sixth Prize ($250) - Dante Reyes Seventh Prize ($250) - Liz Balstad Eighth Prize ($250) - Byron Hayes Ninth Prize ($125) - Samantha Keopple Tenth Prize ($125) Beth Weldon  |
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GVR's Duckless Raffle discussed in KINYGet all the details for the 2022 Duckless Raffle & enter to win today! Listen to this KINY's Capital Chat episode.  |
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2022 Duckless Raffle FAQs 2022 Duckless Raffle is coming - September 10th! Enter today for your chance to win. See below for more details! |
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GVR is Moving Back to the Airport!It's Official! We are moving back to The Alaska Room at the airport beginning Wednesday, May 25. We are in the process of finalizing all the set-up and will do our best to be fully online and operational but ask for everyone's patience the first week or two as we settle back into our old digs. IMPORTANT: Remember to park in short-term and bring your parking ticket to have it validated with the Rotary stamp when you check in for the meeting. Parking is covered by the club. If you forget (and don't want to run back out to your car!) it will be $3. A HUGE thank you to Jeff Grant who made our last year possible by offering up space at Grant's Plaza. See you at the airport! President Michelle
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No BaconFest 2022 |
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2022 Scholarship Applications openPlease see local high school counselors or UAS counselor to apply for our 2022 scholarships. Applications are due by 12:00 pm on Monday, April 18.
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Happy HolidaysHappy Holidays and Thank you to our Healthcare workers and First Responders! From the four Rotary Clubs of Juneau |
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2021 Duckless Raffle WinnersThe 10 luckiest people in Juneau today are...........See the drawing on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/JuneauGlacierValleyRotary/videos/255211356450042.  Thank you again to all of our sponsors, and the community of Juneau for purchasing tickets. We will do great work with the proceeds - stay tuned! |
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People of Action - Rotary Responds |
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Juneau Glacier Valley receives $10,000 Parks, Trails and Recreation grant from Juneau Community Foundation for Riverside Rotary Park projectJuneau Glacier Valley receives $10,000 Parks, Trails and Recreation grant from Juneau Community Foundation for Riverside Rotary Park project Our club was awarded $10,000 in support of upgrades planned for this Fall at Riverside Rotary Park by the Juneau Community Foundation. We are very appreciative of their assistance and want to ensure other organizations can benefit, as we and the Juneau community will, from their Parks, Trails and Recreation fund.  |
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2021 Duckless Raffle FAQs2021 Duckless Raffle is coming - August 28th! Enter today for your chance to win. See below for more details! |
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AWARE Shelter Children's Advocacy Room ProjectOur club recently completed a project at the AWARE shelter helping to create a child friendly space for parents, children and advocates to meet, play and learn together. This room holds a special place in our hearts as it was completed in honor of Patrick J. "Pat" Shea. The plaque shown below highlights Pat's involvement in our club and with AWARE and will be displayed in the room. Thank you to the club members, volunteers and businesses who helped us make this possible!  |
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Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club Brick FundraiserThe Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club invites you to be a part of the final phase and vision for the Riverside Rotary Park September 11th Memorial. We are proud to state that this memorial, dedicated in 2002, was the first 9/11 memorial in the nation to commemorate the victims of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the downed aircraft over Pennsylvania. It is also to acknowledge the efforts of the rescue and recovery at each of the sites and the continued fight to preserve our freedom. On September 11, 2005, the Juneau community dedicated the brick plaza surrounding the memorial. The plaza is filled with engraved bricks that pay tribute to family members, businesses or loved ones who have served or who are now serving in the military, police or fire department. While the memorial is in honor of the tragic events of the day, including those lives lost and the bravery of the first responders - the bricks are not limited to this, they can be dedicated to anyone. You can be a part of ”Our promise to never forget”, by purchasing a brick. Our final phase includes a small wall to encircle and embrace the memorial and an interpretive sign explaining the history of this memorial. Your brick can be engraved with your name, family member's names, your business name or a message of tribute or honor and placed as a permanent part of the memorial plaza.  The deadline for brick orders is June 15, 2021 to have your brick included in this year’s 9/11 event. |
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People of Action - AWARE Floor ProjectThe Aware Shelter would like to make some improvements to their Children's Room. Over the next several weeks we will be cleaning and painting, building a new wall storage system and stocking it with organizers to their specifications. Also, we will be creating a kid-friendly "activity bags" , Stay tuned for more ways we can all sign up for a work team or obtain an "activity bag". The first phase of the project included our very own Glacier Valley Rotarians, Nathan Rivas and Steve Strickler, laying flooring in an office so the temporary office in the Children's Room can be moved. Great work team! We are PEOPLE OF ACTION!  |
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2020 Duckless Raffle Winners2020 Duckless Raffle Winners 1st - Betsy Shinn 2nd - Ida Eliason 3rd - Richard Rountree 4th - Jo Betts 5th - Bridget Lujan 6th - Max Mertz 7th - Melanie Terrill 8th - Denny DeWitt 9th - Roberto Aceveda 10th - John Modene Thank you to all who 'adopted' a duck. Proceeds from the raffle help the Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club offer high school scholarships, improve parks and playgrounds, help fund our Pillars of America series, and much more. Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers also. |
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September 11 CeremonyThe Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will be hosting a virtual ceremony commemorating the events of September 11th and honoring Juneau’s first responders. Please view the ceremony at: https://vimeo.com/456453612 As a community and witness to that event, it is important that we remember what transpired that day, how we felt, and recognize our response to it- the sense of community, the recognition of our first responders, and the way we pulled together to get through something that changed many lives. We encourage people to take time on Friday, September 11th to stop by the Memorial at Riverside Rotary Park that day for a moment of reflection and remembrance. Our promise is to “Never Forget.” |
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2020 Duckless Raffle FAQsHave questions? We have answers... See [Read More] for information about the 2020 Duckless Raffle.  |
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2020 Duckless Derby RulesGlacier Valley Rotary Club $10,000 Duckless Raffle "Adopt a duck" for a chance to win great prizes and help support our club's community projects. Read more for official rules. Enter online today! |
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$10,000 Duckless Raffle - Sept 19, 2020The Duck Derby is back in a new form -- "The 2020 Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Duckless Raffle". All the great prizes we have come to expect and many of the same events like "Drive Time" and "Donuts for Ducks". Don't miss out on your chance to win! Raffle sales will open August 17, 2020. Click on link to listen to Capital Chat and learn what's coming! https://www.kinyradio.com/podcasts/capital-chat/episode/capital-chat-8-18-20/?autoplay=1  |
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JGVR High School Scholarship Award Recipients for 2020Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club is pleased to announce our high school scholarship award recipients for 2020. UAS Scholarship Award Recipients: • $1,000 scholarship award: Alvin Huber • $1,000 scholarship award: Spencer Holt High School Scholarship Award Recipients: • $3,000 scholarship award: Bridget Gehring • $3,000 scholarship award: Emily Heaton • $2,000 scholarship award: Joel Smith • $2,000 scholarship award: Alex Eagan • $2,000 scholarship award: Ashling Cruz Congratulations to all the Juneau high school graduates of 2020! We are proud of what you have accomplished and want to share with you that in work and life the four way test of Rotary International can help make our world a better place. The Four-Way Test Of the things we think, say or do First, Is it the TRUTH? Second, Is it FAIR to all concerned? Third, Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Fourth, Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? |
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Meetings by ZoomDue to current situation our club is meeting via zoom every other week. Please contact the club secretary if you would like to join a meeting as a guest. Members are emailed the zoom invite. First Zoom Meeting 4/15/2020, next 4/29/2020, etc... Stay healthy and safe.
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2020 BaconFest WinnersCongratulations to all who participated and attended - a good time was had by all. If you missed it here's the top choices selected by vote of attendees: 1st Place Savory - Forno Rosso: "The Drunken Piggy" Pizza: Alaskan Amber White Sauce, Golden Potatoes, Bacon Glazed with Bourbon, Maple Syrup & Brown Sugar, topped with Gouda Cheese and Pickled Jalapenos 2nd Place Savory - The Moose Lodge: Bacon Risotto with Braised Pork Belly 1st Place Sweet - Smokehouse Catering: Bacon Caramel Apple Cheesecake with Bacon Crust, topped with Whipped Cinnamon Cream Cheese 2nd Place Sweet - Sandpiper Cafe: Bourbon Bacon Jell-o Shot, with Bacon Whipped Cream and Candied Bacon Stick 1st Place - Professional's Choice Award - V's Cellar Door: Pork Fat and Bacon Infused Chocolate with Bacon Cannoli Cream |
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March 19 - Food Drive for Juneau Food BankGlacier Valley Rotarians will be collecting food for the Southeast Alaska Food Bank at Super Bear IGA between 9am and 3pm this Saturday, March 19. We hope you’ll stop by to donate or feel free to give cash and the Food Drive Committee do the shopping for you! All non-perishable items will be gratefully accepted but the critical need foods include spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, canned chili, baked beans, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal, cereal, peanut butter, jelly/jam, pasta, ramen noodles, canned tuna/chicken, flour, sugar and Sloppy Joe mix.
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Bacon Fest - March 7, 2020Scalpers are trying to make money from a charity event Dan Dawson, President of the Glacier Valley Rotary Club, is disappointed that scalping of the extremely popular BaconFest event, is occurring. Tickets for this year's event, which will be held March 7th, went on sale Valentines Day and sold out within hours. "We were delighted that the fun event is so popular that the tickets sold out so quickly but we were alarmed and disappointed to find out today that scalping activity has already started on social media of an event that is designed to assist charity." Mr. Dawson went on to caution people trying to buy scalped tickets. "The scalpers are illegally using the Glacier Valley Rotary Club BaconFest logo and offering the tickets for $55 more than they paid for them only 24 hours ago. |
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Pillars of America Speaker Series - 2020“Pillars of America” engages the community in an educational process that focuses on the basic freedoms of our nation by sharing personal experiences and challenges that have shaped the lives of America’s leading citizens. Special emphasis is placed on our youth and local sponsorship support provides tickets for students from our local schools to attend. This year “Pillars of America” will take place during three separate luncheons at Centennial Hall on Wednesdays April 22nd, 29th and May 6th of 2020. At the end of the luncheon, the speaker is available for autographs. It is not a fundraiser for the club but a community service project funded by the club, sponsors and ticket sales. “Pillars of America” is an important educational event for our community, and continues to raise awareness and appreciation of the freedoms offered in our country, for both our local youth and the broader Juneau community. Please join us for the “Pillars of America” luncheons this Spring. Tickets available approximately 1 month prior to the event through club members and Hearthside Books. |
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Holiday Bell Ringing Scheduled Our club will be helping Salvation Army ring bells for the holidays on December 14th.  Please stop by Fred Meyers to say hello and help us raise funds for Salvation Army.
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PolioPlus Fun Run & Rotary Radio Day a SuccessAmount raised with the PolioPlus Fun Run & Walk and Rotary Radio Day $11,776!! And then, with the Bill & Melinda Gates 2:1 match, that number becomes a whopping - $35,328!! Thanks again to everyone for your efforts. We are - as Bill Gates says - 'achingly close' to eradicating polio in the world.  |
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Vocational Service Award NominationsNominate those members of our community who embody "Service Above Self"! Winners will be invited to an upcoming luncheon in early 2020. Let's get inspired! Nominations are due November 22, 2019.
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2019 JGVR Duck Derby Winners
Congratulations to our winners! .jpg) Becky and Freda - sharing a moment right after Becky won $5,000! 2019 Duck Derby Winners 1 Becky Rocereto ($5,000) 2 Charles Truncale (2 Alaska Air tickets) 3 Tammi Whistler ($2,000) 4 Rhonda Degtoff ($500) 5 Bridgette Godkin ($500) 6 Demrie Isaak ($500) 7 Ron Flint ($500) 8 James Bauschor ($500) 9 Augustin Eshnaur ($250) 10 Shirley McCoy ($250) Thank you to all who entered for helping support our event and community projects. Check out http://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/2019-rotary-duck-derby-a-success-at-twin-lakes/?fbclid=IwAR22l8ucPq72Bl9QJ5uFtB40chJIM6f2b2yoOKaRYI03tipUXLe-zTg4LA0 for a recent story on the event. |
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2019 Duck Derby - August 10th The ducks are splashing down soon - here is how to get your adoption form to enter: Go to: Juneau Radio Center Valley Paint Center Gas N Go Elgee Rehfeld Malia Hayward, State Farm Shattuck & Grummett Insurance NAPA Glacier Auto Parts Robin Lonas, State Farm Flying Squirrel Coffee Any Glacier Valley Rotarian Or stop by one of our fun 'adoption' events - see calendar for dates, times and locations. Next events are: 8/7 - Douglas Breeze In 4-6pm 8/7 - Gas N Go 4-6pm 8/9 - Juneau Radio Center 6:30-9am 8/9 - Foodland IGA 4-6pm 8/9 - Superbear IGA 4-6 pm Thank you for helping us raise funds for the Juneau community. |
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Rowdy Picnic.jpg) Get your Rowdy-On with Rotarians from all the clubs in Juneau! July 21st at Sandy Beach from 3-6 pm. Bring your Family and Friends.
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Pillars of America Speaker Series 5.1.2019 |
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Pillars of America Speaker Series - 2019Pillars of America Mission Statement The Pillars of America speaker series presented by Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary brings to Juneau’s youth and the general public distinguished American citizens who share relevant personal experiences shaped by the freedoms offered in our country, or as a result of their endurance through difficult circumstances. These individuals demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and courage and their messages are important to all of us. The 2019 “Pillars of America” will take place during three separate luncheons at Centennial Hall on Wednesdays April 17th, 24th and May 1st of 2019. 2019 Speakers Jesse LeBeau (April 17, 2019) Tony Hoffman (April 24, 2019) Kikkan Randall (May 1, 2019) Tickets available at both Hearthside Book locations after March 20, 2019. |
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Polio Plus Fun Run and Walk |
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9-11 Memorial
Glacier Valley Rotary Club is continuing its promise to never forget the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony begins at 9:50 a.m at Riverside Rotary Park on Riverside Drive in the Mendenhall Valley. The club ask you arrive by 9:40 a.m. Everyone is welcome at the event. |
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Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School Trail WorkFive-Club Work Project Scheduled
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2018 Duck Derby WinnersCongratulations to our 2018 Glacier Valley Rotary Duck Derby winners: 1st $5000 Delsey Rodriguez-Ayala 2nd 2 Roundtrip Tickets from AK Airlines James Cartmill 3rd $2000 Steve Strickler 4th $500 Nhico Moises 5th $500 John DeBuse 6th $500 Viki Kibodeaux 7th $500 Ricky Nelson 8th $500 Sandy Spickler 9th $250 Robin Lonas 10th $250 Erica Simpson Freda and friends thank you all for helping our club and supporting our activities such as high school scholarhips, Riverside Rotary Park, Pillars of America Speakers Series and much more. Special thanks to our sponsors who help make this event possible. |
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Day at the PoolThe 8th Annual Rotary Day at the Pool is July 14th at Dimond Park Aquatic Center Free swim sessions Three fun sessions - Please arrive early - Sessions at 12, 2 and 4  |
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$10,000 Duck Derby - August 10, 2019Freda and her friends are back with a chance for you to share in $10,000!!SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 at Twin Lakes Adoption forms available after July 4th - See you at the parade!  |
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$10,000 Duck Derby - August 4, 2018Freda and her friends are back with a chance for you to share in $10,000!!SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 AT GOLD CREEK Click to listen to Club President Sharon Burns and President Elect Dan Dawson on KINY's Capital Chat .jpg){kind=spacer} Saturday, August 4, 2018 11:00 a.m. at Gold Creek & Willoughby AVE FESTIVITIES BEGIN between the Willoughby Avenue Bridge, and above the mouth of Gold Creek. Ducks will take the plunge into Gold Creek, at Cope Park, beginning at approximately 1:30 PM. The ducks will float down Gold Creek, making their way to the end of the creek, and finally “gathering” at the section of the creek, past the Willoughby Avenue Bridge, and above the mouth of Gold Creek, where they will be “Rescued” at approximately 1:45 PM. Join in the fun with other community members for an afternoon celebration, as we raise money to support Juneau’s youth. Proceeds from this event will benefit the community through scholarship opportunities for youth, club identified community needs, and improvements to Riverside Rotary Park. Duck adoption forms available at: * Elgee Rehfeld, LLC, "Alaska's CPA Firm" - 9309 Glacier Highway, B200 * Valley Paint Center - 9321 Glacier Highway * Gas N Go - 5165 Glacier Highway * Juneau Radio Center - 3161 Channel Drive, Suite 2 * and any Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club member Other duck adoption opportunities Donuts for Ducks at Juneau Radio Center - Friday, August 3 - 6.30-9am Drive Time - Thursday, August 2 at Douglas Breeze In and Gas n' Go - 3.45-6.15pm Friday, August 3 at Super Bear and Foodland IGA - 3.45-6.15pm |
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BaconFest 2018 was a Rousing Success!
On Saturday January 27th, 2018 Baconfest was held at the Elizabeth Peratovich Hall in downtown Juneau. Juneau’s best Catering and restaurant businesses came together to celebrate bacon and face off in a culinary competition. Each of the dishes featured bacon in some form. All attendees reaped the benefit of this friendly competition and like most attendees, even Mayor Ken Koelsch admitted that he couldn't decide which was his favorite dish. The Flustered Cluckers managed to slip in many bacon references as they serenaded the crowd with the great vibes of their iconic music! Congratulations to Bryce Pilney and Christina Lara the winners of the Breeze-In sponsored the Bacon Eating Contest! The Breeze-In delicious custom smoked bacon went down very quickly! When all of the votes were counted, V's Cellar Door took home 1st place in the sweet category with their bacon infused crepe brûlée, bourbon caramel sauce and candied smoked bacon bits. Four Plates in Frontier Suites won the savory competition with their Peruvian empanadas filled with cream cheese bacon filling and dipped in bacon parmesan sauce. The Timberline Restaurant took second in the sweet category with their bacon cotton candy with Jack Daniel's Bavarian cream and bacon dust, and the Sandpiper Cafe was the runner up in the savory category with a bacon zucchini soup topped with Asiago cheese and pork belly crouton. The Professional's Choice Award went to the Sandpiper Cafe for their Coffee Crème brûlée with candied bacon and orange zest. This was a great fundraiser for Glacier Valley Rotary and we would like to thank all of our Purveyors for treating us to their spectacular tasty bacony delights! So, a Hearty Thank You goes out to: Gla-Scholl Ice, Breeze-in, El Sombrero, Four Plates, Randy’s Rib Shack, Suwanna Café, Barnaby Brewing, TK Maguires, Sandpiper Café, Abby’s Catering, Hangar on the Wharf, Baranof Catering, Timberline Restaurant, McGivney’s, and V’s Cellar! They all put in a lot effort and we really appreciate them! We also would like to thank the Juneau Radio Center for their Fabulous Promotion of our event and Alaskan Brewing for sponsoring with their delicious Beer! |
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BaconFest - Jan. 27, 2018 - Save the Date |
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Polio Plus Fun RunJoin the 4 Juneau Rotary Clubs, Rotaract and Interact at this fun event raising awareness about Polio. Each donation is matched 2 to 1 so recruit a few friends and come help us with fight against Polio. Entry form under 'Download files' (lower left of website).  |
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2017 District Grant Project - Housing First BedsThe Juneau Housing First Project, construction of a 32 permanent supportive housing units to house Juneau's homeless population is scheduling for completion June, 2017. The project will provide safe and secure housing for "residents in order to facilitate dignified lives, a healthy community, and will provide a significant costs savings" to the Juneau community. The City of Juneau has prioritized taking steps towards accommodated the chronic homeless in our community. 2016-2017 efforts through our local City and Borough as well as the Juneau Community Foundation has supported efforts for a new $7.3 million project which will open it's doors in late 2017. The project has broad community support through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, The City And Borough of Juneau. Tlingit-Haida Housing Authority, the Juneau Foundation, the Juneau Homeless Coalition, Local design professionals, and others. With a history of projects relevant and vital to our community, the combined Rotary clubs of Juneau see an opportunity to contribute and leverage this effort and dedicate our 2017 efforts together. Although the doors of the facility may open in June, the secondary layer of need lies in the facility support such as equipment and furnishings. Rooms without beds do not make a home. The four Rotary Clubs of Juneau and Rotaract Club are combining their efforts together. Each club will take a leadership role in insuring the success of this project. • The Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club will initiate project organization and writing of the grant. • The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will be a liaison between the Rotary Clubs and the community leadership, as well as structure the financial and report keeping as part of the grant stewardship. • The Juneau "Downtown" Rotary Club and Juneau 58' Innovators will organize the volunteers and work efforts. All club's will also donate funds towards the project which were matched by Rotary District 5010. With any non-profit project, such as the construction of housing, the simple construction is a financial challenge. The building is fantastic but is also dependent on the secondary level of support, fixtures and furnishes that will make it home. We've identified furnishing and will be installing 32 beds, on August 26th, to support the completion of this project as a wonderful community outreach gesture that is both within our combined resources and within the list of needs to help make this project operational.
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2017 Duck Derby is here! |
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Annual Day at the Pool - July 8th Saturday, July 8th - - 7th Anuual Day at the Pool Free swim sessions at Dimond Park Aquatic Center Sessions are 11-12:30, 1-2:30, 3-4:30. Come a bit early to ensure your spot.
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Happy 4th of July! Watch for Freda and friends in the parade tomorrow.
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Week of Kindness |
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Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club $10,000 Duck Derby
The Juneau Glacier Valley Valley Rotary Club $10,000 Duck Derby is coming August 5, 2017. Fun Community event - Festivities begin at 11:00 Bouncy houses (weather permitting) Hot dogs and hamburgers Door prizes - drawings every 15 minutes You must be entered by 2:00PM Sat. So if you have a form in your possession you’ll need to get it to Twin Lakes by noon Saturday. Coastal Helicopters will be dropping the (rubber) ducks from a helicopter at about 2:30 - - 6 winning Ducks to be rescued at 3:00PM Enter for your chance to win - Entry forms available at: Juneau Radio Center, Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, Valley Paint Center. and Gas-N-Go |
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GVR's Week of KindnessJuneau Glacier Valley Rotary is happy to partner with Zach Gordon Youth Center in support of youth programming during our Week of Kindness by providing the following through the donation of time, food and art supplies by our members. Monday, June 19 - Breakfast for youth - Donuts and Fruit Tuesday, June 20 (for 30-40 students) - Bake with the youth and serve with scoops of ice-cream Wednesday, June 21 (serve approx. 15 teens) - Hot Breakfast Burritos for Youth Park workers Thursday, June 22 (for 30-40 Students) - Art Activity – Origami Kit, Soap Bath Bombs, Colored Pancils and Coloring Books Friday, June 23 (for 30-40 students) - Lunch Taco Bar |
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Juneau Rotary Club's Food Drive ResultsThe results are in...Juneau's four Rotary clubs and Rotaract club members collected 7,270 pounds for food to benefit the Juneau Food Bank last weekend. The club at Foodland collected 3490 pounds The club at Super Bear collected 1960 pounds (Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club's location) The club at Fred's collected 1820 pounds Thank you to all who participated.  |
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Pillars of America Speaker Series - 2017 (Tickets are now available at both Hearthside Books locations!) Tickets available at both Hearthside Books locations.
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BACONFESTAnd the 2017 BaconFest Winners are.... 1st Place "Savory": COCONUT THAI CUISINE - Caramelized Pork Belly Thai Soup 1st Place "Sweet": SANDPIPER CAFE - Bacon Maple Milkshake with Candied Bacon & Smoke Salt 2nd Place "Savory": V's CELLAR DOOR - Hand-made Bacon Infused Chip topped with Fusion Bacon Slaw 2nd Place "Sweet": BREEZE IN - Bacon Maple Bar Infused with Amaretto 1st Place Professional's Choice Award (voted on by the vendors): A special thank you to all the vendors who brought the yummiest bacon creations...every year it just keeps getting better! Your hard work and creativity are so appreciated. And thanks Juneau for supporting another fun event to help us give back to the community. We look forward to next year! Until then, bacon on! Sandpiper Cafe V's Cellar Door Coconut Thai Cuisine BREEZE IN800/103.5 KINY
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2017 High School ScholarshipsWe are excited to kick off the 2017 Glacier Valley Rotary Scholarships! This year we are pleased to be offering 3 scholarships:
Details and forms are available at each high school counseling office and on this website (see site pages link).
Applications are due by March 17, 2017 by 1pm.
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Rachel MacLeod Christmas Dinner Box projectThe tri-club project to provide Christmas food boxes to needy families was a huge success! With the help of the Salvation Army, Coast Guard volunteers and many local donors, members of all three local Rotary clubs joined together to prepare food boxes for over 300 families. Read about the effort in the Juneau Empire here: http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-12-20/photo-christmas-dinner-boxes. Kudos to Rotarians who came out for box packing, bell ringing, Christmas party meeting and other projects to help make the holidays bright.
Thanks to Hayden, the planning committee, donors and volunteers who made this all possible.
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Kopano - Club Thank you
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100 Years of Doing Good - Annual Foundation DinnerJoin the Rotary Club of Juneau and the Glacier Valley Rotary Club in this year's annual Foundation Auction Dinner to be held on Tuesday November 15th from 6-8pm. The dinner will be in the Treadwell Room at the Baranof Hotel. This year's theme is 100 Years of Doing Good in the World. We are excited to celebrate 100 years of the Rotary Foundation. Our goal as a club is to raise $10,000+. These funds go toward eradicating Polio, promoting world peace, and both international and district grants. Our annual contributions help with local projects including the Riverbend & Auke Bay Elementary school playgrounds, the exchange student program, and many others. Dinner is $40. We are also looking for auction items if you have anything to donate please contact either club president. See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/2462/Event/foundation-auction#sthash.5fI3ByfY.dpuf - - register as a guest if use this online registration system (this is linked to downtown club's clubrunner account)
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No Meeting Nov 2ndWe are not meeting this week (Nov 2nd) - - Please join us on Nov. 9th for our next regularly scheduled lunch meeting.
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Food Drive a Resounding Success!On Saturday March 12th Juneau Rotarians collected 11,240 pounds of food for the local food bank. Glacier Valley Rotary helped by collecting 3,580 pounds at Super Bear IGA. Glacier Valley Rotarian Food Drive Chair -Charlene Morrison wishes to express her thanks to all who helped make this event a success!
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Food Drive Set for March 12thOur Annual Tri-club Food Drive will be from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, March 12th. GVR will be at Super Bear.
Nearly 105,000 Alaskans (roughly 1 in 7) struggle with hunger. Juneau alone has 3.530 food insecure people.
Food Insecurity refers to the USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited to uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.
If you can’t participate in the event, please consider making a donation and club members will shop for you. Charlene will be taking donations at each Wednesday meeting as well as circulating a sign-up sheet.
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JAMIE PARSONS SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE EXTENDED!!As previously announced, the largest scholarship that the Glacier Valley Rotary Club awards this spring will be named the “Jamie Parsons Scholarship”. The scholarship will be awarded to our highest scoring high school recipient. When we made the previous announcement, we set the deadline for accepting donations based on the need for the scholarship committee to be able to get the applications distributed to the schools by late January. Because of several factors, we are extending the deadline for submissions to January 31st. Many thanks go to Scholarship Co-chair Stephen Beedle and Treasurer Sheri Vidic for being willing to do the extra last minute work necessary to facilitate this.
So, if you agree that this is a great way to honor our friend and fellow Rotarian, please mail a check or contact Sheri Vidic to have your account billed by January 31st. If you are going to mail a check, will you also please send Sheri an email letting her know the amount (in case it doesn’t arrive on time)?
Sheri’s email address is: svidic@truenorthfcu.org
Glacier Valley Rotary’s mailing address is:
Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club
Box 34418,
Juneau, AK 99803
Thank you, Club President Charlie Williams
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World Polio Day EventsWORLD POLIO DAY A SUCCESS IN JUNEAU! $54,000 raised
.jpg) In July of this year, the three Rotary club presidents of Juneau met for a planning session for their year. In this meeting they agreed that they would like to make an extra effort for the End Polio Now campaign. A Tri-Club Run/Walk was suggested as a way to involve Rotarians and raise awareness for this issue and a preliminary goal of raising $1,500 to $2,000 was set. Fast forward to the end of September and the plans for the Run/Walk were well under way! Then, a call was made to Juneau Glacier Valley Rotarian Richard Burns to solicit help in publicizing the Run/Walk on his and wife Sharon's radio stations. After agreeing to start blanketing the airwaves about the Run/Walk, Richard volunteered another idea for raising awareness and money to help in the fight to eradicate polio. He suggested a Rotary Radio Day! So, on World Polio Day, Saturday, October 24th, 2015 Juneau Gastineau, Juneau Downtown, and Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary clubs held an Inaugural Run/Walk and replaced all of the On Air staff for KINY radio from 8 in the morning until 6 at night. Rotarian Disc Jockeys spun the tunes, talked about Polio, and auctioned off many donated items. Matching challenges were issued and answered, and donations flooded in throughout the day! The Run/Walk saw stormy weather abate early on the morning of the event; then, seventy people participated in a group photo and hit the trail for the Run/Walk under sunny skies. After the Run/Walk, snacks were provided and a short speech by event organizer Glacier Valley Rotarian Keith Hermann enlightened a very receptive audience about the need for ending polio now.Juneau Rotarians rose to the challenge with both their pocket books and volunteer hours. Even members who were traveling or otherwise couldn't participate made donations that helped the success of the day! By the end of the day, $18,000 was raised to support the fight for the eradication of Polio. And with the match by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, these funds will swell to an impressive $54,000! These funds will be donated to The Rotary Foundation Polio Plus Fund. Rotarians in Juneau are very thankful for the support of their community! |
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2015 Cruise Ship LuncheonTri-club Cruise Ship Luncheon - Wednesday, Sept 16 Don't miss your chance to join other Juneau Rotarians and be wined and dined aboard the beautiful Star Princess. The date is Wednesday, Sept 16. Sign up sheets will be passed at noon meetings with deadline to register September 3. The spots may go quickly so don't miss your chance to attend! Spouses are welcome. If you won't be at the meeting to sign-up, contact Michelle Strickler at stricklermichelle@gmail and provide official legal name, ID (D/L, Passport or Gov't Issued) and DOB. See you on the boat!
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LAST CHANCES TO ENTER THE $10,000 DUCK DERBY!!The Glacier Valley Rotary Club’s $10,000 Duck Derby will be held this Saturday August 8th starting at 12:30 pm!!
You have to be “In it to Win it!! “
So, Stop by any of these locations listed below to get your Ducks!!
Don’t miss out on your chance to Win part of the $10,000 in cash prizes or the Alaska Airlines tickets to anywhere they fly!!
Thursday, August 6th
Duck Derby - "Drive Time"
At Gas N Go Petri Express 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Duck Derby - "Drive Time"
At Foodland IGA 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Friday, August 7th
Donuts for Ducks @ Juneau Radio Center
6:30 am to 9:30 am
Duck Derby - "Drive Time"
At SuperBear 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Duck Derby - "Drive Time"
At Foodland IGA 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Saturday, August 8th
“Days of Summer” Event at Western Auto and Marine
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
GVR $10,000 Duck Derby will be held at Twin Lakes from 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Sales of Ducks end at 1:30 pm! The Ducks Fly at 2:00 pm!!
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5th Annual Rotary Day at the Pool - Coming July 11th , 2015 |
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Riverbend Elementary PlaygroundGlacier Valley Rotary has chosen this project for our District Matching Grant - help us raise funds to improve the playground for Riverbend and the greater Juneau community! Please click on the link below to donate!
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Riverside Rotary Park Spring CleaningOn Saturday April 8th, seven hardy individuals met at Riverside Rotary Park to perform some Spring Cleaning and brush removal. Braving the snowy weather forecast were Hayden, Neil, Mitch, Jeff, Dan, New Member Todd, and Beth son's friend Tyler! When you see these awesome Rotarians, please give them a great big Thank You!
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2015 PILLARS OF AMERICA SPEAKERS SHORT BIOSJuneau Glacier Valley Rotary
Roger Crawford, April 22, 2015: Driven to achieve his dream of becoming a Hall of Fame athlete while living with a physical challenge affecting all four limbs, Roger Crawford knows what it takes to redefine the possible! Although
 born with ectrodactylism, a rare birth defect, Roger became the only athlete with four impaired limbs to compete in a NCAA Division I sport and also became a Hall of Fame Division I athlete. Sports Illustrated recognized Roger as “one of the most accomplished physically challenged athletes in the world,” and in 2013 he was selected as the winner of the ITA Achievement Award, presented by The International Tennis Hall of Fame, the highest honor bestowed by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.After achieving immense success as a Hall of Fame athlete, Roger went on to inspire audiences worldwide, eloquently sharing the principles he has lived—perseverance, unshakable optimism, and overcoming adversity.
Roger has been featured on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, CNBC, and many other prominent television programs. His life was the basis for an Emmy award winning movie entitled In a New Light.
Walter Bond, April 29, 2015: Walter's passion for personal development has been anchored by his professional basketball career. Bond's college basketball career did not say NBA at all. His strong will, his ability to motivate his teammates and his can-do attitude helped him become a nationally recognized college player. As a reserve 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Minnesota, he was not drafted by an NBA team. Unfortunately, Walter Bond suffered a broken foot twice
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Now a motivational speaker, Bond is passionate about sharing his 31 Truths to Boost Peak Performance. He is also the host of the Food Network series Giving You The Business, which premiered in April 2013.
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Project Amigo 2015Max and Haley Mertz had a great time at Project Amigo for their workweek March 7-14. Glacier Valley Rotary generously donated $2,000 for the purchase of mini-libraries for schools that Max and Haley handed out to six schools with the other workweek volunteers. Each book was labeled as donated by GVR. From the amount donated by our members before the workweek, the club also donated to buy all 150 of Project Amigo's 'Becario's' (scholars) with new backpacks this summer. These are put to very good use and are in great need.
Max and Haley made the donation of clothes, GVR hats and school supplies to kids at the schools. The hats went to the kids at one school (Pueblo Nueva) who thought they were very cool and the clothes went to kids in another town (Mazatan). The school supplies were put into bags and given to each teacher at each school. Kids and teachers appreciated all! A few pics of the trip are below.
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THANK YOU Culinary Experts for making this year's BaconFest a Tasty SUCCESS!Thank you to all of our Culinary Expert Piggy Purveyors of Pork, our sponsors, club committee, and PATRONS of PORK! If you would like to view the winners, check out http://kiny.linkedupradio.com/juneau-daily-news-online/130681. Thank you for making our 3rd Annual BaconFest fundraiser a huge success!
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50/50 50th Anniversary Raffle WINNERS5 LUCKY people who bought our 50th ANNIVERSARY 50/50 RAFFLE TICKETS won some cash Saturday Night, Feb 7th at BaconFest!
The raffle winners were:
$5000 - Kate Good
$750 - Charlene Morrison
$350 - Mandy Massey
$100 - Josielind Ferrer
$50 - Sam Greely
Thank you all for participating! This money goes towards youth exchange, scholarships, projects throughout our community and club identified needs. Thank you for supporting Rotary!
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District Conference May 7-10thDISTRICT CONFERENCE INVITATION District 5010 Conference is just around the corner! The serenely beautiful location of the Girdwood Alyeska Resort will be the location for this year’s District Conference. For those of you who want to know more about the nuts and bolts of how our Rotary Clubs work, the District Assembly will be held on May 7th. District Conference will be May 8th -10th. The District Conference and District Assembly are open to all Rotarians. District Conference and Assembly are held each year in the spring. The Assembly is a training day where courses are taught on Foundation, Membership, Duties of the Club Secretary, Duties of the Treasurer, and etc. It is day where a lot of learning takes place! District Conference has many areas of focus- here are a few of the things you may experience while there: Learning about and honoring some of our District’s Club accomplishments, Learning about International needs and successes, Hearing from our National Rotary Leaders, Seeing the entire district’s Inbound Youth Exchange program members and feeling their optimism and energy, Feeling the Rotary Spirit among the largest gathering of Rotarians Alaska! Believe me, all who attend District Conference come away with a sense of pride for the global effect we Rotarians have. Sounds Great, Right? Click on this link before Dec 31st and you will get a discount off of the Registration fee: Alaska Air and the Ayeska Resort will be offering discounts to District Conference attendees. Please see the District site for more information: http://rotary5010conference.com/
Our Club will once again be offering first time attendees a stipend to help with the costs of attending. The stipend amount will be determined after we know how many Rotarians would like to take advantage of this offer! Thank you for all you do for our Rotary Club, and we’ll see you in Girdwood!! |
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Past GVR President Leon Thompson - Wildfire relief fundPast GVR President, Leon Thompson (1991-92), now residing in Weed CA, alongside his fellow Rotarians, is trying to help the community during their recovery of the recent wildfires in the area. Leon has set up a special Rotary (501c3) fund for those wishing to help with monetary contributions. So far they have received over $30,000 from Rotarians around the country. If you would like to help, please send a check to: Weed Rotary Club PO Box 549 Weed, CA 96094 Please write in the memo " Boles Fire Relief Fund" |
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HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary!!!Wednesday , September 24, 1964 was the formal charter ceremony for our club, and the beginning of Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary! 50 years of service to Juneau, and counting! We'll start off the celebratory year with BIRTHDAY cake at Wednesday's lunch, and a bit of trivia as well.......better get on the net fast and brush up on your history! Happy Anniversary!
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Happy 50th Anniversary GVR! Good'ay Mates!
We kick off our new year celebrating 50 years of service to Juneau! Congratulations, PAST President Bill! You did an awesome job leading our club over the past year, and we thank you! I'm looking forward to the new year, and thank all of you for your service to Rotary, and to our community. Let's carry out our RI President's theme, and LIGHT UP ROTARY, GVR style! President Charity |
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Rotary Park Duck Feeding Station Construction in Progress May 30-31, 2014Over the last weekend in May 2014, a group of Glacier Valley Rotarians volunteered many hours to build a duck feeding station at Riverside Rotary Park in Juneau. Please see photo albums for more. |
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Duck Creek Clean-up
John DeCherney's dog and his crew had a great time cleaning up Duck Creek in May. It was a beautiful day! People are still trying to figure out what George was wearing and whether Karen Tarver can pull her hat down any lower and still see. Thanks to David Buss for coordinating!
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Rotary and Mendenhall River Community School in Action!!!
Glacier Valley Rotary and parents from the Mendenhall River Community School got together to bring new playground equipment to the kids.
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