A stormy start to set up gave way to a successful afternoon and evening of food, drinks and fund. See more pictures here.
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Mile Long, Mile High Table and a Big Crowd: DSE Rotarians joined Rotarians from other clubs to volunteer at the Mile Long Table community dinner Saturday, August 1.
On the menu: community fellowship for all, tasty chicken and fixings and cake to celebrate Colorado’s 150th year of statehood. Temperatures in the mid to high 90’s did little to dampen the enthusiasm and friendly spirits of the diners as they shared stories and got to know each other. DSE volunteers included Bill Donahue, Kathy Cook, Mary Jo Heinz, Bill Shaw, Jim Kreutz, Fred Shaw, Catherine Sides and Tim Thomas
At the graduation ceremony for Cross Purpose Jason Janz, Board President of Cross Purpose, recognized DSE with a Good Neighbor Award. Rotarians (from left) project champion Bill Palmer and volunteers Catherine Sides, Mary Jo Heinz, Susan Donahue and Rob McMaher. Cross Purpose inspires young adults to launch productive careers, move up the economic ladder and set themselves up for success.They experience career coaching, mock interviews, resume workshops, and ongoing, one-on-one advocacy thanks to staff and volunteers from Rotary and the business community.
Blair Perron was inducted July 9. She is retired and was the former Co-owner of the Momentum Group, which is a Custom Electronic manufacturer representative serving residential and commercial AV markets thoughout the Rocky Mountain region. She has a BA in History from CU. She is single and lives in Denver. She is excited to give back and help her community through Rotary.
Sorting medical supplies and equipment Tuesday July 7: Bonnie Thomas, Scott Wesley, Terry Hanford, Patty Hickman, Kevin Leddy, Kathy Cook, Josh Knight and daughter Mary Knight.
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The Service Above Self Award is Rotary’s highest individual honor. Each governor or director may nominate only one candidate, and a maximum of 150 recipients are selected worldwide. In 2025, just 132 Rotarians were chosen — 132 out of 1.2 million members globally. That makes Steve one of approximately one in every 9,000 Rotarians to receive this distinction.
A longtime member of Denver Southeast, Steve has served Rotary at the club, district, and international levels. He is widely recognized for his leadership advancing Rotary’s mission in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Known affectionately as “The Godfather of WASH,” Steve founded District 5450’s WASH Local Action Group, sponsoring 16 annual WASH Symposiums. He has also played key leadership roles with the WASH Rotarian Action Group, the Rotary WASH Ambassadors Program, and the Peaceful Schools Initiative.
The Village Health Partnership (VHP), a non-profit chartered in 2013 and based in Denver was selected as the International Service Committee signature project for the next 3 years. VHP serves people in remote southwest Ethiopia. Its work regarding maternal health care and WASH -- two of Rotary's foci -- is central to its mission of safer motherhood. Clinics and small rural hospitals are featured. Our assistance will help to cover the training of nurse midwives in seven new target villages and clinics. These professionals are the primary caregivers for pregnant women; very few doctors and nurses are available. A six-person DSE committee, all with Ethiopian interests, will advise.
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Do you have a succinct explanation of Rotary when someone asks you- what some would call an "elevator speech"? Here is a possible response, authored by former member, Jim Creamer:
Rotary is an international organization dedicated to the service of mankind. Denver Southeast Rotary Club is an active organization of men and women providing domestic and international assistance to others far and wide. And we have fun doing it with fellowship for our members and with a sense of ethics as outlined in the Four Way Test.
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