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Hops & Grapes Fundraiser A stormy start to set up gave way to a successful afternoon and evening of food, drinks and fund. See more pictures here.	Hops & Grapes Fundraiser		2026-08-21 06:00:00Z
Mile Long Table Event 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 150^th 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	Mile Long Table Event		2026-08-03 06:00:00Z
CROSS PURPOSE delivers Good Neighbor Award to DSE 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.	CROSS PURPOSE delivers Good Neighbor Award to DSE		2026-08-02 06:00:00Z
Project C.U.R.E Volunteering 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. Join us on the 1st Tuesday of every month. Read more...	Project C.U.R.E Volunteering		2026-07-09 06:00:00Z
Blair Perron Joins DSE 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.	Blair Perron Joins DSE		2026-07-09 06:00:00Z
Join New Hikers Group -June 3 Like to hike? DSE Rotary has a new Hiking Group just formed with a fun agenda ahead. The first hike, led by Buzz Eddy, starts at 8:30 AM Wednesday June 3 at Lair O the Bear Park. The Trailhead is at 22550 State Hwy 74 in Idledale. Read more...	Join New Hikers Group -June 3		2026-05-02 06:00:00Z
Bonnie Thomas with C.U.R.E kits headed for Ghana Bonnie Thomas is heading to Ghana to do a hospital/clinic assessment for Project CURE. She is taking with her CURE kits of medical supplies that are available to anyone traveling to places in need. For years, our Rotary club has provided volunteers and financial support to Denver’s Project CURE. Ghana is a country of 33 million in West Africa where access to medical supplies and services is an ongoing challenge. Read more...	Bonnie Thomas with C.U.R.E kits headed for Ghana		2026-04-29 06:00:00Z
Time to Recruit for RYLA! Read more...	Time to Recruit for RYLA!		2026-03-17 06:00:00Z
The Coffee Conclave Read more...	The Coffee Conclave		2026-03-07 07:00:00Z
Steve Werner Receives Rotary's Highest Honor 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. Read more...	Steve Werner Receives Rotary's Highest Honor		2026-03-02 07:00:00Z
International Signature Project 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. Read more...	International Signature Project		2025-11-19 07:00:00Z
Dr. Eric Nelson rejoins DSE Dr. Nelson has over 25 years of business and corporate leadership experience holding progressive management roles including Operations, Sales/Marketing/Customer Service, Human Resources and P&L Responsibility. He has a PhD in Theology & Apologetics and was an Adjunct faculty member at CSU. He served in the United States Air Force; and sits on various community boards and commissions. He has been involved in the Aurora community for over 25 years. A native of Georgia, he is married with three children and six grandchildren.	Dr. Eric Nelson rejoins DSE		2025-05-02 06:00:00Z
Susan Donahue Susan Donahue joined DSE. She has been close to Rotary as the wife of long time member, Bill Donahue. Susan is a Practice Administrator at UC Health, where she has worked for 9 years. Susan has BS and MS degrees in Healthcare Administration from Regis. Healthcare Adminstration has been her career for over 38 years. Approaching retirement, she wants to broaden her volunteer contributions and wants to align with Rotary to promote health, serve and help change lives.	Susan Donahue		2025-03-21 06:00:00Z
Volunteer Opportunities There are many places you can volunteer to help. View Opportunities Here.	Volunteer Opportunities	Steve Radcliffe	2022-09-05 06:00:00Z
Contributions in Tribute Posted by Debra Fine on Jun 28, 2011 Would you like to honor or memorialize someone special? Make a contribution to the Denver Southeast Rotary Tribute program to let them know you are thinking of them. Each donation funds our local and international humanitarian Rotary projects and is 100% tax deductible. Download Form	Contributions in Tribute	Debra Fine	2011-06-28 06:00:00Z
What do you say when asked "What is Rotary?" 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. Read more...	What do you say when asked "What is Rotary?"