DID YOU KNOW?

100% Paul Harris Fellow Club

University Hills (Denver) Rotary Club obtained the designation of “100 percent Paul Harris Fellow Club” on January 25, 2010. University Hills (Denver) was a Rotary club in which all dues-paying members were Paul Harris Fellows. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition is given in appreciation to anyone who contributes, outright or cumulatively-or in whose name is contributed-a gift of $1,000 or more to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.

U- Hills attained the distinction of being a “100 percent Paul Harris Fellow Club again on October 9, 2013.

The recognition has only been afforded to 6.6% of the 34,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide; to only two other clubs of the 67 clubs in our District 5450 .

University Hills, since it was chartered on Oct 6, 1971 has created 359 Paul Harris Fellows, with an All-Time giving of $884,267.00.

E. Brent Hobson Fellowship      

The University Hills Charitable Endowment (E. Brent Hobson Fellowship) has awarded a total of $176,250 in scholarships to eighteen different recipients, who have or are now attending:  CU-Boulder, CSU, Metro State, Regis, Northern Colorado or the School of Mines.

We currently award eight scholarships in the total amount of $37,000 per school year. We offer a four-year scholarship; Current funding begins with $4000 in year one and increases to $4500, $5000 and $5500 in subsequent years. A scholarship is valued at $19,000, if completely earned out.

Since the inception of the fund in May, 1996, we have contributed $358,886 to the Fund; $49,828 of that sum was contributed in Rotary year, 2012-2013; within Rotary year, 2013-2014, we received contributions of $43,693. Within Rotary year 2014-2015 we received $36,295 and in 2015-2016 we received $25,500.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Fred Cron, University Hills (Denver) Rotarian of the Year, 2011-2012 and 2016-2017