What an amazing year the Salida Sunrise Rotary Club had in 2024. Here are just some of the highlights of the year:
Through the encouragement of several members seeing the need to appeal to individuals interested in Rotary but unable to meet during the day, a Satellite Club was established called the Salida Sunset Rotary Club. Through the energy of several high school students, the Satellite now has 14 members that include 8 high school students and 6 adults.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: 2024 celebrates the 9th year for our participation in this wonderful project. Over $9,000 was raised in 2024. 6,404 quality, age-appropriate books made it into the hands of 722 registered children. There were 136 new registrations during 2024 (of which 80 were new births), and 128 children turned five and graduated from the program. At the end of 2024, we had 519 registered children.
2024 Winter Community Grants: In January, eight Community Grants were awarded for a total of $8,000. Recipients of our Community Grants included: Boy Scout Troop 60, Baba's Magical Christmas, Chaffee County Hospitality, Inc., Salida Senior Citizens, Inc., Greater Arkansas River Nature Association, Salida Cyclones Swim Team, and Habitat for Humanity
2024 Winter/Spring Scholarships: In January, two Scholarships were awarded to current college students for a total of $5,000.
2024 Chaffee Home & Garden Show: On April 6th & 7th at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds, we held our 10th Home & Garden Show. We raised over $42,000 and had 17 major sponsors which included Platinum Sponsors: Brady’s West, High Country Bank, Heart of the Rockies Radio, and Pelino Excavation. A total of 67 vendors participated this year with over 2,500 in attendance at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds.
2024 Fall Community Grants: Eight Community Grants were awarded for a total of $7,300. Recipients of our Community Grants included: Salida Area Parks, Open Space & Trails, Colorado TINTS, Salida Mountain Trails, Salida Early Childhood Center, Elevating Readers Together, Early Childhood Service Corps, Salida Circus Outreach Foundation, and Boys and Girls Club of Chaffee County
2024 Fall Scholarships: In the Fall, eight Scholarships were awarded to high school seniors and current college students for a total of $16,500
Projects: Some of the projects included the Monarch Spur Trail Maintenance, a Columbine Manor Community Service Project, Bell Ringing just to name a few.

Community Celebration & Ducky Race: We had a wonderful and fun community celebration and duck race on August 25th at Riverside Park. $20,730 was raised which provided $13,500 for scholarships and the remaining funds going to Community Grants and other scholarship programs.
2024 Holiday Park: Held during the Holiday Season at Riverside Park, $8,568 raised. This year a beautiful new, lasting entrance that can be used for years to come was created. 112 trees were adopted and 1 Menorah. Over 20 volunteers helped make this a huge success!
Service Above Self
Salida, CO 81201
United States of America