Salida Sunrise Rotary                                          PO Box 1044    Salida, CO 81201                                          SunriseRotaryofSalida@gmail.com
 
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It's Time for Holiday Park!!

We are currently Sold Out for this year!

Thank you for all your wonderful support

 

Holiday Park is a favorite holiday tradition for many in our community.  Adopt a tree to celebrate a loved one ($30), a non-profit organization ($40) or your business ($75).  

To adopt a tree, go to the "Download and Application to Adopt a Tree" link above (it's writable for your convenience) and return the application along with your payment to us at Salida Sunrise Rotary, PO Box 1044, Salida, CO 81201. You may also pay by credit card by hitting the "Pay for your Adopted" tree link.

Please note that we are asking for everyone’s email address to better keep you updated of important dates and new information. Here are some very important dates and reminders:

November 3: Starting the week of November 3rd, and after we have received your Tree Adoption form, a 5"x8” laminated tree card will be created with the information you have provided. You will place this tag on the tree of your choice at Holiday Park, remembering that choosing your favorite tree is “first come/first served”. 

November 9-23: Trees are available to be decorated. They must be decorated by November 23rd which is the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

Please remember:

  • No glass decorations
  • No edible decorations
  • Trees are pre-lit with white lights so you don’t need to worry about bringing lights unless you would like to add your own multi-color lights to the white ones
  • Decorations must be water-resistant
  • Affix decorations FIRMLY to tree branches (it can be very windy!!)
January 5: Decorations must be removed from the trees by this date. As in the past, Holiday Park cannot be responsible for decorations left on trees after this date.
 
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Janet Franz at (719) 239-0204 or Julie Richardson at (913) 209-3960.
 
The proceeds from your participation will fund scholarships for Salida students heading to college or vocational schools. Once again, thank you so much for your participation and support of this wonderful Salida Community tradition!

 

 

Another Great Ducky Race and Community Celebration!

 

The Salida Sunrise Rotary Club would like to thank the following sponsors, nonprofit organization participants, and community members for participating in and supporting the Community Celebration and Lucky Ducky Races on Sunday, August 24.

This event offered fun for the whole family AND raised over $21,500 for scholarships for Salida School District graduates and nonprofits. We’re proud to support the continuing education of children in our community and nonprofits and are grateful for those who’ve joined us in this commitment.

They include our Platinum sponsors: Brady’s West, Heart of the Rockies Radio, HHSB Family Fund, High Country Bank, Kate Woolman State Farm, KW Construction and Restoration, Monarch Manufacturing, Mt Princeton Hot Springs, Dr. Harry and Debbie Payton, Peak to Peak Pickleball Club, Rhodes Family Trust, The Mountain Mail, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery, River Valley Builders, Colorado Mountain Solar, Big O Tires, Ascent Eye Care, 50 Burger, Xcel Energy, Monarch Spur RV Park Camp; Campground, Relaxation Dental, Poncha Lumber, Full Circle Real Estate Group and Katie and David Krieves.
 

Congratulations to This Year's Scholarship Recipients!

 

Congratulations to the entire 2025 Salida High School graduating class!  This year, Salida Sunrise Rotary Club was proud to be one of the many generous community organizations who attended the Salida High School Scholarship Awards Night.

Our organization received the most applications in the history of our scholarship program, and we were blown away by the impressive credentials of each of the applicants. We select scholarship recipients based on work experience in the community, family or personal hardship, academics, class rank, and extracurricular activities.

This year, we were pleased to award a total of $28,000 to 11 graduating seniors and 5 former SHS students continuing their college educations. We would like to recognize this year’s scholarship recipients. High school seniors: Luke Clanton, Delia Dimino, Hudson Fisher, Brody Hudson, Kyndra Johnson, Cedar "CeCe" Lengerich, Macy Matthews, Emerson Reed, Axel Sather, Raeann Shively, and Ezekiel Wilcox.  College students: Cooper Hodge, Radana Jo Myers, Megan Rhude, Maya Vallevona, and Ethan NeJame Zeiset.

Salida Sunrise Rotary raises funds for scholarships in part through the Chaffee Home & Garden Show, Holiday Park and the annual Community Celebration & Lucky Ducky Race.  We were pleased to welcome last year’s race-winning Platinum sponsors to help present their scholarships at Awards Night: The Mountain Mail, Blue Federal Credit Union, and Peak to Peak Pickleball Club. We are continually grateful for the community support we receive through Lucky Ducky sponsorships from businesses and individuals each year. Through their generosity, our community collectively helps send deserving SSR scholarship recipients off to college on better financial footing.

The Salida Sunrise Rotary Club would like to invite you to consider sponsoring a duck at this year’s Lucky Ducky Race, which will be held in Riverside Park on Sunday, August 24 th , 2025. For more information, please visit our website at: salidasunriserotary.com or email us at ssrluckyduckyrace@gmail.com.

Chaffee County Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program

Celebrates 10 years! 

Co-Chairmen Jane Vandewalle and Becky Leonard announce the plans for celebrating Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program being in Chaffee County for 10 years since the launch of this program  in March of 2015!  Wow!!

Becky added, "We have partnered with the two libraries to host a celebration as part of a regularly-scheduled Storytime event.  This is how we launched the program as well as how we handled earlier local DPIL celebrations."
  • Salida Regional Library 's event will be Wednesday, February 26th, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at their Storytime (their audience is children ages 0 to 5).  
  • Buena Vista Public Library's event will be Friday, February 28th, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at their Storytime (their audience is children ages 0 to 6).  
Press Releases are being submitted to The Mountain Mail, The Chaffee County Times, and Ark Valley Voice, and the information is being shared with the Heart of the Rockies Radio.  
 
This is truly an amazing program for the children of Chaffee County and one we all should celebrate!
Club Information
Join us any Wednesday!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person & Online
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Robin's In Salida Restaurant
8046 US Highway 50
Salida, CO 81201
United States of America
Club meetings may also be held via Zoom. For more information, please contact the Club Administrator
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Social Meeting
Nov 19, 2025 7:30 AM
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Nov 26, 2025 7:30 AM
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