Salida Sunrise Rotary                                          PO Box 1044    Salida, CO 81201                                          SunriseRotaryofSalida@gmail.com
 
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Adoption Online Payment

 
 
We are excited to announce that it's that time of year and we've already started to coordinate Holiday Park.  This wonderful Community tradition for Salida is the annual event that lets anyone adopt a Christmas tree at Riverside Park to decorate for their business or non-profit or to remember loved ones. Proceeds from the park are used to fund scholarships.
 
Adoption Application letters have been sent to all previous participants to encourage participation and additional Adoption Application Letters are available at the Salida Chamber of Commerce, 406 West US Highway 5, Salida.  As in the past, individuals will also be able to “Adopt a Tree” by filling out a form found in The Mountain Mail or by downloading the Tree Adoption Application Letter by going to the link on this website. 
 
NEW THIS YEAR!!  If you would like to pay by credit or debit card, please go to the link above or hit the following link (Adoption Online Payment). If you choose to pay with a card, you'll need to fill out the Adoption Application, then print, scan and email your application to jfranz0621@gmail.com.  Or, you may pay by check or cash. If you choose to pay by check or cash,  please fill out the bottom portion of this letter and return the Tree Adoption Application along with your payment (Checks made payable to: Salida Sunrise Rotary Charitable Fund) to Salida Sunrise Rotary, PO Box 1044, Salida, CO 81201.  Please note that we are asking for everyone’s email address to better keep you updated of important dates and new information.  You may also take the application and payment to the Salida Chamber on Hwy 50.
 
ALSO NEW THIS YEAR!!  Do you have a special pet you would like to honor?  We will have a designated 12’ tree placed in Holiday Park that will display 4” acrylic ornaments filled with pictures of your favorite pet.  When you have completed the Tree Adoption Application, the ornament may be picked up at the Salida Chamber of Commerce office.  Fill it with pictures and bring it to the park from November 10-24 to hang on this unique tree.
 
Anyone with questions about Tree Adoption can call Julie Richardson at (913) 209-3960. Completed Adoption Application Cards may be mailed back to Salida Sunrise Rotary Club, PO Box 1044, Salida, CO.
 
The Salida Sunrise Rotary Club gives a special thank you to Altamont Landscaping, The Mountain Mail, and the Scouts from Troop 60 for helping with Holiday Park this year.

 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

2023 Year in Review!

 
 
 
In March of 2024, the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in Chaffee County will celebrate 9 years supporting our local young children.  This outstanding program mails a free age-appropriate book to every registered child each month.  All children in Chaffee County are eligible from birth until they turn 5 years old.  The program began with a partnership between the Salida Sunrise Rotary and Buena Vista Rotary Clubs, and it is now sponsored by Salida Sunrise Rotary.
 
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library promotes and encourages a love of reading among children and helps ensure that children enter kindergarten with a strong ability to read and an eagerness to learn.  It also promotes parent-child interaction and bonding.  If a child is registered at birth and remains in the program until he or she turns five, the child will accumulate 60 high quality books.
 
This program has been very successful in our community.  Since our launch in March of 2015, and as of December 31, 2023, over 52,225 books have been mailed to over 1,820 children.  In addition, over 960 children have turned five and graduated from the program.

Chaffee County Celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

200 Millionth Book Milestone

 
"Dolly’s gifting a special bookmark to seven children in her Imagination Library program as part of “200 Million Reasons to Celebrate”
 
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is turning over a new chapter in The Imagination Library legacy - celebrating 200 million books gifted globally since inception in 1995.  The early childhood book-gifting program mails a high-quality, free book each month to children from birth to age five. Salida Sunrise Rotary’s program in Chaffee County is excited to celebrate with every child/family enrolled locally. The Chaffee County program launched in March of 2015, and there are currently 566 children enrolled.
 
If you are interested in joining the Salida Sunrise Rotary Club, please feel free to contact any one of the members of the board of directors.  These individuals will gladly answer any questions you may have.  A complete list may be found on the home page of this website in the left-hand column.  You may also like to download our Member Information form and the Application form found under the New Member Documents tab on this website.
 
 
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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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