2017 $10,000 Duck Derby winners are...

Congratulations to these lucky ducks ... the winners of our $10,000 Duck Derby -

1st .. $5000 .. Kelly Chestnut
2nd .. 2 AK Air tix .. Lisa Akiyama
3rd .. $2500 .. Amanda Blackgoat
4th .. $1250 .. Lisa Rollin
5th .. $750 .. Grace Gonzales
6th .. $500 .. Rose Ann Reynolds

Thank you so much to everyone who supported the Duck Derby and all the work of Rotary.

2017 Duck Derby is here!

Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club $10,000 Duck Derby

The Juneau Glacier Valley Valley Rotary Club $10,000 Duck Derby is coming August 5, 2017.

Fun Community event - Festivities begin at 11:00

Bouncy houses (weather permitting)

Hot dogs and hamburgers

Door prizes - drawings every 15 minutes

You must be entered by 2:00PM Sat. So if you have a form in your possession you’ll need to get it to Twin Lakes by noon Saturday.

Coastal Helicopters will be dropping the (rubber) ducks from a helicopter at about 2:30 - - 6 winning Ducks to be rescued at 3:00PM

Enter for your chance to win - Entry forms available at: Juneau Radio Center, Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, Valley Paint Center. and Gas-N-Go

Annual Day at the Pool - July 8th

Saturday, July 8th - - 7th Anuual Day at the Pool

Free swim sessions at Dimond Park Aquatic Center

Sessions are 11-12:30, 1-2:30, 3-4:30. Come a bit early to ensure your spot.

Happy 4th of July!

Watch for Freda and friends in the parade tomorrow.

GVR's Week of Kindness

Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary is happy to partner with Zach Gordon Youth Center in support of youth programming during our Week of Kindness by providing the following through the donation of time, food and art supplies by our members.

Monday, June 19 - Breakfast for youth - Donuts and Fruit

Tuesday, June 20 (for 30-40 students) - Bake with the youth and serve with scoops of ice-cream

Wednesday, June 21 (serve approx. 15 teens) - Hot Breakfast Burritos for Youth Park workers

Thursday, June 22 (for 30-40 Students) - Art Activity – Origami Kit, Soap Bath Bombs, Colored Pancils and Coloring Books

Friday, June 23 (for 30-40 students) - Lunch Taco Bar

Juneau Rotary Club's Food Drive Results

Posted on Mar 28, 2017

The results are in...Juneau's four Rotary clubs and Rotaract club members collected 7,270 pounds for food to benefit the Juneau Food Bank last weekend.

The club at Foodland collected 3490 pounds

The club at Super Bear collected 1960 pounds (Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club's location)

The club at Fred's collected 1820 pounds

Thank you to all who participated.

BACONFEST

Posted on Feb 27, 2017

And the 2017 BaconFest Winners are....

1st Place "Savory": COCONUT THAI CUISINE - Caramelized Pork Belly Thai Soup

1st Place "Sweet": SANDPIPER CAFE - Bacon Maple Milkshake with Candied Bacon & Smoke Salt

2nd Place "Savory": V's CELLAR DOOR - Hand-made Bacon Infused Chip topped with Fusion Bacon Slaw

2nd Place "Sweet": BREEZE IN - Bacon Maple Bar Infused with Amaretto

1st Place Professional's Choice Award (voted on by the vendors):
TIE: V's CELLAR DOOR & SANDPIPER CAFE

A special thank you to all the vendors who brought the yummiest bacon creations...every year it just keeps getting better! Your hard work and creativity are so appreciated.
BARNABY BREWING
RANDY'S RIB SHACK
FATMO'S BBQ
SANDBAR & GRILL
EL SOMBRERO
T.K. MAGUIRE'S
MCGIVNEY'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL
SALT
V'S CELLAR DOOR
BREEZE IN
SANDPIPER CAFE
COCONUT THAI CUISINE

And thanks Juneau for supporting another fun event to help us give back to the community. We look forward to next year! Until then, bacon on!

Sandpiper Cafe V's Cellar Door Coconut Thai Cuisine BREEZE IN 800/103.5 KINY

2017 High School Scholarships

Posted on Feb 24, 2017

We are excited to kick off the 2017 Glacier Valley Rotary Scholarships! This year we are pleased to be offering 3 scholarships:

1 - $4,000 scholarship
2 - $3,000 scholarships

Details and forms are available at each high school counseling office and on this website (see site pages link).

Applications are due by March 17, 2017 by 1pm.

BACONFEST 2017

BACONFEST has sold Out! Thank you to all of our great Piggy Purveyors

and to the generous people in Juneau who support this great fundraiser!!

Rachel MacLeod Christmas Dinner Box project

The tri-club project to provide Christmas food boxes to needy families was a huge success! With the help of the Salvation Army, Coast Guard volunteers and many local donors, members of all three local Rotary clubs joined together to prepare food boxes for over 300 families. Read about the effort in the Juneau Empire here: http://juneauempire.com/local/2015-12-20/photo-christmas-dinner-boxes. Kudos to Rotarians who came out for box packing, bell ringing, Christmas party meeting and other projects to help make the holidays bright.

Thanks to Hayden, the planning committee, donors and volunteers who made this all possible.

No Meeting this week

A quick reminder there is no meeting today, December 28, 2016.

I hope that your holiday season has been a good one and you had a chance to relax a bit. As the new year approaches one often reflects on the year gone by - - 2016 was an important year in Rotary history and you have been part of it. From 100 years of the Rotary Foundation to 30 years of women in Rotary; it's been a year of celebration and reflection. As 2017 starts please continue to celebrate and participate in the good works of Rotary, both locally and internationally.

We have a lot coming up over the next few months including BaconFest and Pillars. Both of these events are made easier with your help so please find ways to help the committees make these events successful (and as low stress as possible).

Happy New Year - See you next week!

President Karen

Kopano - Club Thank you

A Exchange To Remember

Club Presentation - Dec. 14, 2016

‘‘Dear Glacier Valley,

This year has been the best year of my life and I want to thank you for it. This club is by far the best rotary club I've ever been to and I'm honored to have been one of you. Thank you for all the opportunities you've given me, for the things shown me, for the lessons you've taught me and for the people and community you've introduced me to. Thank you for opening your hearts and welcoming me in. I will always remember my year in Alaska and I have you to thank for it. So thank you, this was an adventure of a lifetime.’’ - Kopano

100 Years of Doing Good - Annual Foundation Dinner

Join the Rotary Club of Juneau and the Glacier Valley Rotary Club in this year's annual Foundation Auction Dinner to be held on Tuesday November 15th from 6-8pm. The dinner will be in the Treadwell Room at the Baranof Hotel. This year's theme is 100 Years of Doing Good in the World.

We are excited to celebrate 100 years of the Rotary Foundation. Our goal as a club is to raise $10,000+. These funds go toward eradicating Polio, promoting world peace, and both international and district grants. Our annual contributions help with local projects including the Riverbend & Auke Bay Elementary school playgrounds, the exchange student program, and many others.

Dinner is $40. We are also looking for auction items if you have anything to donate please contact either club president.

See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/2462/Event/foundation-auction#sthash.5fI3ByfY.dpuf - - register as a guest if use this online registration system (this is linked to downtown club's clubrunner account)

No Meeting Nov 2nd

We are not meeting this week (Nov 2nd) - - Please join us on Nov. 9th for our next regularly scheduled lunch meeting.

September 11 Ceremony

Posted on Sep 06, 2016

Rotary Club

September 11 Ceremony

Invitation

The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will be hosting the ceremony commemorating the events of September 11^th and honoring Juneau’s first responders at the September 11^th Memorial at Riverside Rotary Park. The ceremony will begin with guests gathering at the Memorial just off the parking lot at 9:40am. The formal part of the ceremony commences shortly after and will conclude by 10:15am.

As a community and witness to that event, it is important that we remember what transpired that day, how we felt, and recognize our response to it- the sense of community, the recognition of our first responders, and the way we pulled together to get through something that changed many lives.

We encourage people to take time on Sunday, September 11^th to share a few moments and memories with each other, as a community out at the Memorial site,

as part of our promise to “Never Forget.”

For more information about the ceremony, please contact

Beth Weldon at 723-3116.

Summary:

WHO: Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club

WHAT: September 11^th Memorial Ceremony

WHERE: Riverside Rotary Park, 3300 Riverside Drive- at the Memorial Flag Pole

WHEN: Sunday, September 11^th, 2016 -- 9:40 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

GVR Project Amigo Vocational Education Program

Posted by Max Mertz

GVR has established a new Vocational Education Program with Project Amigo in Colima, Mexico. Our first student is Maria Guadalupe "Lupita" Apolinar Martinez. Read the full story at the 'Read More' link below.

President Beth Weldon and the members of Glacier Valley Rotary welcome you!

Service Above Self!

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Club Presentation - Dec. 14, 2016