The Four Way Test
Of the things we think,
say or do ...
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Service above Self
The Rotary Club of Silver City welcomes you.
•
Fellowship & Opportunity for Service
•
Community Leadership
•
Civic Commitment
•
High Ethical Standards in all professions
•
Promotion of international understanding, goodwill and
peace
That’s Rotary.
Learn more as you browse through these pages and then join us at
one of our luncheon meetings to get to know us better.
Support for Local Non-Profit
Organizations
The Club’s activities and contributions have
provided support for numerous non-profit
organizations in Silver City and the
surrounding region. Since the establishment
of the Silver City Rotary Foundation in 2015,
contributions are being channelled through
it. Among the organizations and projects
supported are:
Alimento Para El Nino (Backpack Program)
The Bike Safety Rodeo
Border Partners
El Refugio
The Food Pantry
Grant County Community Concert Assn.
GRMC Labyrinth
Habitat for Humanity
Harrison Schmitt Shop with a Cop
High Desert Humane Society
The Imagination Library of Grant County
Literacy Link Leamos
The Mimbres Region Arts Council
The Red Paint Pow Wow
Silver City Community Theater
The Silver City Museum Society
Silver City Woman’s Club
Silver High National History Competition
Southwest Festival of the Written Word
Forward New Mexico
The Volunteer Center
Volunteer Fire Departments
The Wellness Coalition
WNMU Rotary Scholarship Fund
Welcome
Rotary Club of
Important Information for High School Students
1.
For
Graduating
High
School
Seniors:
The
2017
Silver
City
Rotary
Scholarship
competition
is
now
under
way.
To
apply
for
a
$1,500
Rotary
college
scholarship,
click
on
this
College
Scholarship
Application
link
for
detailed
information
about
the
application
process
and
to
start
an
application.
The application deadline is March 15, 2017.
2.
For
High
School
Juniors
:
Nominations
for
the
2017
Rotary
Youth
Leadership
Awards
(RYLA)
program
are
now
being
accepted.
RYLA
awardees
get
to
spend
a
week
in
July
at
the
Manzano
Moutain
Retreat
in
Mountainair
to
participate
in
an
intensive leadership development camp.
Candidates
should
be
rising
high
school
juniors.
Students
should
talk
to
their
high
school
counselor
about
being
nominated
for
this
exceptional
program.
Nominations
and
applications
should
be
received
by
April
30,
but
earlier
applications
are
encouraged
because
only
a
limited
number
of
openings
are
available
for
this
unique opportunity.
For
further
information,
go
to
https://ryla5520.shutterfly.com/
or
call
Francisca Reyes at 915-276-2003.
Service above Self
Announcing the 2017 Rotary
Auction
The next Silver City Rotary Gala & Charity Auction
has been re-scheduled for October 7, 2017 in a location to be
announced.
Beneficiaries of the Auction will be:
•
Life Quest
To assist in purchasing one or more used vehicles (minivan or sedan)
to enhance the ability to deliver early intervention services to chidren
with or at risk for developmental delays in Grant County
•
The Gila Valley Library
To expand the children’s program area from 80 square feet to include
an outside gazebo to accommodate the expanding children’s program.
•
The Silver City Gospel Mission
To assist women and children who reside in Sierra House,
their traditional housing unit, in moving to permanent housing.
Funds for support services, bus passes to attend
appointments, and for income support. Income support would
be for employment at the Farmer’s Market mobile food pantry.
The Club is currently inviting donations of auction items as
well ticket purchases, table sponsorships and other
sponsorships for the Auction.
Tickets (not tax-deductible):
A $300 table sponsorship can be purchased by clicking the
next button. A table sponsorship entitles the sponsor to ten
tickets and we hope that the sponsor will bring employees,
family members or friends who will use those tickets. $100 of
the sponsorship price is tax-deductible.
Another option is a simple sponsorship, which will entitle the
sponsor to two tickets, and all but $40 of the sponsorship
amount will be tax-deductible. Please click on the following
button to choose a sponsorship option:
