Johnstown-Milliken Rotary Club
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Vision Statement: The Johnstown-Milliken Rotary Club (JMRC) comprises community-minded local
residents who chiefly support, encourage, and facilitate local youth in education, community
involvement, leadership and literacy.
o We meet Thursday mornings at 7am at Johnson’s Corner Truck Stop: 2842 SE Frontage
Rd., Johnstown, CO 80534
o Mailing Address: JMRC P.O. Box 311, Johnstown, CO 80534
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Children’s Bedtime Reading: 3rd Thursday of each month @6:30pm (Sept. – May) at the Milliken Police
Station. Books, activities, and snacks for children of the community.
https://www.facebook.com/BedtimeReading/
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Dictionaries – The JMRC provides dictionaries to all 3rd grade students in the Johnstown-Milliken
school district, including charter and homeschools.
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Student of the Month – Providing a $100.00 scholarship to one outstanding Roosevelt High School
student.
o Student of the Year: JMRC chooses one of the nine Students of the Month and provides a
$300.00 scholarship.
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INTERACT: This Lettering Club at Roosevelt High School is an extension of the JMRC.
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RYLA and Young RYLA (http://www.rmryla.org/about_young_ryla.html)
o Rotary Youth Leadership Awards: A leadership training program sponsored by Rotary
International that promotes and encourages young people.
o The JMRC sends two high school (RYLA) and two middle school (Young RYLA) students each
year to an all-expense paid five-day camp either at Estes Park or Larkspur that brings together a
special group of boys and girls (from Northern Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska) to
share ideas about becoming better leaders. It is an action-packed program of activities that help
build confidence and leadership skills like problem-solving games, challenge course, zip line,
skits, group discussions and teambuilding activities.
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Little Free Libraries “Take A Book, Return A Book;” Located at Connected Chiropractic, KQA
(Knowledge Quest Academy), and Columbine Complex
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Road Cleanup – One mile of Highway 257 (3-4 times a year)
Current Fundraisers
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Town Entryway Signs
o East end of Milliken on Highway 60 and WCR 23 ¾
o North end of Johnstown on WCR 17 and Hwy 54
 Businesses and churches may place their sign for $50.00/year
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Aluminum Can Recycling from two bins located in Milliken and Johnstown
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Annual Christmas Wreath Sale
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Christmas Gift Wrapping at Barnes and Noble two days before Christmas
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Golf Tournament – Our major fund raiser in June at Highland Hills Golf Club, Greely CO
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What Is Rotary?
o Motto: Service Above Self. Rotary is 1.2 million Rotarians in 35,000 clubs working together and
making a difference around the world in areas of Polio eradication, literacy, providing clean
water and sanitation, building schools, and other sustainable projects which seek to improve
quality of life.
Links to our pages:
JM Rotary Home Page: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/5252/
JMRC Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jmrotary/
District 5440 Website: http://rotary5440.org
Rotary International Website: https://www.rotary.org