Club History

The Sunrise Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs was chartered on June 30, 1995. It was sponsored by the Glenwood Springs Rotary Club (Friday noon club), through the leadership of Bob Bradshaw. The founding president of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs was Dr. Robert Murray, a dentist in Glenwood Springs.
Despite our short history, our club has had numerous fund rasing events which allowed us to actively participates in numerous international and community programs. International activities include Rotary Youth exchange, Group Study exchange, Friendship exchange, International Community improvement projects in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Mexico City, 3-H Project in India (Melghat), and significant support of various Colorado Rotoplast projects.

Community activities include sending high school students to RYLA, and awarding four $ 1000.00 College Scholarships for Glenwood High School graduates each year. Our club also serves as a 24 hour a day emergency blood courier for area hospitals. By carrying pagers, members are notified when blood needs to be transported from Valley View Hospital to other medical facilities ranging from Leadville, to Aspen, to Parachute.
One of our fund raisers (jointly with the Glenwood Springs noon club) is dedicated to raising money for local charitable organizations, such as: Advocate Safehouse Project, Assistencia para Latinos, Boy Scout Troop 225, Children's Mini College, Colorado Mountain College Senior Nutrition Program, Frontier Historical Society, Garfield Legal Services, Glenwood Springs Park and Rec Department, (to name just a few)