YWCA October 18, 2019.  Helena Sunrise Rotary Club members, Gary Carlson, Greg Duncan, Rick Moore, Dewey Bruce and Brad Lancaster installed a post and platform that will later house a Little Free Library along side the Helena Area YWCA (https://www.ywcahelena.org/).  For more information on Little Free Library, see: https://littlefreelibrary.org/ .  The library box will be installed later, after the concrete base has cured.

David Oclander, CEO of the Helena Area YMCA (shown here with club member, Jock Palmquist) spoke to us on Tuesday, October 8.  David gave a positive and frank update on "Y" operations and changes in directions in process, including updating equipment, spring cleaning and reinvigorating usage of facilities, including Camp Child.

Our speakers on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 were Dave Renfro (Left), Melody Jaurez (Center) and Ruby Davis (Right) who introduced Maya Pedal.  Maya Pedal is a program focused in Guatemala that provides bicycle-driven devices for multiple purposes ranging from a blender to make cleaning soaps to corn grinders and water pumps.  Dave, a member of The Rotary Club of Columbia Falls, along with Melody (visiting from Guatemala) explained how such devices may be powerful tools to help people who otherwise may be driven to leave Guatemala and seek entrance to the USA and aggravating the border crisis (Dave believes the border crisis is only beginning.)  To help raise funds for the bike/machines, Maya Pedal is selling coffee bags (with coffee!) and shoulder bags made in Guatemala.  Machine costs vary, but $1,000 would set up approximately 3.  A wonderful example of Rotary helping others help themselves.  For more information, please see http://www.Maya-pedal.org/ .

Our Tuesday, July 23, 2019, speaker was Dave Addor, our representative for the Rotary ShelterBox program.  The impact Rotary can have in disaster situations around the world is nothing short of amazing.  For more information, please see: https://www.shelterboxusa.org/home-page/partner-with-us/rotary/ .  Thanks Dave!