Helena Sunrise Rotary Club Receives RI Significant Achievement Award

Rotary Club of Helena Sunrise receives the Rotary International Significant Achievement Award for its Trivia Night.  Past Montana Rotary District Governor Roy Beekman presented the award on behalf of Rotary International Past President Gary C.K. Huang. This award recognizes a Club for a project that addresses a significant need in the local community, involved most or all of the club’s members in personal rather than monetary service, enhanced the image of Rotary in the community, and been able to be emulated by other Rotary clubs.

 

A Rotary District may only nominate one Club from the district to be considered for this prestigious award. Past District Governor Beekman said that he received seven nominations from clubs in Montana for his consideration.  The Helena Sunrise Rotary Club’s Trivia Night was the unanimous choice by the selection committee that he appointed to select the nomination for the award from Montana.

 

Rotary International makes the final selection of Clubs to receive the award each year.  Out of 33,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide, Rotary International only selects between 150 and 200 clubs each year to receive this award.  The only other time a Montana Rotary Club received a Significant Achievement Award was in 2004 when the Red Lodge Rotary Club received the award.