Peachy Keen time at the Fort Collins Peach Festival
The Rotary Clubs of Fort Collins know how to put on a festival….what could say summer better than peaches?
Last Saturday, we were lucky enough to attend the 6th annual Peach Festival- a fundraising event that helps the Rotary Clubs support our community through grants and hands-on activities, buy dictionaries for students, and eradicate Polio worldwide.
Drumming along with the live entertainment!
Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization with more than 1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary Club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, eradicate polio under the motto “Service Above Self”.
Food, music, and fun could be found at the Peach Festival this year. With live music from The Seers, She & I, and Robert Wilson Blues Band; as well as demonstrations from the Wolf Pack and several cheer groups.
Fork fight!
Thalia tries out the Velcro wall. Next year, I’m going to ask my brother to throw me onto it!
The Rotary Clubs raised over $73,000 last year for local charities last year at the Peach Festival. This year, there was quite a crowd, so we think it will be an even larger amount.
This is my new friend, Lucinda. She helps run an organization called UhamboUSA, that helps special needs people in South Africa.
The Rotary Club is an invaluable organization to our local community. We here at Awesome in Action are profoundly grateful to those organizations that continuously give back to the community.
I bought a pie for my family, can you guess what flavor it is? 🙂
Keep Being Awesome, Rotary Clubs!!
Free Disability Etiquette Classes!
Sometimes we just don’t know what to say to a guy riding on top of a flaming hot rod wheelchair. Well, let one or both of these free online etiquette classes sponsored by the Rocky Mountain ADA Center relieve some of that confusion and tension. Check out what Fox21News says about the trainings:
(FOX21News.com) More than 59 million Americans have some kind of disability yet many people are unaware of proper etiquette when it comes to interacting with the disabled community, which happens to be the largest minority group in the country. The Rocky Mountain ADA Center is hoping to change that by offering two free online courses on disability etiquette.”
Rocky Mountain ADA Center is sponsoring these free classes! Click on their name and check them out.
So, next time you see a handsome Greek guy atop a flaming hot rod wheelchair…
… just say hello!
Awesome in Action, Co 