Community Involvement

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Service Projects Completed by the Rotary Club of Three Creeks

Since November of 2016 - less than a month after the club's charter by Rotary International - we have completed these service projects in the Clark County community.
  1. November 2016 - "Pass the Hat" which raised nearly $250 at one meeting for Water Buffalo Project (International Service)
  2. December 2016 - Santa's Posse Toy Drive for Clark County Sheriff
  3. March 2017 - Smoke Detector Installation  at Ridgefield Marina with Clark County Fire & Rescue
  4. May 2017 - Rotarians at Work Day at Silver Buckle Ranch
  5. June 2017 - Healing Garden Plantings at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
  6. September 2017 - Whipple Creek Hollow Trail Rehabilitation in Ridgefield on Clark County Connects Day
  7. September 21, 2017 - Raised $2,100 for Rotary Disaster Relief (including a $1,000 match from Steve Pash) at club meeting
  8. October 26, 2017  - Members served the Frassati Dinner at St. James Catholic Church to more than 150 needy people
  9. November 14, 2017 - Members repacked food at the Clark County Food Bank
  10. December 6, 2017 - Members donated a barrel full of toys to the Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse during a Toy Drive at club meeting.
  11. December 14, 2017 - Members volunteered to wrap gifts and handle logistics for Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse program
  12. December 17, 2017 - Members volunteered time to deliver gifts and food boxes for Clark County Sheriff's Office Santa's Posse program
  13. January 25, 2018 - Members volunteered time to paint two rooms at Share's Hazel Dell shelter
  14. February 28, 2018 - Members volunteered time, and donated items, to Every28Days providing feminine hygiene items to homeless women
  15. March 10, 2018 - Members planted 26 trees (one for each club member) at Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center
  16. April 28, 2018 - Members assembled numerous pieces of IKEA furniture for the Clark County YWCA
  17. May 12, 2018 - Members prepared garden plots and spread wood chips on paths at Beacon Farm for North County Community Food Bank
  18. May 31, 2018 - Members served meals and helped with setup and clean up at Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal Charter Night event
  19. July 21, 2018 - Members placed approximately 2,400 square feet of sod in the "Freedom Fence" outdoor dog area at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington
  20. August 14, 2018 - Members installed a Rotary Peace Pole at Luke Jensen Sports Park.
  21. September 8, 2018 - Ten members and two guests pulled weeds from garden beds at Heritage Farm on Clark County Connects Day
  22. September 27, 2018 - Nine members and three guests performed final harvest and cleaned up garden beds with Partners In Careers' Roots to Roads Veterans Program
  23. October 27, 2018 - Nine members and a spouse painted a large room with high ceilings at Shared Hope International's Vancouver, Wash. headquarters
  24. November 3, 2018 - Six members and a spouse volunteered to rake leaves, eliminate moss, pressure wash, pull weeds, etc., at the Clark County Veterans War Memorial in Vancouver, in preparation for Veterans Day ceremonies
  25. November 10, 2018 - Eight members and a family member volunteered to complete outside tasks including installing siding, spray insulation, fire blocking, and caulking in preparation for paint at Habitat for Humanity's McKibbin Commons
  26. December 19, 2018 - Eleven members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks volunteered, in two shifts to help with gift-wrapping, cleanup and distribution of gifts during the Clark County YWCA's Holiday Shop for less-fortunate families.
  27. December 28, 2018 - Members installed the club's first Rotary Book Nook in Ridgefield's Lark Park.
  28. January 19, 2019 - Eight members, three family members, and two prospective members volunteered to sort and repack more than 7,500 pounds of food at the FISH Vancouver pantry.
  29. February 16, 2019 - Seven members and one family member volunteered to help Clark County Fire & Rescue install smoke detectors in mobile homes in Woodland, Wash.
  30. April 20, 2019 - Five members helped plant trees to restore habitat around Salmon Creek in partnership with Clark Public Utilities' Stream Team efforts.
  31. May 4, 2019 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks assisted the North County Community Food Bank with its "Stuff The Bus" Food Drive.
  32. May 7, 2019 - Members installed the club's third Rotary Peace Pole, this one at Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.
  33. May 7, 2019 - Members installed the club's second Rotary Book Nook, this one at a private residence in East Vancouver.
  34. May 25, 2019 - Eight members, along with members of the Greater Clark County and Vancouver clubs, did exterior clean up at the Clark County War Memorial to help prepare for Memorial Day observances at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
  35. July 20, 2019 - Members participated in volunteering for the "Cruise the Couve" event in downtown Vancouver, Washington.
  36. August 1, 2019 - Members of the club repaired the Rotary Book Nook in Ridgefield's Lark Park after Fourth of July weekend vandalism.
  37. August 13, 2019 - Club members installed solar lights at each of the club's three Peace Poles.
  38. August 31, 2019 - Members completed finish sanding and primer of drywall in an Evergreen Habitat for Humanity home at McKibbin Commons.
  39. September 7, 2019 - Members set up for "Dinner in White" fundraiser for the Washougal Library.
  40. October 26, 2019 - Members cleaned up trash and collected nearly a quarter pound of cigarette butts at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver as a part of Make a Difference Day.
  41. November 9, 2019 - Members posted flags at veterans graves at Vancouver's Old City Cemetery.
  42. November 9, 2019 - Providing service to the club, another group of members assembled an armoire for storage of club property at Creed Coffee.
  43. December 15, 2019 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks provided setup and gift sorting service to Santa's Posse at the Clark County Events Center
  44. January 9, 2020 - Members served the Frassatti Supper at St. James Proto Cathedral in Vancouver
  45. February 6, 2020 - Members provided service repacking food at the Clark County Food Bank.
  46. April 4-5, 2020 - Members completed 79 hours of community service in respect for social distancing protocol and to not create a gathering – across Clark County to volunteer for the good of others.
  47. May 2020 - Members provided service cleaning up the Clark County War Memorial at Fort Vancouver National Site.
  48. May 2020 - Members sent letters, emails and drawings to front line workers at PeaceHealth Southwest. Letters and notes were displayed in the lobby for employees to view.
  49. July 2020 - Members joined "Letters Against Isolation" by sending letters to residents of senior care facilities across the country.
  50. August 2020 - Members collected nearly 600 pounds of food in a pop up food drive one Saturday. The food was donated to FISH of Vancouver.
  51. September 2020 - Members participated in a drive-up food distribution on a Wednesday evening at FISH Vancouver.
  52. October 2020 - Members participated in a beach cleanup at Blurock Landing near Frenchman's Bar in Vancouver.
  53. November 2020 - Members helped install flags at the Old City Cemetery recognizing veterans of U.S. military service
  54. November 2020 - Members helped remove flags after the Veterans Day recognition
  55. January 2021 - Members helped pack boxes at the Clark County Food Bank.
  56. February 2021 - Members helped the Boys & Girls Club of SW Washington pack books for distribution to kids.
  57. March 2021 - Members helped the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership plant trees along Salmon Creek in Felida.
  58. May 2021 - Members provided service cleaning up the Clark County War Memorial at Fort Vancouver National Site.
  59. June 2021 - Members participated in a beach cleanup at Blurock Landing near Frenchman's Bar in Vancouver.
  60. July 2021 - Members assisted Police Activities League with organizing, cleaning and inventorying a storage unit.
  61. September 2021 - Members helped out with set up and take down of equipment for the City of Vancouver's 9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony.
  62. October 2021 - Rotarians from the Three Creeks club assisted volunteers from Clark County Historical Museum in moving store inventory to make room for storage of historical artifacts.
  63. December 2021 - "Three Creekers" teamed up with Ridgefield Lions to collect food for Walk & Knock, an annual food drive that benefits the Clark County Food Bank.
  64. December 2021 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks donated more than 50 pounds of toys for Santa's Posse during a pop-up toy drive at a club meeting.
  65. December 2021 - Thirteen members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks volunteered time during the Christmas season, in lieu of a regular club meeting, to pack bags for 1,700 families in Clark County to have gifts for as many as 3,400 children in needy homes.
  66. December 2021 - Rotary of Three Creeks members volunteered time on a Sunday morning a week before Christmas to help deliver packages of gifts to homes across the county.
  67. January 2022 - Seventeen "Three Creekers" completed 39 hours of service to the community performing various acts of generosity around Clark County in our second-ever "Do-It-Yourself" service project.
  68. March 2022 - Three Creekers donated socks in a sock drive to benefit Savior Socks, a non-profit organization that gives new socks to those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and homelessness.
  69. March 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks donated coats, underwear and clothing items to organizations that give personal items such as clothing to Afghan Refugees settling in the Vancouver/Clark County area.
  70. March 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks spent three hours each volunteering to repack food at the Clark County Food Bank, some of them taking time out of their work days to participate.
  71. March 2022 - As many as half of the members of the club invested their own time into the club's major fundraiser, Dancing with the Local Stars, working behind the scenes to make the event a massive success.
  72. April 2022 - "Three Creekers" served Habitat for Humanity by working a landscaping project to prepare sound walls adjacent to the Habitat Johnson Village project.
  73. May 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks performed their annual service cleaning up the Clark County War Memorial in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies on the site.
  74. May 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks volunteered to place flags on veterans headstones at the City of Vancouver's "Old Cemetery". This marked a total of 14 service projects for the 2021-22 Rotary year (July-June).
  75. July 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks volunteered to do a yard cleanup in partnership with Safe Homes for Seniors.
  76. August 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks donated school supplies to Share, intended to be delivered to children going back to school.
  77. September 2022 - Rotary Club of Three Creeks members participated in a beach cleanup at Blurock Landing near Frenchman's Bar in Vancouver.
  78. October 2022 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks assisted Dogpaw with a pre-fall landscape cleanup of the Kane Dog Park at Hockinson Meadows Community Park.
  79. November 2022 - Three Creekers purchased Christmas gifts for foster families in need.
  80. November 2022 - Rotary of Three Creeks members volunteered with the Clark County Watersheds Alliance to complete plantings in and around a wetland area in Ridgefield.
  81. December 2022 - conducted a coat drive to team up with the Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise to provide new coats to students at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School.
  82. December 2022 - Rotarians from the Three Creeks club teamed up with Santas Posse to pack Christmas gift bags for more than 4,200 children across Clark County.
  83. December 2022 - Rotary Club of Three Creeks members helped to deliver gifts across Clark County for Santa's Posse.
  84. January 2023 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks participated in Race For Warmth, raising funds for Clark Public Utilities' Operation Warm Heart.
  85. February 2023 - Rotarians from the Three Creeks club individually participated in a cooperative block cleanup, sponsored by KATU-TV that covered hundreds of blocks around the community.
  86. March 2023 - Rotary Club of Three Creeks members volunteered to handle operations at the club's annual fundraiser, Dancing with the Local Stars.
  87. April 2023 - Three Creekers participated in construction and cleanup tasks at the Evergreen Habitat for Humanity Johnson Village project.
  88. May 2023 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks were out in force placing flags on the graves of passed veterans at Vancouver's Old City Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day Weekend. Members also removed the flags after Memorial Day Weekend.
  89. June 2023 - Three Creekers volunteered to assist in the operations of a Columbia Play Project event at the Vancouver Waterfront.
  90. July 2023 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks completed office tasks in assistance of Community in Motion.
  91. August 2023 - Rotary Club of Three Creeks members volunteered to produce welcome home baskets.
  92. September 2023 - Members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks assisted Dogpaw with a pre-fall landscape cleanup of the Lucky Memorial Dog Park in Brush Prairie.
  93. October 2023 - Three Creekers rehabilitated trail benches at HB Fuller Park in Salmon Creek.
  94. November 2023 - A dozen club members went on a shopping spree to buy Christmas gifts for women transitioning out of foster care.
  95. November 2023 - Club members completed a supplies/clothing drive for residents of Tenny Creek Assisted Living.
  96. December 2023 - Rotarians from the Three Creeks club teamed up with Santas Posse to pack Christmas gift bags, and to deliver bags, for more than 4,000 children across Clark County.
  97. February 2024 - Three Creeks members spent five hours cleaning, painting and installing siding at three homes in Evergreen Habitat For Humanity's Johnson Village subdivision.
  98. March 2024 - The Rotary Club of Three Creeks conducted a supplies drive for Battle Ground Senior Living, providing much-needed material for the organization.
  99. April 2024 - Three Creekers volunteered time to work arranging inventory and cleaning a The Giving Closet.
  100. May 2024 - 19 members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks - along with family members - placed US flags on graves of veterans and service members at the City of Vancouver's Old City Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend.
  101. July 2024 - 13 members of the Rotary Club of Three Creeks volunteered time for cleaning tasks and preparation of school supplies giveaways at The Giving Closet.