Big Sky Fire Department and Big Sky Rotary Members will be visiting Big Sky neighbors door to door on May 1st to inform community members about 1.) Property Risk Assessment; 2.) Neighborhood Chipping Day; 3.) Evacuation Planning; and 4.) Enrolling in the Evacuation Call Network.
Welcome to our Club!
President
Secretary
President Elect
Treasurer
Rotary Foundation, The
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Regular Meeting
May 11, 2021
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM -
BOD Meeting
ERA Landmark Real Estaterk Real EstateMay 13, 2021
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Each year the Interact club sponsors the education of a female student in Nepal through the Tsering’s Fund.
The students are raising money for Pasang Lhamu Sherpa.
“Educating a boy educates an individual, educate a girl and you educate their whole family, village, and all of Nepal”- Tsering’s Fund
Rotary Club of Big Sky
$4,500 Macdonald-Burt Scholarship
The Rotary Club of Big Sky is proud to announce its annual scholarship in the amount of $4,500 to be awarded to a Big Sky resident attending college or a vocational post-high school program. This scholarship is another community project that the Rotary Club of Big Sky is able to fund as a result of the community’s generous support of the annual Gold Raffle and Auction held each January.
The criteria for the scholarship will be based on financial need, community service, and academic performance. A committee of three Rotarians will review each application, and a winner will be announced by May 31st, 2021. The deadline for the application is April 30th, 2021. All information provided to the review committee will be kept strictly confidential to the members of that committee.
The scholarship will be awarded to the student and paid to the institution upon receipt of a tuition bill. Big Sky residents interested in applying for this scholarship should contact a Rotarian for an application or visit www.bigskyrotary.com for more information. A school transcript and detailed description of community service must be included.
Please find the scholarship application in the menu bar at www.bigskyrotary.com
The Donation will make possible a better education and a brighter future for many schoolchildren in impoverished Guatemalan communities. Because these programs are self-sustaining, the Big Sky Rotary Gift will keep on giving year after year as new students are helped each and every year in perpetuity.
Pending approval by The Rotary Foundation, Big Sky Rotary's contribution will be multiplied by up to three times.
Big Sky Rotary's own Jeff Strickler has reached the milestone of donating over $10,000 to the Rotary Foundation over 40 years!
Congratulations and thank you, Jeff!
Rotary Club Seeks Families for the Christmas Giving Tree
The Rotary Club of Big Sky, with the help of the Big Sky Community, is once again sponsoring the Christmas Giving Tree.
The Giving Tree is an annual program that helps families during Christmas by providing gifts for the children and a Christmas dinner for the family. If you would like to partcipate in this project, please pick up a Santa Letter for each child from either one of the two banks, the Food Bank or the Country Market and help each child fill out their Santa Letter.
Kids can request three gifts from Santa. Please keep toy/book requests under value of $50 each.
Please mail the Santa Letters in the provided self-addressed stamped envelope as soon as possible and no later the December 1st.
Once the Santa Letter is received, Big Sky Rotary will place one angel ornament on the Christmas Giving Tree. Community members will pick up an angel ornament and fulfill the child’s wish by purchasing the gift.
A Rotarian will schedule gift delivery on December 23rd (or before if communicated). The Rotary Club will also provide the family with a Christmas dinner basket at the time of gift delivery.
Please know this program is completely confidential. It is also important to know that because of Covid19 that our deadlines are a little earlier this year, giving us time to grant as many wishes as possible.
Happy Holidays!
P.O. Box 160473 – Big Sky, MT 59716
Congratulations to the members of Rotary Club of Big Sky! We have been awarded a Rotary Citation for 2019-20. This award recognizes our efforts to Unite People and Take Action.
Here's the Big Sky Rotary and friends crew volunteering at Habitat for Humanity housing for teachers near the Big Sky High School. More volunteers are needed. Contact Kara Meier: office: (406) 388-8225 x 104
karam@habitatbozeman.org
Rotary Members volunteered for the Gallatin River Cleanup on August 29, 2020, gathering and hauling trash from Storm Castle to Lava Lake along highway 191 through the Canyon.
Here's Ryan with a load!
Ryan and Grant staining the 'Dug Out' in Big Sky Community Park.
Big Sky Rotary Members planted Pollinator Plants in the Big Sky Community Park on July 12, 2020, led by Big Sky Rotary Member Erica Perlman-Hensen!
Potential club members are everywhere. But to get them to join Rotary, clubs must use creativity and imagination, says Past RI President Cliff Dochterman.
"Rotary International leaders keep emphasizing membership growth and extension because Rotary's very survival depends on it," says Dochterman, a member of the Rotary Club of Moraga, California, USA, and author of The ABCs of Rotary, a resource for new members. "If Rotary is to grow, we all must take action."
Dochterman believes clubs can thrive by seeking new members, retaining current ones, and sponsoring new clubs in the community. He offers the following tips:
Seeking new members
Clubs must have a specific plan in place, says Dochterman.
- Use a team approach. Teams should have several members who meet with qualified business and professional leaders to discuss the benefits of joining Rotary.
- Set aside one club meeting per month to be a "visitor day," to which all club members would invite a friend or prospective member.
- Seek out natural prospects, including Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotaractors, and Group Study Exchange (GSE) team members.
Rotary Fellowships Month - Make New Friends Around the World
Rotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June.
“Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.”
-Rotary Founder Paul Harris
Rotary Fellowships History
May is Youth Services Month when Rotary Clubs of the world give special emphasis to programs which serve children and young people.
It's time to sponsor programs for Interact/Rotaract Clubs and awareness campaigns about the problems and needs for survival of future generations.
Big Sky Rotary is thrilled to announce the $2300 George MacDonald scholarship recipient for 2020 is Madison Rager! Madison is a senior at Lone Peak high school and plans to major in biology on the pre-med track at Boston University. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Vice President of the Interact Club, and has volunteered at the food bank. She also taught skiing part time and played 4 years of varsity sports.
We are now hosting Speakers Live and Online starting with Dr. Dustin Shipman, on April 22nd at 6:15PM for a 20 minute presentation.
"As the recipient of last year's scholarship, I figured you guys would want an update on my educational status! I am still enrolled in the Montana State University Honors College pursuing my degree in microbiology on the pre-veterinary medicine track. My freshman year was a whirlwind of activity. I greatly enjoyed my classes pertaining to biology and animal science; I did not enjoy the chemistry and calculus quite as much, but they were character builders and I saw myself improve. Besides my classwork, I was involved heavily in Korean Club (I achieved fluency in the Korean language in February) as well as in Intervarsity, a fantastic Christian organization that does amazing things on campus. Thanks to your scholarship, I was able to spend more time on both my classes and my extracurricular activities and less time worrying about my financial status. Thank you so much for your generosity; it means the world to me!Hope you are all staying healthy and happy!Thank you again for your support,"Alexine Liddle
Big Sky Rotary is now offering a 2020 Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. The deadline is April 30th. Please share the information with any Big Sky resident attending college or a vocational post-high school program.
The Christmas Giving Tree was a huge success this year thanks to our generous Big Sky Community Donors. A record number of 63 children received "The Gift of their Dreams" thanks to you!
Big Sky Rotary is a proud supporter of "Project Schoolhouse" and our most recent donation provided schools and a water system for 90 families in rural Nicaragua.
https://www.projectschoolhouse.org
https://www.projectschoolhouse.org
The Rotary Club of Big Sky has donated to design and construct an Education Center in the new Community Center called BASE. The Education Center will feature descriptions and displays of environmentally beneficial design, technology and building operating practices utilized at BASE and encourage visitors to incorporate the same where they live, work and play.
Pictured are club President Laura Seyfang handing a check to Ciara Wolf, CEO of BSCO, with Big Sky Rotarians.
Pictured are club President Laura Seyfang handing a check to Ciara Wolf, CEO of BSCO, with Big Sky Rotarians.
We currently have over 65 requests from Children for gifts and the requests keep coming in! Please help a Child's Dream come true this Christmas and select a few 'Angels' from the Christmas Giving Tree located in the Post Office.
Don't miss out on the 2020 Rotary Gold Auction; tickets are going fast!
Santa is Getting Ready for the Annual Christmas Giving Tree!
Welcome to our Club!
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 5:30 PM
Market Place Building, Town Center Sales Office
33 Lone Peak Drive - above Rocks
Unit #204
Big Sky, MT 59716
United States of America
Unit #204
Big Sky, MT 59716
United States of America
Unit #204
Big Sky, MT 59716
United States of America