About Us
- Ullr Shot Ski presented by Breckenridge Mountain Rotary and the Breckenridge Distillery in December
- Mountain Art Festivals - setup/teardown/booth volunteer opportunities
- Breckenridge Wine Classic - presented by Team Player Productions - various volunteer opportunities
- Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival in January*
- Colorado Pond Hockey Tournament in February
Rotary Youth Exchange (RMRYE) - Support the Summit Rotary Club (historically sponsored 2 students ourselves).
Project Healing Waters - Annual donation
Friends of the Dillon Ranger District (FDRD) - Annual donation plus organized trail cleanup days & trailhead cleanup
High Country Conservation Center (HC3) - Annual donation
Their current focus areas include waste reduction, energy efficiency and clean energy, water conservation, and sustainable food production. Just a few of their programs include Composting in the Schools, home energy audits and ratings, community gardens, and sustainable business programs.
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) - Annual donation in honor of Casey Myers
Our former member Tom will be happy to talk about all of the wonderful outcomes he has seen from this program for his grandson! Other members frequently volunteer for and support BOEC events, such as the Banff Film Festival. For more than 40 years, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) has provided life changing outdoor learning experiences to people of all abilities, providing a sense of freedom to those who are routinely excluded from outdoor activity due to a disability or special need. Whether skiing in the Adaptive Ski and Ride Program at Breckenridge or Keystone Ski Resorts, paddling the West’s great rivers, or mastering the Ropes Course, BOEC inspires people of all abilities to discover new places, learn new skills and rekindle their spirit in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Breckenridge Montessori - Annual donation
Catherine Norrie Ski School Scholarship - We manage the scholarship funds for advanced ski instructor scholarships through Colorado Mountain College on behalf of Catherine Norrie's generous donation.
Other Non-Profit Support:
Rotary International has been working for over 30 years to eradicate polio worldwide. Since 2013, the Gates Foundation has matched every $1 Rotary commits towards eradication with a 2-to-1 match up to $50 million per year (per update). This is huge! Imagine for every $1000 our small club contributes, we are contributing $3000 through Rotary & the Gates Foundation to end Polio. It only takes about $3 to fully protect a child.
Guatemala Literacy Project through the Summit Club - Annual donations since 2013 & club member student sponsorships since 2019, travel volunteer opportunities
The Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) is one of the largest grassroots, multi-club, multi-district projects in Rotary. More than 600 clubs and 80 districts have been working together since 1997 to improve education for underserved students in Guatemala. In that time, 208,500 students have been served through four sustainable programs that are tested and proven to work. We hear from members of the local Summit Rotary Club about their involvement in this program. At least one of our members now sponsors a child to allow them the possibility to participate in this program, which includes the personal touch of letters and communication about her progress. Our contributions are matched through a Rotary grant, as well!
Summit in Honduras through the Summit Club - Annual donation, travel volunteer opportunities
ShelterBox - Annual donation
"Right now, around 85 million people around the world have been made homeless by natural disaster and conflict. We're working to change this. By providing emergency shelter and tools for families robbed of their homes by disaster, we're transforming despair into hope. We want to see a world where no family is left without shelter after disaster."
We have supported this international cause for several years. There are several local ShelterBox ambassadors who visit us each year to show us the tools that are providing shelter to so many people worldwide.
Her Odyssey - Trekking the Americas (Bethany "Fidget" Hughes) - Annual donation & local "homebase" (2017-19); individual members continue sponsorships through 2022
We adopted Bethany and her project a couple of years ago, and have been keeping up with her journey through regular visits when she is able to return to her homebase of Breckenridge. Her Odyssey's mission is crossing the Americas by non-motorized means, connecting stories of the land and its inhabitants. Bethany has so many interesting stories and encounters with people (focused on Women) from the tip of Argentina through South America, she's finishing her journey across the US via the Continental Divide trail, and they have traveled more than 11,000 miles so far. We love hearing about the different cultures, how this trip has offered a means to show that the women in the small villages are not alone. Bethany and her trailmate Neon have also participated in some scientific efforts to collect samples, etc. I would encourage you to visit the Facebook page, view some of the amazing pictures and read the corresponding stories... There are some seriously inspiring moments here, and we are proud to be a part of this journey!
Download the website sponsorship guide