Yahoo, a field trip!

We were lucky enough to have our regular Tuesday morning meeting at Bella Bistro, among Arvada's newest restaurants.  Owner Shelly Steinhaus was not one to let us just hang out and do our Rotary thing - she actually put us to work. 

If you've never had breakfast pizza before, it's yummy!  Shelly gave us a quick tour of the place and told us a little bit about her travels to Italy.  Bella Bistro's pizza oven is very impressive and serves as the visual center of the restaurant.

Bella Bistro is located at 7702 Ralston Road in Arvada.  There is outdoor seating and all the ambiance of a little neighborhood treasure.  www.bellabistro.com

The Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club is honored to recognize Ken Furlong, Eric Nolan, Bill Ray and Chris Rose as the Clubs most recent Recipients of the Paul Harris Fellowship.  This Award is given to an individual who personally contributes $1000 (US) or more to the Annual Programs Fund, Polio Plus or the Humanitarian Grants Program of The Rotary Foundation.

These gentlemen join a very substantial number of current Paul Harris Fellows within our dynamic club and they exemplify the spirit and mission of Rotary. 

The Rotary Foundation was founded in 1917 and currently has over $700 million in assets and represents the major funding arm for Rotary's humanitarian efforts around the world. Works include combating diseases, taking a lead effort in the effort to rid the world of Polio, providing clean sources of water, sponsoring Rotary World Peace Fellows and various microcredit efforts in a multitude of countries.

Perhaps of great interest locally is TRF's funding of local Club efforts.  The Rotary Foundation has helped support (well over $100,000) Colorado-specific projects, including multiple Arvada-specific projects.