Our Rotation Day this month, April 24th, will be to have four teams working at local charities:

• Homeless Gear
• Crossroads Safehouse
• Catholic Charities
• Food Bank

Make sure to sign up by sending an email to Mike Hohl - there are still a few slots open. This is the day to apply our hands, minds and energy to our community!

What is Rotation Day? This is a powerful part of Rotary's heritage, coming from the days where each meeting was held at a different member's location. Our club has done that once or twice a year, but in this case the focus is on "rotating away from our usual format" to make powerful contributions more directly.

Our Fort Collins Ale Trail has been such a hit that other organizations are now talking with us about using the app for their own fundraising efforts!

Hence, Donor Trail has been born.

It's time for you to update the app on your phone - you should now be getting notices about this. Don't worry, none of your Ale Trail hiking is lost!

Go to your Apple or Android app store to download DonorTrail.

Dear Ale Trail Hiker,

Happy Holidays and thanks for your support of the Foothills Rotary Club and our Beneficiaries! In November we distributed our first checks to our beneficiaries so thank you very much for all your support.

We wanted to update you with some year-end statistics and here are some highlights for the Trail since we launched at the end of May this year:

• Over $9,000 raised
• Over 1600 visits to our Trail Partners - MANY THANKS to them
• 970 Hikers have registered for the Trail
• The 2:00 pm hour on Saturdays is the most popular hour for checking in at a partner.

If you are looking for a belated stocking stuffer (or New Year's present) for your friends and family, consider buying a Trail Pass for them. You can buy one here and we will mail them out to you. Or contact us after you place your order and we will meet up with you and hand deliver them to you!

If you haven't purchased a trail pass yet, get into the Season's Spirit and purchase a Trail Pass via the app to help our local charities and start your hike.

Finally, stay tuned. We will have some exciting announcements in January about the Trail and our Trail Partners and an update to our new DonorTrail Platform.

Have safe and Happy Holidays and we hope to see you on the Trail,

Ale Trail Team

The Murphy Center for Hope is an absolutely amazing resource in the Fort Collins community. Dedicated to helping the homeless in our town, it is a collection of 17 non-profits all contributing to this great mission. They serve 160 people every day, and help to rebuild lives and families.