Rotary Club Of Estes Park Spoke

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1 Rotary Club Of Estes Park Spoke Tue Jun 18, 2013 Home Duty Roster: Prayer: Tara Moenning Song & Pledge: Kris Hazelton Guest Intro: Phil Moenning Meeting Notes: Kris Hazelton Greeter: Don Widrig Program Intro: Claudine Perrault Back Booth: Mark Richards Program Posted by Brad Rosenbaum This Week's Program "Malingua Pamba, Ecuador: Water & Sanitation Project" with Pam Gilbert & Alan Ashbaugh Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter mailing list. Click here to sign up! Officers And Directors President Pete Sumey President Elect Peter Sinnott Secretary Marsha Yelick Treasurer Longley Parker Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Brunson Past President Tom Anderson Club Service Dana Fritz Community Service Bert Bergland In spring 2003, Pam Gilbert Colorado Rotarian and retired math teacher - got lost in the Andes. Two indigenous (Quechua) boys who were walking home (2 hours) from their Saturday high school lessons went 1.5 hours out of their way to help her. She was touched by their gracious help and their passion when they spoke about the importance of education. Pam didn t realize that the gentle yet strong Kichwa (Quechua) spirit was about to change the direction of her life. Since she first happened upon this community high in the Andes, Pam has worked to improve the quality of life for the Kichwa by working collaboratively with Rotary and Engineers Without Borders. Together they provide philanthropic aide to its people Two new schools, a shower facility, composting toilets and water infrastructure are among the projects she helped begin there. In fact, 95% of the contiguous villages now have

2 Bert Bergland International Service Claudine Perrault Youth/Vocational Svc. Ward Nelson Membership Jill Anderson Fund Development Don Widrig Chaplain Earl Matson Photography Don Widrig Spoke Design Brad Rosenbaum Trustee JR Robertson Foundation Treasurer Larry Williams Trustee Jim White she helped begin there. In fact, 95% of the contiguous villages now have potable water. At Thursday s meeting Pam will give an overview of her work in Malingua Pamba and the value of the Global Grant submitted to Rotary International to partner on this water and sanitation project. Alan Ashbaugh, President of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins ( ) and District 5440 Grants Committee member, will introduce Pam and share how Clubs in District 5440 and 5450 can combine dollars to do incredible work in the world. Alan helped plan and implement seven Matching Rotary Grants, all in Central America. He will describe how he supports Pam s efforts and plans for additional international Rotary projects. Rotarian of Note Posted by Brad Rosenbaum Rotarian of Note Foundation Secretary Tara Moenning Foundation Vice President Madison Casey Trustee Dave Evans Foundation President Tom Anderson Speakers Jun 20, 2013 Pam Gilbert Maria Pamba, Equador The Rotarian of Note is a person or persons who do the tasks that help the club be successful, working often behind the scenes. Jun 27, 2013 Presidents Night No Meeting View entire list... Download A Feast Fit For Rotary "The Peak" June 2013 Club Events Youth Exchange Committee Optical Perspectives Office Jun 20, :30 PM - 06:30 PM Foundation Board Meeting Wasson Room, Library Jun 24, :00 PM - 06:00 PM President's Night Dinner On Thursday, June 13th, the bell rang the Back Booth Boys; Bob Brunson, Don Widrig, Dave Evans, Mark Richards, and Harry Hutcherson. They are responsible for keeping all of the sound and

3 President's Night Dinner Other Side Theater Jun 27, :30 PM - 08:00 PM Hutcherson. They are responsible for keeping all of the sound and projection activities running during club meetings, and assisting speakers with their presentations. For these efforts and many more, the Back Booth Boys are Rotarians of Note. Editor Brad Rosenbaum If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor. Website Sponsors The Changing of the Guard Posted by Brad Rosenbaum President s Night Reservations The Changing of the Guard June 27, 2013 Please visit our Sponsors. Click here to place your ad The Gavel will be passed from President Pete Sumey to President Elect Peter Sinnott. The outgoing club and foundation boards will be recognized for their work during the year, and the new boards will be welcomed. The Rotarian of the Year, Distinguished Service Award, and Spirit Award recipients will be announced. The evening begins with cocktails at 5:30, followed by a 3 entrée buffet dinner at 6:00 in the Theater at the Other Side where we have our noon meetings. The Barleens, Barbara and Brenda, and George of the Rocky Mountain Opry will perform again this year after the recognition event has concluded. Make your reservations for President s Night by Thursday, June 20. You can turn in your reservation form and check at the sign-in desk at the noon meeting, or contact Dana Fritz at Club Board Officers and Directors Posted by Brad Rosenbaum Club Board Officers and Directors Jill Anderson has elected to resign as Director of Membership. Jill has completed the first year of a two year term. A club member will be selected to complete the second year of the term. Claudine Perrault has completed her two year term as Director of

4 Claudine Perrault has completed her two year term as Director of International Service, and has elected not to serve the one year term as President Elect. She has agreed to undertake the duties of planning club meeting programs until a club member is selected to serve the term of President Elect. Jill and Claudine have made important contributions to the Club Board during their terms. Their participation on the Club Board will be missed. We wish them every future success as they devote their attention to their demanding careers and the care of their families. Pete Sumey President Thor Homme rides for MS Posted by Brad Rosenbaum Once again our own Thor Homme will be riding his bike to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. This 150 mile ride is scheduled for June 29 through 30. If you would like to donate to the National MS Society you can do so online directly to Thor's account. The link to donate is here. Alternatively you can make your check out to NMSS and mail it to Thor at 655 Cedar Ridge Circle, Estes Park Co "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while." -The Princess Bride Anniversaries! Celebrated on the 3rd Thursday of June 1st Jill & Bill Anderson 5th Dave & Betsy Evans 7th TeresaMaria & Thom Widawski 8th Jim & Jean Austin 9th Frand & Alma Hix 9th Mark & Barbara Richards 10th Longley & Julie Parker 13th Don & Barbara Widrig 15th Anne & Gordon Slack 17th Bruce & Marlene Brown 19th Ron & Vivian Gordon 19th Jack & Mary Overly 20th Bill & Alta Wachs 21st Bert & Martha Bergland 21st Jim & Joanne White

5 21st Jim & Joanne White 25th Bill & Laura Lodge The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~ Lucille Ball ~ Birthdays! Celebrated on the 1st Thursday of June 2nd Bob Brunson 6th Larry Williams 8th Marcia Logan 10th Wayne Andersen 13th John Hazlett 14th Harry Hutcherson 19th Lori Gaglio 20th 20th 24th 30th Wayne Newsom Mark Richards Rod Ludlum Howard Marco Next Week No Noon Meeting Make Reservations for President's Night on June 27. Prayer: Song & Pledge: Guest Intro: Meeting Notes: Greeter: Program Intro: Back Booth: Meeting Notes

6 Meeting Notes The meeting was called to order by President Pete Sumey. The invocation was offered by Mark Richards. For Flag Day, Dick Broman led us in singing You re A Grand Old Flag followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Bryon Holmes led the guest introductions. Rita duchateau introduced her husband Phil. Ron Gordon s guest was Les Foiles. Madison Casey introduced two guests Larry Shriver the brother of today s speaker from Baton Rouge, LA and Madison s wife Marty. Sarah Walsh was proud to introduce her daughter Clothilde. Bert Bergland introduced his wife Marti. We sang the Welcome Song. Jess Nielsen presented our club with a flag from his home town Rotary club in North Platte, Nebraska. Announcements: Raffle Jim Robertson reported the pot is up to $350. Golf Tournament is tomorrow, Bruce Carmichael said. We have a few open slots to play and there are `14 teams. Big thanks to Ron Gordon and Jay Harroff for rounding up $10,000 in sponsorships! Bruce named the top two sponsor categories. He needs some volunteers to fill cancellations. Golf Ball Drop tickets can be purchased from Bert Bergland. Bob Brunson said the Farmers Market got off to a good start today. He thanked Rebecca for helping today. Don Widrig is booking volunteers to work the Coolest Car Show on July 4 in Bond Park. Many are needed. The Estes Park Museum Friends pays our club $2,000 to do this. Tara Moenning read to very nice thank yous from our scholarship recipients Ian McLane who will attend School of Mines and Tiffany England who just graduated from CSU. Dana Fritz invited everyone to President s Night Changing of the Guard Thursday June 27 at 5:30 for drinks and 6:00 for dinner. The Barleen s Rocky Mountain Opry will entertain. Pete reported that our French student, Faustine is on a bus tour of the western US. She will be in Estes until July 5 and folks are needed to entertain her on any day between June 21 and July 5.

7 Rotarians of Note Pete rang the bell for the audio-visual team in the back booth Dave Evans, Don Widrig, Bob Brunson, Mark Richards. Rita duchateau gave her new member biography and we welcomed her to blue badge status! Happy Money Among others there was: Dennis McHenry presented a check to our Foundation s endowment in gratitude for all of those who helped him during his recovery from knee replacement. Jack Vaughan was grateful to have missed the tornado in Norman and Moore, OK where he used to live. Ward Nelson was remembering his father on his birthday and happy for all his father had done for him. Bob Brunson was just plain happy. Robert Ludlum was happy that Bob Brunson was old enough to make him feel young. Program: Astronaut (and new Estes Park resident) Loren Shriver narrated a video of the Space Shuttle mission he commanded that deployed the Hubble Telescope. It was a fascinating program. Meeting adjourned. Meeting Highlights

8 Dennis McHenry is Grateful for Help Received After Surgery Jack Vaughan Remembers Tornado Victims in Oklahoma Rene Moquin Announces the Band Concert at Good Sam

9 Ward Nelson Remembers His Father on His Birthday Speaker Loren Shriver

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