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Rotary Rig for July 19, 2021
The Casper Rotary Club
Monday, July 19, 2021
at 12:00 pm at the Ramkota Hotel

 
Our meetings are also available by Zoom.
 
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Greeters: Jim Porter and Mike Morrissey

Inspiration: Lynn Lockhart

Program: Brad Murphy, General Manager of the Ford Wyoming Center will speak about the Ford Wyoming Center and Spectra Venue Management. He’ll cover how the venue faired during COVID, the new name, and what residents can expect in the next year.

 

A veteran of 30 years in the public assembly facility management business, Brad Murphy has been the General Manager of the Ford Wyoming Center since October 2016 when Spectra took over management duties for the building. Brad serves on the Executive Board of Visit Casper and the Governmental Affairs Board for the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce.  Prior to arriving in Casper, Brad was the Executive Director of the Adams Center located on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula.
 
Raised on a family ranch outside of Winnett, Montana, Brad received his B.A. degree from Carroll College and M.Ed. degree from Bowling Green State University. Brad is an active member of IAVM (International Association of Venue Managers) and has achieved his Certified Venue Executive (CVE) designation through the organization.
 
Brad and his wife, Janay have four children and two grandsons along with Porter the beagle who rounds out their family.

 
People are Talking...
The recently received the below note and we wanted to pass along the positive feedback.
 
"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Kevin Boyle and I am a four time president of our Manning Iowa Rotary club. My wife and I took a two week trip out west through Casper and all the way through Montana. The evening that we stayed in Casper we went for a early morning hike. And I wanted to pass on how impressed I was with the effort of your Rotary club on sponsoring the hiking trail. Wow… What a impressive project and each of you should be complemented. I thoroughly enjoyed your town as well. I hope all is going well with your club. Take care and have a blessed balance of your summer. Kevin"
 
Hearing or seeing good news about our club? Share it with us. Email kodi.merschat@gmail.com
 

Ponderings from the President
by Mike Howe
 
That sure was an interesting first meeting of the Rotary year, power outage and all.  Thank you to all who attended (and used your cell phones as flashlights).
 
During my brief remarks I asked all Club members to help with 3 challenges:
- Remain engaged – find a service project (and we know there are plenty to choose from with this Club) and volunteer.
- Invite at least one guest to accompany you to a meeting this Rotary year.  This is actually RI President Shekhar Meta’s initiative and one I fully support.  If everyone brings one guest our Club will benefit in many ways, including membership growth.
- Achieve the “Every Rotarian Every Year” recognition for the Club.  To accomplish this, every dues-paying member needs to donate at least $25 to the RI Foundation, and the Club per capita average needs to be $100/Member.  
 
I look forward to celebrating the success of each of these challenges with you.
 
Mike 
 
Every Rotarian Every Year
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives close to home and around the world. By giving to the Annual Fund, you make these life-changing projects possible so that together we can keep Doing Good in the World. Causes include water, sanitation & hygiene; basic education & literacy; disease prevention & treatment; maternal & child health; peacebuilding & conflict prevention; community economic development. 
 
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Rotary Tidbits

Parade Float

Thank you to everyone that came out to support the float during the parade. It was a wonderful time!
 

Duck Derby Ticket Sales

How are your sales going? We will be selling tickets at Beartrap Festival on Friday, August 6 through Sunday, August 8th. This is another great opportunity to sell Duck Derby tickets. Volunteers are needed to work 2+ hour shifts. Ready to take a shift? Please coordinate with Miamie at miamie@greendogwyo.com.
 

11th Annual Rotary Cares Golf Tournament

July 31st at Three Crowns Golf Course
 
Sponsors, hole sponsors, and teams are still being accepted. 
 
Contact Anthony Martinez at 307 267-5319 or Peaches Lynch at 307 265-0289 for more information.
 

In the News

Did you see the K2 Radio article about the bouldering park? Check it out at https://k2radio.com
 

Two Truths & a Lie

Have you participated in our "Two Truths and a Lie" getting to know each other game? We'd love to include you! Please contact Megan Bratton.
 

Let's Get Social

We're on social media. How about you?! Follow us at Facebook.com/RotaryClubofCasper and Instagram.com/rotaryclubofcasper/
 
 
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