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Klara Novén - Our New Rotary Exchange Student

Klara Novén made her first appearance at a Club meeting on August 10th. Karla is 17 years old and is from Västervik, Sweden. Västervik is a small town of 21,000 people located on the coast, about three hours south of Stockholm. Klara’s parents are Fredrik and Anna, and she has a 13-year old brother, Kalle. Klara’s family is hosting another Rotary exchange student for the same time period from the Canary Islands, off the western coast of Morocco. Klara is a junior in high school in Sweden and will be attending Cherry Creek High School. She is staying with Terry Thon and his wife, Mary White. Klara is an accomplished horsewoman and an experienced bicycle rider. Bicycling is her main form of transportation in Sweden.

Matt Nofziger Inducted into Club

Matt Nofziger is a private wealth manager with Aveo Capital. After graduation from Goshen College in Indiana, Matt taught English as a second language at an elementary school. In 2000, Matt and his family moved to Denver where he completed his MBA from Regis University. Matt used that MBA to start work in financial services and wealth management planning. Matt is married to Amy and has two sons, Asher (2004) and Bennett (2008). Matt is an avid bicyclist and loves to coach kids’ sports. He joined Rotary to give back to his local community and have a positive impact in the world. Matt’s sponsor is Tom Bishop.

Dinesh Weerapurage Joins Club

Posted on Jun 22, 2017

Dinesh is a Senior Software Engineer at Pearson Inc. Prior to Pearson, he was a lead software developer at KPMG.

He has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Moratuwa and a Masters in Computer Science from Tennessee. He and his wife, Nethika live in Morrison with their two children, ages 3 and 7. Dinesh likes running, hiking and camping. He looks forward to Rotary providing a way to give back, developing leadership skills and fellowship with Rotarians. He was introduced to Rotary by Doug Imhoff.

Joshua Knight Joins Club

Posted on Jun 01, 2017

Joshua Knight, a Program Engineer with Global Hope Network International, was inducted on June 1st. He has a BS and ME in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure. Joshua has twenty years of experience in the water and wastewater, environmental and sustainability engineering fields. Joshua and his wife, Rachel, have four children between the ages of six to fourteen. He became a Rotarian to help poor communities lift themselves out of poverty with knowledge sharing in the areas of water, food, health, and education. He was introduced to Rotary by Steve Werner. Karen Loeb and Peter Van Arsdale.

Bob Borgman Inducted

Posted on May 18, 2017

Bob is a retired banker after a 45-year career, that included First National of Denver, President of First National of San Diego and EVP at Pacific Western Bancorp. A native of Michigan, he has a degree from Western Michigan University. Bob has been a member of the San Diego and Englewood Rotary clubs. His hobbies include music (he has played guitar for the past 60 years), golf and he is a pilot of small planes. He and wife, Marcia, live in Denver. Tom Bieging introduced Bob to our club.

Chuck Bahr Joins Club

Posted on May 10, 2017

Chuck Bahr, owner of Intense Energy Resources, was inducted May 4. Chuck is a Petroleum Geologist who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Northern Illinois University. A native of Chicago, Chuck moved to Texas to start his petroleum career after serving in the Army and finishing school. He and his wife, Michele, live in Englewood (near Havana and Orchard) and have three grown children. Chuck is particularly interested in Rotary, because Rotary has a great reputation for helping people break the cycle of poverty, educating people and developing sources of clean water. Hilton Martin introduced Chuck to Rotary.

District Governor Abbas Rajabi

Abbas Rajabi, president of Denver SE in 2001-02 is the District Governor for District 5450 in 2017-18. Abbas has served in many capacities in the club and district and has been a tireless champion of Service Above Self. Abbas is the 4th member of our club to serve as District Governor.

Posted by Brian Anderson

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Video Introduction to Our Club

Contributions in Tribute

Posted by Debra Fine on Jun 28, 2011

Would you like to honor or memorialize someone special? Make a contribution to the Denver Southeast Rotary Tribute program to let them know you are thinking of them. Each donation funds our local and international humanitarian Rotary projects and is 100% tax deductible. Download Form

What do you say when asked "What is Rotary?"

Do you have a succinct explanation of Rotary when someone asks you- what some would call an "elevator speech"? Here is a possible response, authored by Jim Creamer:

Rotary is an international organization dedicated to the service of mankind. Denver Southeast Rotary Club is an active organization of men and women providing domestic and international assistance to others far and wide. And we have fun doing it with fellowship for our members and with a sense of ethics as outlined in the Four Way Test.

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