We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Patty Jewett Golf Course Clubhouse
Patty Jewett Golf Course Clubhouse
900 E. Espanola Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
United States of America
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
United States of America
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John Clarson provided information regarding our new club fund raiser! The club will begin selling our football pool raffle as part of eight teams. Please look for an email from John regarding the fund raiser in your club runner account!
Recognition and Awards for our FLAG FUNDRAISER!Max Calkins presented serval local area Boy Scouts troops with cash awards for their service to the Club Foundation's Flag Fund Raising Program Awards included:
Troop 287: $1516.16
Troop 21: $ 365.75
Troop 62: $ 391.49
The Club Foundation earned $2,273.39 for a total contribution to our foundation of $4,546.78! A heart felt thanks to Max for running the Flag Program fund raiser and to the amazing Boy Scouts who make it possible!
Dr. Don McGrath announced the Rotary Ambassador Speakers Training Program. Don recognized our first set of speakers who are: Bill Savage, Rich Serby, Kurshid Qureshi, Dallas Shepard, Austin Shepard, Kevin Guttman and Ms. Rachel Guttman! Speakers Showcase is AUGUST 3rd from 9:00AM-3:30PM at Patty Jewett! Come Support our New AMBASSADOR SPEAKERS
Kurshid Qureshi intorduced our Program Guest Speaker today: We welcomed Dr. Stephaine Rose of the University of Colorado Springs at Colorado! Dr. Rose brought an impassioned discussion on Dr. Nelson Mandela! Dr. Rose challenged each Rotarian to consider: What I am willing to fail for? What are we willing to die for? Next July 18th is declared by the United Nations as Nelson Mandela's day! Please consider attending the events at UCCS and offering 67 minutes of service on that day in honor of Mandela's 67 years of service to justice and his beloved nation of South Africa. Nelson Mandela was awarded the highest levels of Rotary honor on two occassions for his work and service towards world peace.Its Finally here! A New Club Foundation Website!
Ellen "Elle" Houby is District 5470's latest Global Grant Scholar -- earning a $30,000 scholarship funded by the Rotary Foundation and District 5470. Elle is sponsored by the North Colorado Springs RC and the Lille Vauban RC in Lille, France where she will study in the Fall. Elle is a 2015 graduate of Colorado State University and has worked primarily in Africa (Morocco and Uganda) since graduation. She will attend EDHEC Business School in Lille to study for a Master's of Science in Creative Business and Social Innovation -- her Rotary area of focus is Economic Development.
Background
Goal is to provide Safe Drinking Water
2 Communities – Shilpala and Pumayacu
Drinking water sources (Surface Water) - untreated
September 2016 Trip (Shilpala)
September & October 2017 Trip (Shilpala, Pumayacu)
October trip included a series of meetings with the vendor and tours of water treatment
plants in the area
Rotary Club of Riobamba Engineer performing detailed engineering work
Colorado Springs CDI - oversight role in design
Goal is to provide Safe Drinking Water
2 Communities – Shilpala and Pumayacu
Drinking water sources (Surface Water) - untreated
September 2016 Trip (Shilpala)
September & October 2017 Trip (Shilpala, Pumayacu)
October trip included a series of meetings with the vendor and tours of water treatment
plants in the area
Rotary Club of Riobamba Engineer performing detailed engineering work
Colorado Springs CDI - oversight role in design
The North Colorado Springs Rotary Club was founded in 1954. We are part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization dedicated to providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations, and helping to build goodwill and peace in the world. The North Colorado Springs Rotary Club serves the community through donations and hands-on projects.
The Rotary name and logo are the exclusive property of Rotary International.
Special thanks to Tord Elfwendahl, Past President of the Stockholm Strand Rotaryklubb (Sweden), for his Rotary graphic images, which we have used throughout this web site.
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