BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Come join us next Friday\, Aug 18th at noon   at the Doubletre e by Hilton\, 1775 Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.\, Colorado Springs.     We a re asking members and guests to RSVP so that we can let the venue know how many will be attending.  This is part of our contract.  The meeting cos t is $30 which you can pay at the door or use the link on our website.  If you are invoiced for meeting dues\, then you don't pay at the door.   Also if you have prepaid all the meals of the quarter\, you don't have to rsvp for yourself but if you are bringing a guest\, rsvp for the guest.  Also make sure to let me know via a separate email or phone call if your g uest needs a special meal. Please RSVP by Monday at 5pm.         Gre g Sund District Governor Greg Sund Bio Greg Sund was born in Elgin\, Illin ois and raised in Crystal Lake\, Illinois.  He attended college at the Un iversity of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.  He initially studied wildlife m anagement and biology at Stevens Point.  As a wildlife management major\, he had the opportunity to spend time in Germany’s Black Forest to study forestry.  At some point\, Greg changed his major to Art where he had th e opportunity to learn gold and silversmithing.  During his time in Steve ns Point\, he met a friend who owned a placer gold claim in the Northern B lack Hills of South Dakota. He vacationed in the Black Hills a few times a fter that and learned how to pan for gold before moving to Deadwood\, Sout h Dakota in 1979.  He later bought into the placer gold claim. Greg met E lizabeth in Deadwood.  They were married by her father\, Ronald Hennies\, an Episcopal Priest in 1981.  All three of their children were born in D eadwood.  While living in Deadwood\, Greg worked for the Homestake Gold M ine which at the time was the largest underground gold mine in the western hemisphere.  Greg and Elizabeth also owned and operated a bookstore in D eadwood and Greg did sign painting and jewelry work. Greg’s first introd uction to local government came in 1983 when he was elected as a city coun cil member and later as a city commissioner for Deadwood.  As he became m ore interested in city government\, he returned to college and earned a Ma ster of Public Administration from the University of South Dakota.  Greg started his career in local government management in January 1992 when he was hired as the City Finance Officer for Platte\, South Dakota.  After P latte\, he worked for a year as a regional director of the South Dakota Sm all Business Development Center in Pierre\, South Dakota which ended when the Governor vetoed their budget.   Greg accepted the new position of ci ty administrator for Dickinson\, North Dakota in early 1996. It was in Dic kinson that Greg first joined Rotary.  He served as the President of the Dickinson Club in 2004-05.  As President\, Greg attended his first Distri ct events including District Conferences in Detroit Lakes\, Minnesota and Thunder Bay\, Ontario\, Canada. Greg and Elizabeth moved to Spearfish\, So uth Dakota in October 2008 when Greg was hired to serve as their first cit y administrator. They moved to Hays\, Kansas in 2010 when Greg was hired a s the Ellis County Administrator.  After moving to Hays\, Greg immediatel y approached and joined the Hays Rotary Club.  He served as the President of the Hays Rotary Club while there.  He later joined the Hays Sunrise R otary Club.  While in Hays\, Greg took a course in Denver to become a fac ilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute and attended two Zone meeting s.  He also served District 5670 as District Trainer and Membership Chair . Greg and Elizabeth moved to Trinidad\, Colorado in June 2017 when Greg w as hired as City Manager.  Greg had the opportunity to serve as the Presi dent of the Trinidad Club during its 100th Anniversary year.  After serv ing as the President of the Trinidad Club\, Greg became involved in Distri ct 5470 activities by serving an Assistant Governor position and as a memb er on the District Membership Committee.    As Assistant Governor\, he works with clubs in Pueblo\, Pueblo West\, and Trinidad.  Greg served as a facilitator for PETS in 2019 and 2020. Greg is excited by the recent col laboration of Rotary and Toastmasters because he has been a Toastmaster si nce January 1987 and has earned to level of Distinguished Toastmaster. Gre g was selected to serve in the Governor line starting in December 2020 and very much looks forward to the opportunities and education that will come with this responsibility.   DTEND:20230818T193000Z DTSTAMP:20261103T134008Z DTSTART:20230818T174500Z LOCATION:The Doubletree by Hilton SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:August 18th Meeting - Speaker Greg Sund - District Governor UID:eacda444-d08f-40ee-adde-eb4b44534793 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Come join us next Friday\, Aug 18th at noon

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We are asking members and guests to RSVP so that we can let the venue know how many will be atte nding. \; This is part of our contract. \; The meeting cost is $30 which you can pay at the door \;or use the link on our website. \ ; If you are invoiced for meeting dues\, then you don'\;t pay at the do or. \; \;Also if you have prepaid all the meals of the qua rter\, you don'\;t have to rsvp for yourself but if you are bringing a guest\, rsvp for the guest. \; Also make sure to let me kno w via a separate email or phone call if your guest needs a special meal.&n bsp\;Please RSVP by Monday at 5pm.

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Greg Sund
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Greg Sund Bio

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Greg Sund was born in Elgin\, Illinois and raised in Crystal Lake\, Illinois. \; He attended college at the University of Wisconsin &ndash\; Stevens Point. \; He initially studied wildlife management and biology at Stevens Point. \; As a wildlife management m ajor\, he had the opportunity to spend time in Germany&rsquo\;s Black Fore st to study forestry. \; At some point\, Greg changed his major to Art where he had the opportunity to learn gold and silversmithing.  \;Dur ing his time in Stevens Point\, he met a friend who owned a placer gold cl aim in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. He vacationed in the Blac k Hills a few times after that and learned how to pan for gold before movi ng to Deadwood\, South Dakota in 1979. \; He later bought into the pla cer gold claim.

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Greg met Elizabeth in Deadwood. \; They were married by her father\ , Ronald Hennies\, an Episcopal Priest in 1981. \; All three of their children were born in Deadwood. \; While living in Deadwood\, Greg wor ked for the Homestake Gold Mine which at the time was the largest undergro und gold mine in the western hemisphere. \; Greg and Elizabeth also ow ned and operated a bookstore in Deadwood and Greg did sign painting and je welry work.

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G reg&rsquo\;s first introduction to local government came in 1983 when he w as elected as a city council member and later as a city commissioner for D eadwood. \; As he became more interested in city government\, he retur ned to college and earned a Master of Public Administration from the Unive rsity of South Dakota.  \;Greg started his career in local government management in January 1992 when he was hired as the City Finance Officer f or Platte\, South Dakota.  \;After Platte\, he worked for a year as a regional director of the South Dakota Small Business Development Center in Pierre\, South Dakota which ended when the Governor vetoed their budget.& nbsp\;  \;Greg accepted the new position of city administrator for Dic kinson\, North Dakota in early 1996.

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It was in Dickinson that Greg first joined Rotary.  \; He served as the President of the Dickinson Club in 2004-05. \ ; As President\, Greg attended his first District events including Distric t Conferences in Detroit Lakes\, Minnesota and Thunder Bay\, Ontario\, Can ada.

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Greg and Elizabeth moved to Spearfish\, South Dakota in October 2008 when Greg was hired to serve as their first city administrator. They moved to Hays\, Ka nsas in 2010 when Greg was hired as the Ellis County Administrator.  \ ;After moving to Hays\, Greg immediately approached and joined the Hays Ro tary Club. \; He served as the President of the Hays Rotary Club while there. \; He later joined the Hays Sunrise Rotary Club. \; While in Hays\, Greg took a course in Denver to become a facilitator for the Rot ary Leadership Institute and attended two Zone meetings. \; He also se rved District 5670 as District Trainer and Membership Chair.

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Greg and Elizabeth moved t o Trinidad\, Colorado in June 2017 when Greg was hired as City Manager.&nb sp\; Greg had the opportunity to serve as the President of the Trinidad Cl ub during its 100th \;Anniversary year. \; After serving as the Presi dent of the Trinidad Club\, Greg became involved in District 5470 activiti es by serving an Assistant Governor position and as a member on the Distri ct Membership Committee. \; \; \; As Assistant Governor\, he w orks with clubs in Pueblo\, Pueblo West\, and Trinidad. \; Greg served as a facilitator for PETS in 2019 and 2020.

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Greg is excited by the recent collaboratio n of Rotary and Toastmasters because he has been a Toastmaster since Janua ry 1987 and has earned to level of Distinguished Toastmaster.

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Greg was selected to serv e in the Governor line starting in December 2020 and very much looks forwa rd to the opportunities and education that will come with this responsibil ity.

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