Thank you for all the very kind and heartfelt words expressed to me last week after knowing that my mother had died. I really appreciate the club since we all support each other in so many ways. This support has deep, deep meaning to me.
Don't forget that we meet at the Mining Exchange this week!
Thanks to Kris Medina for highlighting her trip to Uganda. I'm sorry I had to abridge her presentation and I hope we hear the "rest of the story" sometime. The work that Habitat for Humanity does for the world (and the work of Rotary as well) is simply extraordinary regarding living conditions, clean water, preventing disease, education, and living in dignity. We all are better when everyone can lead a full life without worrying about day-to-day living.
Okay, so if you want to roast me and enjoy a celebratory end-of-my-presidency evening social, come to Phantom Canyon on Thursday, June 7 at 6:00 pm for a roaring good time (I hope) - and bring $50 per person. By the way, I didn't plan this. Kevin Stevenson thought this would be fun since Kevin's old club in Ventura, California, did something similar. I'm going along with the idea and it will be interesting to see what I have done that will prompt our members to take a stab at ending my year on a comedic note. Let Annie Valades know if you will be attending. Maybe you should bring kazoos.
Past RI Zone Director, Grant Wilkins, from the Denver Club, has passed away. Grant was an amazing Rotarian, a Polio survivor. He was just in the April Rotarian magazine. Google him and you will be amazed by his Rotary accomplishments. Tony Cerato passed this information along to me. Grant's services are scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th, at 2:00 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126.
The committee that selects the Rotary Scholars from two District 11 high schools met Tuesday and selected the two lucky and exceptional seniors. Jackie Valenzuela is from Mitchell and Megan Barney is from Palmer. The committee consisted of: Dan Fauth (chairman), Laura Nonte, Bill Rhea, and Cass Daley. Great work team! The two students and their families will be our guests at our May 25 meeting in the Mining Exchange.
I was very moved by your recognition of me last week. I appreciate your awards more than I can say and while I will long remember everyone in the room, I owe very special thanks to Ron, Cass, Vance and Claudine. Thank you so much!! Jack
Our Club has decided to establish an ongoing program for sharing Foundation Recognition Points (FRPs) to encourage contributions to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and to help members become Paul Harris Fellows or to obtain multiple Paul Harris levels. See attached documents.
This is the way the program will work:
Members who have FRPs will be asked to donate all or a specified part of their points.
The donated points will establish a pool available for transfer to other members who are contributing to TRF
Members contributing to TRF may choose to use points to help them become a PHF or advance to the next PHF level
The approach essentially functions as a clearinghouse to connect members with points to members who wish to use points in connection with contributions.
To donate or to request points, simply contact Foundation Chair Tom Nelson by phone (719-440-6611) or by email (tcnelson21@gmail.com).”
What does Rotary do? Where do we do it? and How do we do it? In 8 short words, Joseph Kovarik suggests the following: " What do we do? Improve people's lives, where do we do it Locally and globally, How do we do it? Through service."
Short and sweet, this was in the Rotarian Nov 2018.
