This week we will be welcoming our District Governor, Greg Sund, as our program speaker. I hope you will be able to join us to learn about his goals for District 5470 this year and how our club can support them.
During last weeks meeting, Mailie Foster shared a letter from the Maui District 5000 explainng an opportunity to support our fellow Rotarians that have been affected by the recent fires. See below to read that later and access the paypal link for direct donations to District 5000 Foundation.
Thank you to the club members that have already reached out and expressed interest in being a short-term host family for our District Exchange students that will be visiting in October for the District Conference. Be sure to already SAVE THE DATE for October 13-15 to attend the District Conference which will be hosted at the Antlers Hotel.
We have a few volunteer and donation opportunities for members throughout the month of August. If you are not playing in the Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 28th, but are available to help make the event run smoothly sign up to volunteer HERE!
Please note there is no meeting on Friday, August 25th, but there will be a lunch at the Colorado Springs Country Club following the Golf Tournament on Monday, August 28th at 12:30 PM. RSVP HERE by Monday, Aug. 20th so we can provide numbers to the club.
This months service project is supporing One Nation Walking Together (ONWT). All month long the club will be collecting school supplies each Friday to donate to ONWT school supply drive! You can learn more about ONWT and choose to make a direct donation at their website.
Be sure to save the date and register for these upcoming events:
Flight Reveal: Friday, Sept. 1st, 5:00 - 7:00 PM - View the garden-sized butterflies and dragonflies on the Northwest lawn of the Pioneers Museum while the petite-sized butterflies will be on display inside COPPeR *Please note there is also no lunch meeting Sept. 1st since we have the Golf Tournament Monday and Reveal Friday night.
Flight Season of Wings Gala and Auction: Saturday, Sept. 23rd at the Hilton DoubleTree. Doors open at 4:00 PM - Purchase your tickets or sign up to be a sponsor HERE. Raffle tickets have been mailed out to each member and are $10/ticket. Please ensure your ticket stubs are returned for the Raffle Drawing before September 23rd. Extra Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at each meeting.
Please take some time to read the bulletin each week and check out our website which has more information about all our events, activities, and upcoming speakers.
Yours in service,
Sam
Thank you Ron Rubin for orgnazing a fun-filled August Social in Cripple Creek for Donkey Derby Days!
Don't forget to bring in your One Nation Walking Together School Supply Donations!
Raffle ticket sales are in full swing. Be sure to return your ticket stubs before the Sept. 23rd Raffle Drawing!
Greg Sund was born in Elgin, Illinois and raised in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. He initially studied wildlife management 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 the opportunity to learn gold and silversmithing. During his time in Stevens Point, he met a friend who owned a placer gold claim in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. He vacationed in the Black Hills a few times after that and learned how to pan for gold before moving to Deadwood, South Dakota in 1979. He later bought into the placer gold claim.
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 worked for the Homestake Gold Mine which at the time was the largest underground gold mine in the western hemisphere. Greg and Elizabeth also owned and operated a bookstore in Deadwood and Greg did sign painting and jewelry work.
Greg’s first introduction to local government came in 1983 when he was elected as a city council member and later as a city commissioner for Deadwood. As he became more interested in city government, he returned to college and earned a Master 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 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. Greg accepted the new position of city administrator for Dickinson, North Dakota in early 1996.
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 District Conferences in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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, Kansas in 2010 when Greg was hired as the Ellis County Administrator. After moving to Hays, Greg immediately 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 Rotary Club. While in Hays, Greg took a course in Denver to become a facilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute and attended two Zone meetings. He also served District 5670 as District Trainer and Membership Chair.
Greg and Elizabeth moved to Trinidad, Colorado in June 2017 when Greg was hired as City Manager. Greg had the opportunity to serve as the President of the Trinidad Club during its 100th Anniversary year. After serving as the President of the Trinidad Club, Greg became involved in District 5470 activities by serving an Assistant Governor position and as a member 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 collaboration of Rotary and Toastmasters because he has been a Toastmaster since January 1987 and has earned to level of Distinguished Toastmaster.
Greg 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.
Looking for a way to help our Rotarian Brothers and Sisters affected by the Muai fires, read below for how to support District 5000. Use the QR code or click here to donate
Now in its fourth year, the Craig and Kyle Whitney Memorial Golf Tournament was established to provide community service. To-date, this very fun event has been sponsored by a wide range of local businesses and individuals and has raised more than $50,000 to benefit our community through the programs of the Salvation Army and the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs. Beginning last year and now going forward, the Whitney Tournament also provides “scholarships” for First Tee youth.
“Being able to participate in the Whitney Memorial Golf Tournament gave our participants an experience that they will never forget because it gave them a chance to grow and provided them a safe place to fail. They were pushed outside of their comfort zones and were able to rely on all the active learning experiences that we have been teaching them through our life skills and leadership curriculum.”
Emily Ortmeier, LPGA, Director of Golf and Education First Tee – Southern Colorado
If you are interested in promoting your business, we are offering banner advertising on our website for $250 for the Rotary year. This is a great way to help underwrite the costs of our club website and promote your business at the same time! See Mike McGrath or Misty Stuart for more details.
