A moment of silence for our beloved “Papa Ted” Beckett…He will be missed and we will take a moment to talk about how much we love him on Friday.
Our World Polio Day event is officially on the EndPolio website (https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day#findEvent). Look for Colorado Springs and you will see our event. We will be having a private socially distanced screening of Disney’s Coco. This movie is appropriate for several reason. It is family friendly and in line with Hispanic Heritage Month, Arts Month October and Halloween. We only have 20 seats available for purchase and we will have the entire auditorium at Cinemark Tinseltown in Colorado Springs. The event is October 25th at 2:30pm. You can purchase your tickets using the following link: https://checkout.square.site/buy/KDYREDETGXSZO6N6JWZAGX6Z. After you purchase your ticket, I’ll send you an email with your ticket to get into the movie. The proceeds from this event will be our donation to Polio Plus. If you wish to make a contribution to Polio Plus you can do it on the Rotary.org website. The best way is to log on at Rotary.org. Go to “Take Action” which is a drop down menu and click on “End Polio.” There’s a “Give now” button on that page. So long as you’re logged in, you’ll get points towards Paul Harris recognition, credit for the club, and the match from the Gates Foundation. If you need help with this, get in touch with Past President Caryn Adams.
This week we will hear from an amazing artist and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate Ashley Cornelius. You can see her as part of the Art of Social Justice panel I did with COPPeR (https://youtu.be/OQeJdE_XPME). Please invite your friends to join us for the meeting. They can go to the club website www.csrotary.org and click the Zoom Link at the top of the page to register.
You have also been sent the job posting for a new club Executive Assistant. Please look over that document and send us the resume’s of people who would be good candidates for this position. This is a part time job with no more than 20 hrs a week worth of work. We will discuss the pay with the candidates during the selection process. We appreciate your help in finding someone to fill this role as soon as possible. The email to send the resume is on the job posting. Thank you so much for your help with this and I’ll see you on Friday.
Ashley Cornelius is an LPCC ( Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate), and is the RISE Program Assistant at Denver Health. She has her Master's degree in International Disaster Psychology from DU. She has worked internationally in Liberia, as a psychology teacher at the University of Harper. Domestically she has worked on an adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit for the past 4 years and used poetry therapy and ACT as her therapeutic modalities.
She is a nationally recognized spoken word poet in Colorado. She won Gold, for the Colorado Springs Independent Best of Artist Category 2019 and was the Women of the World Poetry Slam Colorado Springs representative in 2018. She has been featured by the NAACP, TedX Colorado springs, Voyager Denver, NAMI, Pikes Peak Community College, the Colorado Springs Women's March, At the Ink Well, The Mercury Cafe and events in Denver and Colorado Springs.
Ashley is the Co-Director of Poetry 719 a black-run poetry group in Colorado Springs that amplified the voices of marginalized communities and people of color through art and creative self-expression. She has a background in poetry education and was the Program Director of an arts nonprofit in Denver focused on poetry workshops and curriculum. Ashley is committed to using poetry as a platform to speak up and out for marginalized groups and be a voice for those who have been silenced.
Mark you calendars for Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army – December 12th, 13th, 19th, & 20th
Sign up will be shared in November.
We will be taking pre-orders for cookies from Boonzaaijers for World Polio Day that can be picked up on Friday, Oct. 23rd. An electronic Pre-order form will be sent out shortly. A portion of the proceeds from each dozen cookies sold will be donated to PolioPlus this year and your order will bring awareness to the eradication of polio across the world.
We are a large, active Rotary Club and are seeking a part-time Executive Assistant to assist our volunteer officers and board members in coordinating the multitude of projects and activities that our club undertakes monthly. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administrative details of the club. This position reports directly to the Club President and will coordinate with other board members as needed. The successful candidate will support our mission to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. The candidate will also be committed to following our 4-way test: 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Is it beneficial to all concerned?
Responsibilities and Duties:
Providing administrative assistance, such as writing, and drafting emails, drafting memos, and preparing communications on behalf of the Board and the Club President.
Performing accounting and bookkeeping duties
Organizing meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders, meeting set-up, and organizing catering for our weekly meetings
Set up and operate the sound system for our weekly meetings
Using various software, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software and virtual meeting applications.
Skills and Qualifications:
Time management and ability to meet deadlines
2-3 years of administrative assistant experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask
Problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to treat confidential information with appropriate discretion
Exceptional attention to detail
Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
Hours and compensation:
Will work 20 hours per week. This position requires the successful candidate to work 10 am to 3 pm on Fridays and from 11:45 am to 2 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All other hours to be coordinated with the Club President.
If you have bulletin announcements, please email the EXACT WORDING of your announcement to KSaltmarshVoss@yahoo.com by Wednesday at 5 pm. I don't write your announcements but I do make them nice 'n' fancy!
As you're doing your shopping online, did you know that you can support our Rotary Club with every Amazon purchase? Here’s how:
Go to smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com). Amazon Smile is the same company, same account, same password, but the Amazon Smile program gives one half of one percent of every purchase to charity. No, it’s not a lot, but it’s also not nuthin’ (to be exact: about $150 for the Club so far). So again, go to smile.amazon.com
Sign into your Amazon account as you normally would
On the very top left of the page, next to the AmazonSmile logo, are three horizontal bars. Click there for the drop-down menu.
Scroll ALL the way down to “Your AmazonSmile”; it should be the last option right before “Sign Out”; Click on “Your AmazonSmile”
On the right side of the page, click on the “change charity” box under Your current charity (Note: If you are currently supporting another charity, that’s awesome! These instructions are for those who are not doing so. Also, if you have not previously selected a charity, your default option will be St. Judge Children’s Research Hospital.)
Type in Community Service Fund of the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs; click Select
That’s it. You’re all set. Just remember to go to Smile.Amazon.com when you shop from now on.
