Wow, can you believe we have already made it to the month of August!
I hope you enjoyed the presentation by Dr. Robert Ginnett last week, even though our math was incorrect he certainly had us working as a team and provided some laughs on Friday.
This week we have a speaker change and will be joined by our own Rotarian George Reed, speaking on Toxic Leadership. Thank you, George, for stepping up on short notice and being prepared to share some knowledge with us in the wake of a requested reschedule. We will still hear from Kathryn Orford at another time this year.
Thank you to those members who were able to volunteer at the Backpack Bash with COSILOVEYou on Saturday! Our group joined over 100 different churches, non-profits, businesses, clubs, and schools to create a successful event where over 1500 backpacks were distributed. If you signed up to volunteer on Aug. 5th please be sure to take some pictures for us to share and have a wonderful time seeing the smiles on the children's faces you are helping to have a successful school year.
On August 11th hear from Chef Brother Luck as he talks about Mental Health Awareness. RSVP HERE!
Be sure to save the date and register for these upcoming events:
August Social: Donkey Derby Days, Aug 11 - 13th: For our Aug. social join us in Cripple Creek on Friday, Aug. 11th for the Street Dance kicking off at 7:00 pm. If you would like to carpool please sign up to be a driver or rider HERE!
Rotarian Chris Kosor has extended an invite for members to register to attend the First Tee: Tee's, Tacos, & Tequila Festival happening Aug 12th from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. Check out the flyer below.
Craig and Kyle Whitney Memorial Golf Tournament: Monday, Aug, 28th (8:00 am Shotgun Start, or join us for lunch at 12:30) *Please note, there will be no lunch meeting on Friday, Aug. 25th as we hope you will consider joining us for the event.
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 will be mailed out to each member next week and are $10/ticket. Each member is asked to sell or purchase 10 tickets to support the fundraiser.
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
Raffle Butterfly: Flight of the Jaguar
This years butterflies and dragonflies ready for clear coating provided by Status Symbol Auto Body
Kimberly Gold, Tina Dewey, Sam Chapman, and Jessica Mamula at the Backpack Bash
Come Celebrate Donkey Derby Days in Cripple Creek!
Our social will be Friday evening, August 11th in Cripple Creek to enjoy the festivities - including Wild Blue Country playing at the event. This will be a fun and unique social. Bring your family and maybe even consider staying overnight and enjoying the donkey races on Saturday! More information to come.
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.
