Happy day 280 of 2021! This calendar year is flying by.
I will be discussing this tomorrow at the meeting but who among you would be interested in learning how to be the club's zoom host one or two weeks per month?
Our Immediate Past President Gullatte needs to be able to engage with the club but he's been so far stuck at the side table hosting our zoom guests every week. No real skills are required except a willingness to learn. Please see me or IPP Gullatte for more questions or to sign up to be in that rotation!
I heard something this past week that so deeply affected me and I thought I should share. How many of us go to the mirror to see how we "look"? What if we instead looked in the mirror and said to ourselves, "how do I FEEL?" Do you FEEL good? Or smart? Or funny? Or loved? Or empowered? Or energized? Or strong? Or courageous? Or happy? Or hopeful? Or kind? Or safe? Or empathy? Or protective? Or oh-so-many other feeling words??
I encourage you to name your feelings when you look in the mirror. Maybe it's your rearview mirror in the car. Name yourself! "I'm happy and smart and loved and grateful." If you start your day with "I'm tired," you can be assured that you will be tired. So why not instead start your day with "I feel outstanding and joyful and grateful and empowered to be my best self." I encourage you to try it. Experiment. There is nothing to lose but so much to gain if it works!
Today's Random Awesome Deed suggestion is to give compliments. Last week we gave thanks for all of the thankworthy things in life. This week tell people what you like about them. Even better, tell someone what about them inspires you! You could completely change their day. (AND it's no accident if your day improves as well!)
Now let's go forth, be great stewards of Rotary and Catalysts of Caring in our Community!
Please be well, be safe, and be kind. There are a lot of people needing just that.
In the interest of remaining transparent to all club members, the nominating committee has been selected and will proceed according to the following bylaws.
ARTICLE VII - NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 7.1. Nominating Committee. Approximately 2 months before the annual meeting, the Club President shall appoint a Nominating Committee whose purpose shall be to place before the Club membership a slate of candidates to serve as Officers and Directors of the Board of Directors in the ensuing fiscal year. The Nominating Committee shall consist of five Members, as follows: one Past President of the Club; the current President-Elect of the Club; and three Members-at-Large, one of whom shall have been a Member of the Club less than 5 years, one of whom shall have been a Member of the Club 6 or more years but not more than 15 years, and one of whom shall have been a Member of the Club for more than 15 years. The Past-President will serve as the Chair of the Nominating Committee.
Section 7.2. Presenting the Slate. At least 2 weeks before the Club's annual meeting, the Nominating Committee shall present to the membership the names of the four Officers and the appropriate number of Directors needed to fill vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors.
Section 12.2. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the Club shall be held each year at the regular weekly meeting, on the second Friday in December.
The Annual Meeting will be on Friday, December 10th.
Here are the five members that have been approved:
Past-President -- Caryn Adams
Current President-Elect -- Kay Rendleman
At Large Member (Member less than five years) -- Cody Burket
At Large Member (Member more than 6 and less than 15 years) -- Carol Bach
At Large Member (Member more than 15 years) -- Craig Engelage
As the nominating committee is beginning the process of selecting candidates for next year's board of directors, you are welcome to contact any of the members listed on the committee above to voice your passion and/or interest in serving on this new board for 2022-2023. We are especially interested in Rotarians who might be interested in the President-Elect position for next year.
If you are interested in participating in our International Committee, please email Jordan Davis at Jordan@sociallyexceptional.biz to be added to the notification list!
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.
