Today is one day of the year that we celebrate the men and women who have served in the armed forces. I did not serve but I was an Air Force wife for over 20 years and I produced an Air Force Reservist. I'm very proud of both of them~!
I want to thank each and every Rotarian Veteran in our club for their service. I thank you for being willing to write a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of up to and including your life. #HeroesAmongUs.
This week's Random Awesome Deed suggestion is to clean up a mess you didn't make. If you are part of a family unit, that's easy. If you live alone, think about picking up outside around your house...maybe pick up litter around your neighbor's house. With all of the wind from yesterday, there should be plenty to collect! And I hope you thank many today for their service!
This is the link to join our weekly meeting on zoom:
Administration Manager Rotary Club of Colorado Springs is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Weekly Rotary Meeting
Time: 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 852 1712 5280
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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.
The Exodus Road is on the front lines of the fight to end human trafficking. They are an organization of action, bringing about systemic, holistic change. They invest in three core programs: training, intervention, and aftercare. Join us on November 19 so that you can hear more about what they do.
Scott Sterling, Senior Director of Partnerships + Development
Stephanie Kunstle, Senior Strategic Development Manager.
Our club will be hosting another Rotary Rally on Tuesday afternoon (Nov 30) at 4:30 PM at Ivywild!
If you are planning to attend, be sure to extend the invitation to anyone you know who wants to meet weekly with other amazing people and do good things for our community! The event is FREE to attend but everyone pays their own tab! Ivywild has amazing appetizers and very creative cocktails! (So fancy!)
And also, attending a Rotary Rally event does count as a club member's makeup for missed meetings!
Hope to see you there!! See Holly Flores, Membership Director, or Kathleen Saltmarsh-Voss with any questions!
“We are looking for 4 to 5 people to be on the Diamond Awards committee. We spend about 10 hours actually working on the committee during the school year. We spend maybe five hours during our own free time reading applications and nominations from students about their favorite teacher from District 11 high schools. Reading the nominations occurs from the end of December through the beginning of February. Then we ask the committee to go with us to the high schools to notify the teachers they have won-which is another two hours of time if their schedule allows it. We then have two presentations at the Rotary Club where we invite the winning teachers and their principals to a rotary luncheon and we honor them by giving them a Diamond chipped Clock from Luisa Graff Jewelers, a longtime Rotarian, and a check from the Community Service Fund that they are able to use for themselves. All told that is another three hours for a total of 10 hours. I mention this because I know people work full-time, or even retired people have plans and things to do.
So all in all it’s 10 hours which stretches from the end of December until the first week in April. We are looking for 4 to 5 interested members who may have fond memories of teachers in their lives and how they may have changed and help them along the way. This committee was started 22 years ago by Jack Kinney- another longtime, beloved Rotary member- and if you are interested in the committee please reach out to Cass Daley, Jody Richie, or Vance Valades.
Join the Rotary club for an upcoming volunteer opportunity! Check out the list below and follow the respective links to sign-up.
Habitat for Humanity:
The Ridge at Sand Creek - This development will be home to 30 families when complete.
Date: Friday, November 19
Time: 8:30 AM - 12 PM (You can still make it to Rotary after a morning of volunteering)
Available Slots: 5
Location: The address of the trailer is not recognized yet by google so they recommend putting 812 Babcock Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80915 into your GPS. This address is across the street from the site entrance.
Friday, November 19 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm join the Coronado HS students in the auxiliary gym to sort and build the boxes of food that will be distributed on Saturday.
Saturday, November 20 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am Volunteers are needed to deliver the boxes of food to family cars when they arrive for pick-up.
Members are also encouraged to donate any non-perishable goods if they wish. These donations can be brought to the Friday meeting, dropped off at Coronado High School on Friday during sorting, or coordinated a time for drop-off/pick-up with Sam Chapman.
Wreaths Across America:
Sponsor a Wreath for a Veteran by Tuesday, November 30th. For every two wreaths sponsored, WWA will sponsor a 3rd!
Saturday, December 18th at 10:00 am - Volunteer for the Wreath Laying Ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery or a cemetery of your choice.
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!
A quick reminder that we will have our Committee meeting on Friday afternoon following the lunch (so 130ish). We will meet inside Sportivos at the Antlers. I can also have Zoom available if anyone can attend, but not in person.
We will discuss:
1. PEN grant (Judy & Martin)
2. Shelter Box (Jordan)
3. Nuevas Casas Grandes (Jordan)
4. New projects , if any
As always, I promise to be no more than an hour, and if less, yippee!
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.
