Chip is a member of the North Colorado Springs Rotary Club. In his "Notes from the Governor," he writes...
I began my travels around our great District on August 31st. My travels began in Salida and have since brought me to the Vail Valley, the San Luis Valley, Gunnison, Florence, Bayfield, Westcliffe, Limon and Pueblo. I can honestly say that all my club visits have been eye-opening, and extremely rewarding. The Rotary Clubs in our District are doing so much for their communities, and still they say they could be doing more. Of course, we can always do more, but I want us all to stop and look at just how much all of us have done for all our communities in Southern Colorado. It is utterly amazing, particularly when you look at what we continue to do to support the education of our youth. From Dictionaries for third graders, to scholarships for college and career technical schools, to improve literacy, to supporting RYLA, Interact and RYE.
Your work is so important to the wellbeing of our youth and the fabric of our communities. It is all that you do that makes me so proud and humbled to be your District Governor and number one cheerleader. My tour so far has proven to me that COVID has not stopped the Good Work being done by Rotarians but has opened new opportunities for all of us to explore. Please Keep Exploring and opening new opportunities for yourself and the communities you love so dearly .
I'm looking forward to my visit to the downtown Club, known by Rodney Gullatte as "The Best Club" in the region!
Dear Rotary District 5470 Club Presidents and Foundation Chairs,
November is Rotary Foundation Month and, if you have read the November District 5470 newsletter, you have already seen the information that I copied from it and pasted below. During this month, please make an extra effort to encourage each of your members to contribute something to The Rotary Foundation by year end. Supporting The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund is critical to serving our communities and our world, particularly during these difficult times.
Thank you for your support,
Lloyd Nordhausen
District Annual and Endowment Fund Chair
We have SET TWO GOALS!
1. Every Rotarian contributes something between now and the 31st of December to the Rotary Annual Fund
2. We Raise $300,000 in donations to help fund our club service to the world!!
It is our honor and privilege to announce the kick off of our ANNUAL DISTRICT 5470 FUND THE FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN! November is Rotary Foundation month and between now and the end of the year we will connect with each of the members in our district to help raise funds for The Rotary Foundation's Annual Fund!
This campaign is part of our Every Rotarian Every Year(EREY) fund drive and CRITICAL to the SERVICE we provide in OUR COMMUNITIES and around the world! The District has set a goal to raise $300,000 in contributions so that 36 months from now, our District will have $150,000 to fund District & Global grants to our clubs! There is no way to express how IMPORTANT YOUR CONTRIBUTION is to our District's ability to provide funds to your service projects at the club level!
Lets break this goal down. We are asking each member of our District to contribute something. There is no amount too small that helps our efforts to fund global and district grants. Remember, half of every dollar you contribute comes back the district to fund our district & global grants. We are recognized and rewarded if we can get Every Rotarian (Every Year) to contribute SOMETHING!
No matter what you contribute it HELPS and WE THANK YOU!
Now, here is what would be ideal! We would love for each member to consider donating a total of at least $150 over the next TWO MONTHS (TEN WEEKS)! That's right...we would be INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL if each member would consider finding $150 dollars over the last TEN WEEKS REMAINING in the YEAR ($15 / Week) to Donate to the Rotary Foundations' Annual Fund. You can break that down into 10 $15 contributions; you can do TWO $75 contributions or you can donate one time $150! If all roughly 2000 members of our District contributes $150 or more, WE WILL REACH OUR GOAL!
We know this year has been tough on so many Rotary families. We know times have been crazy! We know and understand if you can't help at this time! We TOTALLY UNDERSTAND! BUT, IF YOU CAN, WE WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP with the goal of $150 over the next TWO MONTHS from EVERY ROTARIAN in the District! This is $15 a week for the next 10 weeks!
CAN YOU HELP US REACH OUR GOAL?
CAN YOU HELP US RAISE $300,000 for the ROTARY FOUNDATION ANNUL FUND to support our service?
If we raise $300,000 for the Rotary Foundations' Annul Fund, our District will receive $150,000 to fund
We have been able to extend the dates for our NFL Sweepstakes fundraiser! The net proceeds benefit our Rotary Service Fund which funds community grants for many local organizations in our city. Also, your sweepstakes ticket purchases enter you into a pool to win weekly cash prizes! The sweepstakes will close Sunday night so don't delay in purchasing your NFL Sweepstakes tickets!
Club members, if you know someone who might love this position, please pass it on!
Non-Profit Executive Assistant
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.
All resumes should be sent to: Administration.Manager@coloradospringsrotary.org
Are you interested in participating with Rotary on the international level? Join the International Committee the 2nd Friday of every month (via Zoom currently) from 1:45-2:45pm immediately following the main meeting. Some of the current projects we are working with involve the Colorado Haiti Project, Ashesi Foundation, and Trampled Rose. These projects are providing education, water, hygiene, and other valuable skills and resources. Questions? Contact our co-chairs, Jordan Davis or Judy Casey. We look forward to serving with you!
Are you missing seeing your other Rotarians in person? Feel free to join Jordan Davis and Kay Rendleman with some of your other fellow Rotarians on Fridays over at Sportivos inside the Antlers hotel. Arrive starting at 11:30 for socially distanced socializing and bring your laptops and headphones to participate in the meeting on Zoom at 12:15! Questions? Contact Jordan or Kay."
I was born on March AFB in California to amazing military parents, JD and Dee Cain. I lived all over - favorite place was The Philippine Islands.
My bucket list includes getting scuba certified and becoming an underwater treasure hunter
I have been a member since 2018 and my sponsor was Caryn Adams ❤
My favorite rotary projects are Flight and Habitat for Humanity although I've LOVED all aspects of Rotary - mostly the people I've forged friendships with.
If you have makeups you would like to turn in to be counted for your attendance, please email me with the date and purpose of the meetings! KSaltmarshVoss@yahoo.com
This week I was super curious to know more about Rotary so I went to the very origin, i.e. Paul Harris. I found some great historical information about Paul Harris and his wife. I've included the link here so you can also read about it! https://bit.ly/3pilJnC
**In a test to find out if anyone actually reads all the way down here on the newsletter, if you read this, please email me at ksaltmarshvoss@yahoo.com with just an email subject of "READ IT." Thank you!**
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.
