June is Rotary Fellowship month. Do you have a hobby or passion you would like to explore with friends from around the world? Do you want to build community around your profession or cultural identity globally? Rotary’s Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion or identity. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience. To explore all Rotary Fellowships, just visit the Rotary Fellowships page. Fellowships cover more than 90 topics, and it is easy to connect. Just visit a fellowship’s website to learn more about that group and connect with them directly.
We have a couple spots left on our park cleanup project this weekend on June 3rd. It is a fun, easy to do service project. If you haven't been able to participate in one of our projects through donations or participation, this is the last - and the 24th chance to help with a community service project for the Rotary year. See the community service section of the bulletin for more details.
Speaking of service, there was a great article in the District International Committee newsletter that came out a few days ago. If you missed it in your inbox, let me know and I'll forward it to you.
There is an update on the fight to End Polio later in the bulletin. I hope you'll take a moment to read it. Also, the Bill Gates Foundation is partnering with Rotary again this coming year on this important project.
We are still hoping our club can be a "Every Rotarian Every Year Club" with the Rotary Foundation. So please donate if you are one of the 20 or so who have not done so already. If you are unsure if you have donated this year, please check with John Buckley, our Foundation Director; Karen Mooty, our Club Administrator; or with me and we can let you know.
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.
This week our speaker will be Brigadier General Kristin Goodwin on founding Space Force and other stories. It should be fascinating! Next week our speaker will be Sam Adventure Baker who climbed Yosemite's El Capitan as an 8-year-old. He became the youngest person to climb El Capitan last October. Sam and his Dad, Joe, spent years preparing for the five-day wall climb. Joe has an interesting perspective on raising boys, and Sam, his now 9-year-old, is a fun and inspiring kid. Hearing their stories will be a unique experience for sure. Don't forget to RSVP - and bring a friend!
We also need a few more volunteers to help with this week's meeting. Please sign up if you can help. It's easy and fun!
Please take time to read the bulletin each week and check out our website that has more information about all our events, activities and upcoming speakers.
Sam Adventure Baker became the youngest person to climb El Capitan last October.Sam and his Dad Joe spent years preparing for the five day wall climb.Joe has an interesting perspective on raising boys, and Sam his now 9 year old is a fun and inspiring kid.Hearing their stories will be a unique experience for sure.
Guardians of Palmer Park for their "First Saturday Work Day" in June!
Jun 03, 2023 at 9:00 AM - Jun 03, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Palmer Park 3650 Maizeland Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80909
We will be walking the trails in an effort to help clean and maintain the trails @ Palmer Park, so please remember to bring good hiking shoes, and also plan for sunny weather with hats/ bandannas and sunscreen. I will have some disposable vinyl gloves available, but if you have garden or other more durable gloves please bring those as well. Volunteers will meet at the parking lot off of the Maizeland entrance to Palmer Park.
Click on Sign Up to view available slots and book yourself directly online.
Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
20,000,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
Two new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 1 week since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 5/12/23 in Afghanistan.
Registration for the District 5500 - Tucson, AZ based November 18, 2023 Ride to End Polio is now open. See details for the ride and for the early registration discount here https://polioride.org/
Colorado Rockies END POLIO NOW Game! The Colorado Rockies will be playing the S.F. Giants on Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2023 at Coors Field in Denver. The Rotary District 5450 Polio Committee has arranged for tickets to be available at the reduced price of $28 and $5 per ticket sold will be donated to the PolioPlus effort. Buy your tickets now at www.rockies.com/rotary.
Rotary's Win Against Polio will be a Win For Global Health!
2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 74
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 909
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. One Wild Polio case reported in 2023. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23. Two WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan Two new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Two Wild Polio cases reported in 2023. Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 5/12/23. No WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs received an invitation to join Colorado Springs Rising Professionals for a Summer Kick-off Event on June 8th from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at Trainwreck at 812 S Sierra Madre Street. CSRP is extending an invite to several organizations to join them. This is a great opportunity for our members to introduce the CSRP members to Rotary and all the work that we do. See Eric Birr’s (CSRP President) invite below.
Greetings,
In place of our Monthly Membership Mixer, CSRP is hosting a Summer Kick-off event on June 8th from 5:30 pm to 8 pm at Trainwreck at 812 S Sierra Madre St. We would like to extend an invite to all Rising/Young/Emerging/Elevating Professionals/Leaders/ETC. There are a ton of great organizations in this town with even better people that are apart of them. Our vision is to be the place they connect, build relationships, and find where they want to get involved. We would like to not only extend your membership list our membership rate, but allow you, or your representative, to represent your organization and its mission!
If you missed Janet Foerster’s presentation on May 5, meet the two young women from Tanzania who are studying for their degree in Social Work thanks to scholarship funding from the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs — Meryn Buchocho and Namara Rwegoshara — and our Tanzanian partner, Dr. Theresa Kaijage, the founder of the Department of Social Work at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) in Dar es Salaam!
PEN in Ghana used the funds our club provided to purchase recording equipment to deliver professional quality teacher training lessons. This capability makes it possible to expand their hands on approach beyond Ghana. Recently they hosted a representative of the Ministry of Education of Liberia and have conducted teacher development training in several other sub-Saharan African countries.
At EarthX in Dallas, over 150,000 attended the event that straddles Earth Day each year. The Rotary Pavilion featured Colorado-made water tech used in projects all over the world by H2OpenDoors and Global Water First. Speakers on the stage included Mark Maloney, Past RI President, Jon Kaufman and Jack Barker, President of Innovative Water Technologies in Rocky Ford and a recipient of a Paul Harris Fellowship.
The first stage of a new water enterprise in Kenya began last month with the drilling of an 800 foot deep borehole. Next are elevated tanks and a bottle sanitizing and filling building to produce an estimated 500 20L bottles per day. The entire facility will be solar-powered and expectations for sales to commence are mid June from this homestead an hour outside of Nairobi. The project is funded by a Program Related Investment for around $95,000 with all funds plus interest returning to the investors within 3 years for recycled investment all over again.
A new initiative for use of the PRI method of funding is being planned for American inner cities. Global Water First is starting discussions inn Las Vegas to create a glass bottle water enterprise in the 5th Ward to employ the marginalized of that community in the bottling and sale of purified water with expectations of annual gross revenue exceeding $3 million. Net profits
will go towards the building of Tiny Homes communities for the homeless. Occupancy will be on conditions of being drug-free, employed and good stewards of the property. The facility will be adjacent to Harrison House, the boarding house that black stars like Sammy Davis Jr and Naty King Cole had to stay in because they weren’t allowed to stay at the hotels they were performing in.
Warmly,
Jon Kaufman
P.S. If you are interested in participating in our International Committee, please email Jon Kaufman jk595@aol.com to be added to the notification list!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous contributions toward the purchase of a car and generator for PEN. Your support has made a significant impact and brought hope to those in need. Thank you for your kindness and compassion. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of many teachers and learners. It was an overwhelming joy among the staff of PEN, and we’d like to let you know through our donor appreciation video. Watch!
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
PEN (Practical Education Network) in Accra, Ghana (installation of online training facility) $5,000
Science Lab at Masai Mara High School in Kenya, Africa. $2,500 (with $2,500 from the Los Altos, California Rotary Club)
Social Work Scholarships at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Two individual scholarships) $3,000
School bus purchase for Rotary Volcanes School of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico $2,000 (Tri Lakes Rotary Club project; total goal from area clubs and District grant $16,000)
Ukrainian Letter Project (supplies, printing and shipping) $2,600
Ankara Turkey disaster response $3,000
Our Community Salutes (recognition of high school military enlistees) Vendor Booth $500
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