My very heartfelt thanks to Laurel and Holly (what a team, just like their almost namesakes many decades ago) for their outstanding presentation on "Women in Rotary - 30 Years". It was so much more than I expected them to do but that is the way they would do it, covering Rotary's journey to admitting women, to our own specific club's embracing women in our community. Video, personal reflections, equality for half our population, and a little disbelief on Holly's part of the way it was over three decades ago. It is hard to believe that it took so long for our organization to continue our leadership in service without the good work of women. I wish we would have done this without a supreme court case but sometime a little "nudge" (ha, ha) is needed. Thank you for the research, time, and energy you expended on this. I am sincerely thankful for your spirited presentation.
Have you all noticed the billboard for our member, Bill Rhea, on I-25 going north between the Fontanero and Fillmore exits, with his mug shot encouraging people to vote for him for Congress? Every time I pass it, I talk to him and say, "Good Luck". We hope for the best for you, Bill!
Thanks, Larry Liston, for the presentation to the club last week. Now you can rest a little and watch the fruits of your labor improve our state in the future. We need so much more to be done but it will have to wait until the next legislative session. Polly added to the discussion and conversation. For those of us who don't go to visit our statehouse when sessions are in process, it is somewhat baffling to see how bills get passed, amended, and compromised before being passed or rejected.
My mom died on Monday. I'm happy I was able to present her with a Paul Harris Fellowship while I was president and that she celebrated her 95th birthday on Saturday. She leaves quite a legacy for me to uphold.
The committee that selects the Rotary Scholars from two District 11 high schools met Tuesday and selected the two lucky and exceptional seniors. Jackie Valenzuela is from Mitchell and Megan Barney is from Palmer. The committee consisted of: Dan Fauth (chairman), Laura Nonte, Bill Rhea, and Cass Daley. Great work team! The two students and their families will be our guests at our May 25 meeting in the Mining Exchange.
I was very moved by your recognition of me last week. I appreciate your awards more than I can say and while I will long remember everyone in the room, I owe very special thanks to Ron, Cass, Vance and Claudine. Thank you so much!! Jack
Our Club has decided to establish an ongoing program for sharing Foundation Recognition Points (FRPs) to encourage contributions to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and to help members become Paul Harris Fellows or to obtain multiple Paul Harris levels. See attached documents.
This is the way the program will work:
Members who have FRPs will be asked to donate all or a specified part of their points.
The donated points will establish a pool available for transfer to other members who are contributing to TRF
Members contributing to TRF may choose to use points to help them become a PHF or advance to the next PHF level
The approach essentially functions as a clearinghouse to connect members with points to members who wish to use points in connection with contributions.
To donate or to request points, simply contact Foundation Chair Tom Nelson by phone (719-440-6611) or by email (tcnelson21@gmail.com).”
What does Rotary do? Where do we do it? and How do we do it? In 8 short words, Joseph Kovarik suggests the following: " What do we do? Improve people's lives, where do we do it Locally and globally, How do we do it? Through service."
Short and sweet, this was in the Rotarian Nov 2018.
