Peace Corps and Rotary have a partnership agreement that started in 2015 as an initiative to continue to connect our networks and foster collaboration among Rotarians, Peace Corps Volunteers, and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Learn about the ways that Rotary has partnered with Peace Corps on projects abroad and how our Club can support international initiatives that make a difference. Plus, it’s never too late to volunteer! This presentation will briefly cover Peace Corps’ programs, requirements, and benefits and how we can make an impact as a volunteer at any age.
Paul Harris wrote: "Each Rotarian is a connecting link between the idealism of Rotary and their trade or profession". Vocational Service may be the least understood of the Rotary Avenues of Service, and yet it is the very foundation of Rotary itself. The introductory statement and three of the four objectives of Rotary relate to Vocational Service, underlining its importance to the philosophy and culture of Rotary.
Those objectives are:
To encourage and foster high ethical standards in business and professions, to recognise the worthiness of all useful occupations, to dignify the Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
To apply the ideal of service in personal, business and community life.
To advance international understanding and goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of businessmen and professional men and women united in the ideal of service.
The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement of Rotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians. The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourage and foster”:
• High ethical standards in business and professions
• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action? Consider these suggestions:
• Talk about your vocation in your club, and take time to learn about fellow members’ vocations.
• Use your professional skills to serve a community.
• Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others to behave ethically through your own words and actions.
• Help a young person achieve his or her career aspirations.
• Guide and encourage others in their professional development. If you do any of these things, you are performing vocational service. And if vocational service motivates and energizes you, then you’re in the right place, because vocational service is the very essence of Rotary. It is what sets Rotary apart from other service organization.
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."
1. Where were you born and where did you grow up? Born and raised in Denver, CO, attended West Denver HS. B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College, night school MBA in Finance from U of Denver.
2. Have you lived outside the US? If so, where and for how long? No
3. Coffee or tea? Tea, iced.
4. Do you currently or have you ever played a musical instrument? Yes – the piano. Took lessons from age 6 to age 14 when sports and girls interfered. Still play for personal enjoyment – classical, and songs from Burt Bacharach, Andy Williams and Sammy Davis Jr. I particularly love Sammy Davis’ “On a Wonderful Day Like Today”, and George M. Cohan’s “Over There”.
5. Favorite sport to watch? Favorite sport to play? Favorite sports teams? Watch: College football and pro golf. Favorite sport to play – golf. Play twice a week when the weather permits.
6. Do you speak any languages besides English? No – took French in college, and our daughter-in-law is French-Swiss who is fluent, but still won’t represent myself as proficient.
7. What is one item from your Bucket List? Take the new tram to the top of Pikes Peak – coming soon!
8. Do you have pets? Please describe! Include a picture if you'd like! Most recent – brother and sister Bichon Frise’s – wonderful pets and friends. They both have passed, and at this stage of our lives, it doesn’t work for us.
9. If you had to give up one of your five senses for the rest of your life, which one would it be: sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell and why? Oh my gosh – I can’t even think about that.
10. What was your first job? Mowing lawns and paper boy for The Denver Post. Had two careers in my working life – the first was CEO of American Federal Savings & Loan Association until that industry crashed in 1969; second was financial advisor for MetLife Financial, a wonderfully satisfying job. Retired 7 years ago.
11. How long have you been in Rotary? Have you ever been a Rotarian in another club? If so, where? Joined Pueblo Rotary Club #43 on May 1, 1970, so I’ve been a member for 50 years (coming up on 51). We moved to COS in 1985, and that’s when I joined our club.
12. What is your favorite community service activity that our club has participated in? The $100,000 Hole-in-One golf tournament was a lot of fun, and I love our Flight of the Butterflies.
13. What program have we had at our weekly meetings that you’ve found the most interesting? The Remount Foundation program at the U.S. Air Force Academy for wounded warriors , and some of the military history talks. We’ve had so many great programs, it’s hard to pick out the best.
14. Who was your rotary sponsor? My good friend, Harlan Ochs.
15. What board positions have you held in our club or in prior clubs? Served as president of Pueblo Rotary Club #43 and president of our own Rotary Club of COS. Also served two years as chair of our Rotary Community Service Fund.
16. We do a lot of good things in our club. In your opinion, where is an area that we could do better and how? At my age, I’m kind of on “cruise control”. I appreciate all the young talent and energy we have in the club.
17. What is something else that would be interesting or entertaining for our club members to know about you? I met and married the love of my live, Sherry, in 1961. On October 12th of this year, we will have been married 60 years! (we married young – Sherry was 9 and I was 10 . The first 10 months of our married life, I was on active duty at Ft. Carson, CO while Sherry worked as a legal secretary in the trust depart of First National Bank of COS.
The Community Service Committee will be meeting on today, January 21st at 12pm. Join us on Zoom to talk about current and future projects. Join Zoom Meeting
For the month of January we are partnering with The Place to provide Apartment Kits for young adults moving into their first apartment. Register to let us know if you will be providing an apartment kit or make a donation to our Service Fund for The Place at the event page. https://portal.clubrunner.ca/3250/Event/the-place-apartment-kits
Apartment Kits should be dropped off no later than January 31, 2021. Be sure to let The Place know that you are donating the box on behalf of the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs. Please take pictures of any box you create to share with us.
Carol Bach is organizing card writing for the coffee gift card of appreciation we are providing to the staff at Queen Palmer elementary in February. If you expressed interest in writing a few cards Carol will be in touch to drop off the cards and will coordinate delivery to Queen Palmer.
We will discuss International projects for 2021 via email this month. Please contact Jordan Davis if you are interested in participating in International rotary projects this year.
"Find the best in everybody. You might have to wait a long time, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting, it will come out. And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity." Randy Pausch
I've been following a New Year Minimalism 30-day Challenge. On day six, I was asked to list my friends' best qualities. It was quite easy actually. I'm very lucky because my friends are kind, sensitive, strong, insightful, interesting, thoughtful, active, community-minded, soft-hearted, loving, honest, nonjudgmental, smart, adventurous, protective, trustworthy, good listeners, loads of fun, oh-so-helpful, respectful, fearlessly huggable, genuine, encouraging, forgiving, dependable, understanding, optimistic and a whole bunch of other truly positive qualities. I'd never consider making a list of the worst qualities because I don't see those. When I am with my friends, I'm surrounded by goodness. I am the most whole that I ever am when I have the energy and spirit of these men and women I call friends. If I become self-deprecating, my friends turn those statements around. I know how it works because I do the same for them. It's what you do when you love someone.
Why, then, is it so hard to see the best in people that aren't so loving, dependable, understanding and respectful sometimes? I know it's a mindset. Everything about my existence comes from gratitude. When I spend time in thankfulness, everything around me seems more positive. And consciously or not, I look for the best in everything.
But life isn't always easy like that. I usually say it's not black and white. But "as Rotarians, in everything we think, say and do, we ask ourselves....is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?" That litmus test makes decisions so much easier. Sometimes, though, I miss that step about "what we think." After all, those are MY thoughts, right? Nope. Those thoughts are putting out energy into the world whether I say it out loud or not and it's not good energy if I'm (even privately) judging someone. Many years ago when I heard "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, I listened to those words. "Find the best in everybody." SERIOUSLY?! But that person is a jerk. That person doesn't care about anyone but themselves!
As soon as I started thinking those things, I stopped looking for the best in them for sure. But if I look for the best in them, my attitude changes, my energy changes and maybe, just maybe, that attitude and energy can change the situation. I wholeheartedly believe that it will. That person might just go away and I don't have to deal with them at all anymore. Or that person might start feeling a lot better to me because I'm seeing their best. Regardless of what happens, it is my choice. So today, I'm choosing to see the best in people. I'll wait to see their good side. And as I'm so busy watching for the best in everyone, hopefully those times that I'm a jerk, someone will take the time to look for the best in me.
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
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.
. The first 10 months of our married life, I was on active duty at Ft. Carson, CO while Sherry worked as a legal secretary in the trust depart of First National Bank of COS.
