The Magic Flute, Erica Miller and Hal Wilson

Erica Miller and Hal Wilson are part of the Grand Junction Symphony’s presentation of The Magic Flute.   A dazzling celebration of true love conquering all.  Mozart’s treasured fantasy, The Magic Flute, transports audiences into an unconventional fantasy world. To open our meeting, Erica and Hal will bring a couple of these songs from this masterpiece.

Emergency Van Arrives in Rural Uganda!  Beverly Lyne, Teso Safe Motherhood

Grand Junction Rotary recently invested in the Teso Safe Motherhood program which had suffered a devastating loss when their van. The van transported laboring mothers to the hospital for emergencies. With collaboration between Grand Junction and Soroti Rotary Clubs, a new van was purchased.

Beverly Lyne, RN, MSN began nursing in 1986, knowing that her heart’s work lay in the resource-challenged areas of the world. Taking her knowledge of community health nursing, HIV/AIDS management, and infectious diseases, she has worked in the most remote regions of Nicaragua, Haiti, and Uganda. She co-founded the Teso Safe Motherhood Project in 2005, which now serves vulnerable families in rural Uganda. She recently retired as Director of the Nursing Education Program at Colorado Northern Community College.

Miss Colorado USA 2018, Cloe Brown

Chloe Brown grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 2017, Chloe graduated from Arizona State University, as a member of Pi Beta Phi, with a bachelor-of-science in health policy. She is currently working as an orthopedic sales consultant for DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction as well as being Miss Colorado USA 2018.  Some of the most rewarding projects of Chloe's include working with dental charities such as Give Kids a Smile and Special Smiles through the Special Olympics. Chloe will be speaking today about her story, path and how she was able to get to where she wanted to be in her career and with her year-long fulfillment as Miss Colorado USA.