January Student of the Month, Masson Bruening, Thunder Ridge High School
After listening to Masson's accomplishments I'm personally excited and encouraged by his generation!
More CLUB NEWS
RI President's Dinner & Polio Fundraiser - Phil Calderbank
Members from RCHR and The Sunrise club attended the Presidents Dinner on Friday, Jan 25th. The event is attended by Rotary Clubs from across Colorado and is hosted by our District 5450. Once again, we were honored to be able to see and meet with Barry Rassin; Rotary International President, 2018-19. Barry gave an impassioned speech. His main topics were the Eradication of Polio. Still just a few cases showing up in Pakistan. So the fight is not yet won. Please give your support to this global cause. Every single dollar helps. A thousand donations of $10 are just as valuable as one donation of $10,000, and so please think to give something, no matter what. Barry also spoke about the need for change in Rotary. We cannot just continue as we have been doing. In the last year Rotary membership was deleted by almost 300,000 people. Taken from a membership of 1.2 million, the loss represents almost 25%. Barry feels that Rotary is getting old and needs to become more attractive to younger members. He asks every club to spend time and think what can be done to attract younger members; perhaps some of our own younger members can come up with some ideas; Mark, Mindy, Ari? Finally Barry urged us all to become more involved. Read your Rotary magazine, look at your ClubRunner and Wheel Spinner sites. Get involved; at District and International level, and not just local. Come up with a new idea for a project and be the agent of change within your club. Pictures include just some of our members from the night.
Yes, that's Mckenzie Perdue, our Rotartaction President, who shared lunch and Rotartaction with President Rassin.
World Affairs Challenge - Phil Calderbank
You may know that our club has been working with the World Affairs Challenge (WAC) here in Denver. https://www.worldaffairschallenge.org We have brought together a joint team from Costa Rica and Denver IB schools. The team in Costa Rica is working beautifully with the team in CO Springs on building a library in Puriscal, Costa Rica. The final for this year's WAC is on March 2nd and will be held here in Denver. There will be 7 students and 3 teachers coming to the WAC event in March from Costa Rica. The team from Harrison High School in CO Springs is sending students to Costa Rica later in the spring to finish the library project. We are now looking for some help. We need to know if you would consider being a judge? Please see the link to the sign-up page, or let me know. https://www.worldaffairschallenge.org/judge
Congratulations to Jim Kelley, Mindy Hendrick, and Paul Moots for winning IFCS Nibbles 'n Sips tickets!
Military Committee will host 6 Purple Hearts Feb 10-16 for this year's ski trip at Granby Ranch/Winter Park
Change in days for International Committee Meeting, now the 4th Thursday of the month from1:40-2:30 pm
Sunrise Club Breakfasts - Bill Medlicott
We have had to increase our charge for breakfasts to $10 per guest, effective immediately. There is still the free breakfast for new prospective members. The hospital catering increased their charge by 50%+. Still a good deal and great location.
Sunrise Club Spring Brew Fest looking for Sponsors, For additional information contact Paul Campbell, 720-939-4585 or paulcamp64@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
Ronald McDonald House Saturday morning breakfasts, alternating between Aurora and Denver locations. Auroralocation, March 2nd & future dates forthcoming. Denver location, 2019 dates forthcoming
The Clue Room, Jan 31st (DARK), 6-7 pm, 7286 S Yosemite St, Centennial. Dinner afterwards, 7:30pm, will be at the Viewhouse, 7101 S Clinton St, 80112
Rotary Learning Institute (RLI), Feb 2nd, 8am - 3pm, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W 6th Ave, Lakewood 80228
IFCS Nibbles 'n Bits, Feb 23rd, Marriott DTC, 5-8:30 pm. Volunteers also needed for the event
Colorado Gives A Damn About Veterans, Mar 12th, 5:30-9 pm, Falls Event Center, 8199 Southpark Court, Littleton 80120, supporting Warrior Bonfire, for sponsorship and registration contact Lisa Gregg, lgregg@cobrt.com or 303-394-6248, tickets $45
Friendship Dinners, April 6th and 13th
Joshua Station Spring Theater - Fences, Apr 19th, 5:30-9:30pm, Lonetree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, Lonetree 80124
Highlands Ranch Spring Brew Fest, Apr 27th, 1-5pm, Civic Green Park (www.HRSpringBrewfest.com)
District 5450 District Conference, Apr 27th, 9am - 9pm, Arvada Events Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada 80003, more information forthcoming
Rotary Convention, 1-5 June 2019, Hamburg, Germany
Please join the Highlands Ranch Rotary Sunrise Club for our regular meetings. The meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:15 to 8:30 am at the south campus of Children's Hospital at 1811 Plaza Dr. Highlands Ranch. We offer a delicious continental breakfast ($10.00 for members and guests). We also have wonderful speakers you will enjoy. This is a great opportunity for a make up meeting or for potential members that cannot attend noon meetings. If you plan to attend, please notify Marty Genereux at 303-798-9036 or Russell Hatten at 303-898-3987 a day in advance. We look forward to seeing you!
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