Thanks to everyone who joined our meeting yesterday! We had 72 people on our Zoom meeting including 58 Steamboat Rotarians, 1 visiting Rotarian, 3 guests and 10 grant recipient presenters.
Elissa Greene provided for Thought for the Day:
"Observe and learn instead of react and respond. Everything doesn’t need your reaction. Conserve your energy for what matters most." - Elissa Greene
“Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.” ― Jodi Picoult
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”—Anne Lamott
Brett Allison raised $340 through Good News.
Tara Weaver led today's program with presentations from December 2019 Community Grant Recipients.
1. Soroco High School - Steve Fuller, Soroco Principal
2. Steamboat Skating Club - Annie Richman, Parent Volunteer
3. Friends of the Chief Foundation - Scott Parker, Executive Director
4. Northwest Colorado Center For Independence - Ian Engle, Executive Director and Rachelle Summers
5. Routt County Council On Aging - Meg Tully, Grants Specialist
6. Opera Steamboat - Andres Cladera, General and Artistic Director
7. Grand Futures Prevention Coalition - Amber DeLay, Executive Director
8. Integrated Community - Maria Paula Gonzalez, Interpretation/Translation Program Coordinator
9. Routt County United Way - Kate Nowak, Executive Director
10. Casey's Pond - Marci Valicenti
2. Steamboat Skating Club - Annie Richman, Parent Volunteer
3. Friends of the Chief Foundation - Scott Parker, Executive Director
4. Northwest Colorado Center For Independence - Ian Engle, Executive Director and Rachelle Summers
5. Routt County Council On Aging - Meg Tully, Grants Specialist
6. Opera Steamboat - Andres Cladera, General and Artistic Director
7. Grand Futures Prevention Coalition - Amber DeLay, Executive Director
8. Integrated Community - Maria Paula Gonzalez, Interpretation/Translation Program Coordinator
9. Routt County United Way - Kate Nowak, Executive Director
10. Casey's Pond - Marci Valicenti
The slides to accompany each recipient's presentation are attached.
Announcements and Upcoming:
If you ordered an Ohana shirt through Tara Weaver, please arrange with her to pick those up. They are the Central Park Management office at 800 Weiss Drive.
Holly Rogers did a second reading for new member Ed Allbright.
Randy Rudasics did the second reading for the proposed 2021-2022 slate. The vote will take place on December 1 and consists of Kit Paulin, Andy Booker, Hazel Hoff, and Marje Tracy, Secretary Tiffany Leeson, and President Elect Karen Schneider. Thank you all for stepping up to take a leadership role!
Paula Cooper Black announced that Lift Up is looking for food donations for Thanksgiving. Attached is the flyer with more information.
Cam Boyd has Rotary dictionaries for all third graders in Routt County. If you would like to help hand those out, please reach out to Cam at camboyd@cmn.net.
Next week's program will be Past District Governor Chuck Rutenberg presenting on the Rotary International Foundation.
Gillian