The Club will not be meeting this week but we are encouraging committee's to meet and continue to work. Our club can still make a difference in these times and the committee level is where it happens. So keep at it Rotarians, your'e doing great things!
President Doug Mann called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. and welcomed all from Nicky’s, where he has been happily reunited with the club’s bell and flag. A total of 22 club members participated by Zoom. Doug thanked Rick Taylor and Scott Thompson for facilitating the streaming process.
Announcements
Doug shared the sad news of the death of Jill Harroff, daughter of Jay and Jane Harroff.
He welcomed Rita DuChateau back; she thanked all those who helped with her club work in her absence.
Doug extended birthday wishes to Brad Rosenbaum, Dmitri Galcovski, Gladys Van Drie, Scott and Karen Thompson and anniversary congratulations to Jeff Liddle and Nannette Chisholm, Pete and Lois Sumey, Dave Evans and Karen McClure, Dana and Bill Fritz, Kathy and Alan Groesbeck and Tom and Kathleen Anderson.
There will no formal meeting next week, as the fourth Thursday of the month is typically devoted to committee meetings. He encouraged committee chairpersons to conduct meetings, either by email or by Zoom. Contact Scott Thompson for Zoom help.
Our next club meeting will be Thursday, June 4.
Our last club meeting of the Rotary year will be Thursday, June 11. At this meeting, Doug will hand the president’s gavel to Bill Solms, whose term officially begins July 1. The annual awards, usually presented at Presidents’ Night, will be announced at the June 11 meeting. Presidents’ Night will be scheduled when a celebration can be inclusive, safe and fun.
The Club Board will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, June 2.
There will be no club meetings on June 18 and June 25 and July 2. The first meeting of our new Rotary year will be Thursday, July 9
If you missed todays meeting but want to watch it, check your email for a Dropbox link from Scott Thompson. You can access the recorded meeting and watch when its convenient.
Invocation, etc.
Karen Thompson gave an invocation about gratitude, remembrances and service. Doug led the club in the Pledge, and Scott Thompson told a joke about a dead cat.
Special Meeting
Pete Sumey convened a special meeting of the club for the purpose of reading the remaining slate of 2020-21 officers for the third time, asking for other nominations and then voting. Members present at Nicky’s and via Zoom unanimously elected Dr. James Whiteneck as President-Elect and Jim Scritchfield as Sergeant-at-Arms. Doug congratulated the two Jims and thanked them for stepping up to leadership positions.
Program
Gregg Jurgens introduced our speaker, Kathryn Yuma, director of development communication for the Loveland-based nonprofit, Hearts and Horses. Yuma described programs offered by Hearts and Horses that provide equine-assisted activities and therapies for young and old clients who are developmentally disabled, cognitively impaired, at-risk for a variety of reasons, or experiencing PTSD. The program is supported by 250 volunteers. Yuma’s Zoom presentation concluded with Zoom applause. Following her informative program, Yuma was presented with a virtual Piece of the Rock and a promise that the real rock would be mailed to her.
Other Announcements
Karen Thompson updated the club on recent developments with the Duck Race. Instead of soliciting prize donations from local merchants, the committee voted to allocate funds from the race budget to purchase gift cards from merchants and award the cards as prizes. Karen said we all should be proud of the Duck Race Committee. Additionally, she encouraged everyone to thank Scott Webermeier for selling nearly 100 Friendship Cards at the Country Market.
Anne Slack announced that the club’s annual scholarships will be awarded on June 4. More information will appear in an upcoming Spoke.
Happy Money
Virgil Holtgrewe congratulated the Thompsons on their birthdays and thanked their daughter Kellie for her work with the Denver homeless community.
Madison was happy that he and Marty celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on May 20.
Doug reminded everyone that Happy Money is payable as an I.O.U. to the Foundation.
Adjournment
Doug invited Karen Thompson to lead the club in the recitation of the Four Way Test. The meeting adjourned at 12:54 p.m.
Rita DuChateau, scribe and Jon Thompson, photographer
In Memoriam: Jill Irene Harroff
Jill Irene Harroff, Ft. Collins, passed away at Poudre Valley Hospital on May 18. Jill was the daughter of Jay and Jane Harroff, sister of Joel Harroff (deceased), and mother of two children Daffney Harroff (Estes Park, CO) and Jay Clark (De Ridder, LA). Jill was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on February 2, 1965. Jill's family was in the Air Force during her youth. She enjoyed her horse in North Dakota, cheer leading in Hawaii (Aloha Stadium), and her many friends in Omaha, NE.
Jill was taken to the Poudre Valley Hospital, Ft. Collins in late April 2020 with serious stomach problems. They operated and removed the large intestine. She subsequently had stomach bleeding, a lack of oxygen, a blood clot, and pneumonia. She had additional surgery to stop the bleeding, but the many complications were too extensive for her survival. Upon Jill's admission to the hospital, the Doctors emphasized that her condition was extremely serious. She was in ICU for 10 days.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Jill Irene Harroff
Club Board to meet June 2
Our next meeting of the Club's Board of Directors will take place on Tuesday, June 2 at President Doug Mann's conference room on Virginia Drive. Directors and officers may choose to participate in person or by Zoom.
Please let Karol Rinehart know if you would like to attend the meeting in person. (kj.rinehart@centurylink.net). Doug has asked Karol to ensure that the number of people in attendance does not exceed the room's capacity.
Send agenda items to Rita DuChateau (raduchateau@gmail.com).
The Zoom meeting will be facilitated by Bill Solms. He will send a link for login prior to the meeting. Zoom questions? Contact Bill Solms. (wosolms@gmail.com)
This is the final meeting of the 2019-20 Rotary Board.
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