Aug. 3, 2017 Meeting Notes
President Kathy called the meeting to order at noon. Tara Moenning led an invocation that encouraged prayer for our scholarship recipients as they head to college. Dave Evans creatively chose "August Showers" for the day's song. Phil Moenning introduced our many guests, including: Kirk and Shelly Miller of Estes Park, Nick Nail of Broken Arrow, OK, Carrol Thomas of Midland, TX, Tish and Frank Haines of Houston, TX and Vivian Gordon, Ron's wife.
Ron Gordon, Kayce Anderson and Vivian Gordon
Paul Harris Presentation
Virgil Holtgrewe, the club's Paul Harris coordinator, recognized Randy Skeie for earning the Paul Harris Fellowship +2 giving level and Longley Parker for earning his first Paul Harris Fellowship pin and certificate. President Kathy presented the pins
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Announcements
- President Kathy shared a thank you note from the Ellinwood, KS Rotary Club for our club's help with their splash pool fundraising project.
- Pete Sumey updated the club on Mary Overly's health and her positive progress.
Happy Money
- Tom Maher was happy to see Carroll Thomas, who has been visiting our club since we met in The Stanley Hotel. He was happy that several other members also recalled meeting at The Stanley.
- Ron Gordon was happy to have hosted our speaker as his guest and hopes that she will one day become a Rotarian.
- Frank Haines was happy that no new cases of polio had been reported in the last week.
- Kayce Anderson, our speaker, thanked Ron and Vivian for their hospitality and a fantastic evening.
Strategic Planning Meeting
President Kathy thanked the club members who attended last week's Strategic Planning Club Assembly and welcomed all to read the summary of the meeting in The Spoke.
Upcoming Project
Kathy informed the club of an exciting community service project that Roger Thorp is planning for the fall - the cleaning and sealing of the Welcome to Estes Park stone sign on Highway 36. She is hoping for a great turnout by club volunteers.
Program
Ron Gordon introduced the program by Dr. Kayce Anderson, "Dismantling Barriers to Girls' Education in Rural Kenya." She described what her non-profit, For the Good Period, is doing to build the capacity of Kenyans in 58 rural villages through community, student and school empowerment, especially in the area of educational opportunity for girls. Anderson's goal is to build capacity in the community that will have a long term sustainable impact. Anderson signed a book, Kenya ABCs, for the children's library.
