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Welcome to our Club!
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Nicky's Steakhouse
1350 Fall River Rd.
Estes Park, CO  80517
United States of America
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No club meetings on June 18, 25 and July 2
 
  
 
As a reminder, there will be NO MEETINGS on June 18, 25 and July 2. Our next meeting will be July 9. Our new President, Bill Solms, welcomes all to attend the July 9 meeting. More details about location will follow soon.
Your dues are due!
 
Thank you to the many club members who have paid their dues for the 2020-21 Rotary year. If you have not yet paid your dues, please send your check for $290 to:
 
Rotary Club of Estes Park
P.O.Box 1365
Estes Park, CO 80517
 
Our Rotary International and District 5440 semi-annual assessment is based on our membership count on June 30. If your check will be a little late, BUT you plan to remain in the club, please let us know. Email Club Secreatary Rita DuChateau (raduchateau@gmail.com) of your intention to remain a club member and that your check will be forthcoming.
 
Also, please review your committee membership at the bottom of this newsletter. Does it look correct? If you turned in your Committee Sign Up Form with your dues, then your selections have been updated. If you haven't returned your form, then your prior commitments are what you see on your newsletter.
June 11 meeting notes
 
President Doug Mann called his last meeting as President to order via Zoom. He welcomed all who were attending electronically and announced this would be the last meeting until July 9. Rita gave the invocation, a prayer by John Wesley from the 1700's. President Doug led us in the Pledge. Scott shared his joke of the day.
 
Foundation Announcement
Madison Casey gave the following report for the Foundation:
The Estes Park Rotary Foundation is giving $9,000 in grants for COVID-19 relief in Estes Park as follows:
     1.  $4,500 to Estes Park Nonprofit Relief Fund.
     2.  $4,500 to Crossroads Ministry for COVID-19 Relief for Human Needs.
 
Program
Our program was introduced by Annie Slack.
 
Awards, Transfer of Gavel
Following the program, President Doug thanked the awards committee and announced the following awards...
Spirit Award.....Jennifer Comstock and Jon Thompson
Distinguished Service Award.......Karen Thompson
Living Legacy Award.....Jack Overly
Paul Harris Fellowship Award....Ron Gordon
And, Rotarian of the Year....Rita DuChateau
 
President Doug shared his thoughts as he ends his presidency and then presented Bill Solms with his president’s pin, his gavel and the bell.
New President Bill thanked Doug for his guidance this past year and suggested a celebration of new officers, new board members and awardees in the Fall.
President Bill shared a few thoughts from his PETS (President-Elect Training Seminar) conference...he asked committee chairs to continue to meet with their committee members and keep him informed.
 
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned with the 4-Way Test.
 
Dana Fritz, scribe 
                       
Meet our 2020 Scholars 
 
Galileo DuMont, Academic Scholarship
Biology/Chemistry/Pre-Med, St. Olaf College
Ultimately, I would like a career where I can apply my interest in science as well as my appreciation for working with both my mind and hands. This combination of mechanical and rational traits ... have led me to believe that surgery...and medicine might be a good fit for my skills and interests.
Meghan Frey, Academic Scholarship
Nursing, University of Wyoming 
I want to be able to help people and have a positive effect on them. Nursing would allow me to help others and give me the opportunity to pursue an education that genuinely interests me.
Sage Shumate, Academic Scholarship
Criminology, Boston University
It is the mystery of criminal behavior and the potential for improvement within the criminal system that draws me toward a major in Criminology. One day, I hope that I can help the world to better understand the social and psychological reasoning behind crime, therefore aiding our criminal justice system in creating improved preventative and rehabilitative measures.
Paulina Tapia Bernal, Stanley Hotel Scholarship
Human Nutrition & Food Science, Colorado State University
I have chosen to pursue a Human Nutrition and Food Sciences degree. I am pursuing this degree not only because I hope to continue to better my relationship with food...but also because I believe that with my background, I could one day become a Clinical Registered Dietician with a great deal of knowledge and sympathy to offer.
Esabella Burkhardt, Carver Family Scholarship
Psychology/Liberal Arts, Front Range Community College
I know that I want to be in a field of work where helping others is the main goal. My work in Rotary has furthered my passion for working with others.
Jennifer Johnson, Lynn Coffman Scholarship
Business, University of Colorado - Boulder
 I found my niche in business while participating in EPHS’s business program. Through the uniqueness of the BAM (Business, Accounting and Marketing) program, I have experienced the real-life structure of a business, while being the Chief Executive Officer during the 2019-20 school year.
 
Noel Villanueva, Brunson/Thorp Scholarship
Business Administration Management, University of Wyoming
I have big goals and dreams, and I don’t think it will be easy. I think it will be challenging, heartbreaking, and there will be for sure times where I wanna give up. But as long as I can look back on my life when I’m old and on my deathbed, and think to myself ‘I made a difference’ then it will be all worth it.
Aubrey Kinley, Ron L. Kuhns Scholarship
Agricultural Business, Texas A+M University College Station
My overall goal for life is to manage a large-scale cattle ranch where I provide the highest quality beef products for my customers. My goal for the longest time has been to keep the Western way of life alive and to give people meat that respects these standards. I believe in respecting the land that God has given us and using it to its fullest potential. 
Matthew Turner, Brian Archibald Scholarship
Associate Degree in Art, Aims Community College
My plan is to attend a two-year community college before transferring to a university where I can graduate with a bachelor’s degree in order to pursue my dreams of creating and teaching art of all forms, especially digital and graphic art.                                                                                                                 
Rotary Quote of the Week

"As this Rotary year ends, our fight for the cause of public health is at a critical point. We must overcome COVID-19 and continue to build on the many decades of programs and projects of our Foundation. If you have not already done so, please do whatever you can to help by making a year-end contribution to our Foundation. Your gift has never been so important."

                -Gary C.K. Huang, Foundation Trustee Chair

Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Past President
 
Club Administration
 
Community Service Co-Chair
 
Community Service Co-Chair
 
Fund Development
 
International Service
 
Membership
 
Youth/New Generation Services
 
Program Committee Chair
 
Foundation Officers

President

Madison Casey

Vice President 

Harriette Woodard

Treasurer

Dennis Gellhaus

Secretary

Dave Evans

Bulletin Editor
Rita DuChateau
Birthdays, Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jim Snedeker
June 6
 
Larry Williams
June 6
 
Wayne Andersen
June 10
 
Jim Whiteneck
June 18
 
Wayne Newsom
June 20
 
Anniversaries
Jim Austin
Jean
June 8
 
Longley Parker
Julie
June 10
 
Bill Solms
Marianne
June 13
 
Don Widrig
Barbara
June 13
 
Anne Slack
Gordon
June 15
 
Bruce Brown
Marlene
June 17
 
Chip Sproul
Carol
June 18
 
Jack Overly
Mary
June 19
 
Ron Gordon
Vivian
June 19
 
Join Date
Jim Whiteneck
June 1, 1994
26 years
 
Rob Cohen
June 1, 1990
30 years
 
Thor Homme
June 4, 2009
11 years
 
Jennifer Comstock
June 6, 2019
1 year
 
Jon Thompson
June 6, 2019
1 year
 
Jack Boatman
June 11, 2015
5 years
 
Barb Bibler
June 17, 2019
1 year
 
Harry Livingston
June 18, 1998
22 years
 
Ron Gordon
June 18, 1992
28 years
 
Dmitri Galcovski
June 19, 2014
6 years
 
Claudine Perrault
June 29, 2006
14 years
 
Russell Hampton
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