There will be no meeting on Thursday, July 4. Happy Fourth of July!
Our new Rotary year begins with the Thursday, July 11 meeting.
The 23rd Annual Rotary Golf Tournament for Scholarships will be held onSaturday, June 29. Register by contacting Pete Sumey or come to the golf course on Saturday, before 7:30 a.m. to sign up in person.
All active members should have received a dues invoice for the 2019-2020 Rotary year, which begins July 1. Please confirm the accuracy of your contact information, then send your checks and completed committee interest form to P.O. Box 1365.
Presidents' Night:
Celebrating service, leadership, fellowship
Thanks to all who attended and enjoyed a relaxed evening that included social time enhanced by Madison's keyboard excellence, a delicious dinner buffet, and a well-planned program (thanks, Karol!) that kept to its promise not to exceed 45 minutes! We honored, thanked and celebrated a club that was founded in 1926 and is still thriving today.
Congratulations to award winners, as well as outgoing and incoming officers and directors.
Highlights:
Madison Casey received the Distinguished Service Award. Tara Moenning presented it in Thor's place.
Kathy Groesbeck was named Rotarian of the Year. Gregg Jurgens presented it in Roger Thorp's place.
Ron Gordon received the Legacy Award, presented by last year's recipient, Wayne Andersen.
Verlene Thorp was presented with a special gift to honor Roger, whom we all miss.
2019-20 President Doug Mann received the gavel of leadership from 2018-19 President Dave Evans.
On behalf of the club, Doug Mann presented Dave Evans with a Paul Harris Fellowship to thank him for his service as president.
Doug Mann presented Bill Solms with his President-Elect pin.
Posted by Madison Casey
June 13 meeting highlights
President Dave Evans called his last regular meeting to order. We will not meet next Thursday as Friday, June 21 is the President’s Night Changing of the Guard banquet. Tell Karol as soon as possible if you can attend. President Dave said at President’s Night we will recognize the board and foundation members so today he wanted to thank: new members for choosing our club, sponsors & mentors of the new members, board members, committee chairs, and committee members. He said this probably included everyone in our club.
Dave then gave the invocation. Pete Sumey led us singing “In the Good Old Summertime” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Dave also led the introductions: We welcomed visiting Rotarian Jim Whiteneck of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, who just moved to town. Dana Fritz introduced Christine Farrel of Estes who was visiting us to hear her daughter’s program today.
Happy Money
Richard Kimple was happy to have finally sold his house in Kansas after a long wait and then just missing the flood there.
Dana Fritz was happy that Gladys Van Drie was here today.
Kevin Mullin was happy that his son successfully completed his second year in college.
Golf Tournament Announcement
Pete Sinnott said the Golf Tournament raised about $15,000 last year and we are close now at about 14,500. Please see him after the meeting if you can sponsor; he needs 5 more to make last year’s. Later in the meeting he said he had received two and then three more of our members committed to the rest!
New Member Induction
President Dave presented Jon Thompson with his badge and packet. Welcome! Thanks to sponsor, Trudy Collar.
Presidents' Night Announcement
Karol Rinehart said it will be in our regular room at the Ridgeline Hotel on Friday, June 21. 5:30 social, 6:00 dinner, 6:45 presentations, 7:30 end.
Recycle Day Announcement
Tara Moenning thanked everyone for a successful Recycle day last Saturday. We earned $2,400. Public participation was amazing. We had three flatbeds of metal. She named our club’s volunteers.
Program
Rick Taylor introduced our program-- Estes Park native Dorothy Farrel, Executive Director of Sexual Assault Victims Advocates Center (SAMA) of Northern Colorado. She spoke of her agency’s work to reduce sexual violence and to educate all ages.
Madison Casey, scribe
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Sign up to sponsor the golf tournament
Register to play on a foursome
Saturday, June 29 is fast approaching, so it's time to show your support for your club's 23rd Annual Rotary Golf Tournament for Scholarships. Play golf, enjoy a Smokin' Dave's lunch, win prizes, be a sponsor - so many choices!
The whole idea is to raise funds for our Foundation Scholarship Fund. Annually, our club raises $24,000 for three, four-year academic scholarships for graduating Estes Park high school students. We recently awarded a total of $34,630 in academic and memorial scholarships to 11 members of the class of 2019.
The tournament will be held at the 18-hole Estes Park Golf Course. The fun begins with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The cost to play is $100. The cost to sponsor begins at $75. Your help is needed!
Sponsorship levels include: Named Scholarship Sponsor ($2,500 and above); Diamond Sponsor ($2,000); Gold Sponsor ($1,000); Silver Sponsor ($500); Bronze Sponsor ($250); Tee/Green Sponsor ($110; and Junior Golfer Sponsor ($75). Names of sponsors pledging $110 or more are displayed at the tournament and included in publicity prior to the event. In addition, sponsors who commit to $250 or more receive between one and eight complimentary player registrations, according to sponsorship level.
For information on how to sign on as a sponsor, please call Jay Harroff (970-227-3856) or Ron Gordon (970-586-0370) or download forms from our club website.
Farmers Market: show your Rotary spirit
Our Community Service has begun at the Farmers Market every Thursday morning in Bond Park, and you are invited to be a part of it.
Jim Austin has been the 'face of Rotary' to Vicki and the vendors at the market. When Jim leaves in mid July, we will need a "point person" each week to coordinate us with Vicki each Thursday. Can you help do that?
Furthermore we need a couple of volunteers each Thursday. Yes, the market is open through 1:00 p.m. so you will get meeting credit if you work at the market during the Rotary meeting.
This effort keeps Rotary in front of people we know in Estes - and the visitors.
If you are interested in volunteering you can think of it in one long shift or two shifts from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm on Thursdays. While helping with parking or loading where we can; the best part is ambassadorial by smiling and making the vendors and attendees to the market feel welcome in the Estes Park way.
Let me know if any dates appeal to you between now and through the last Thursday in September.
Thanks for considering a pleasurable opportunity for Community Service by our Club members. Let me know which Thursdays appeal to you. Neighbors, visitors and grandkids are always welcome to work along with you.
Chuck Bonza Volunteer Coordinator for Community Service
Invitation to all club members:
Join a Guatemala Literacy Project service trip
My name is Jim Hunt, and I am a past District Governor and member of the Rotary Club of Ohio Pathways (D-6600).Joe Berninger, founder of the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP), and I are organizing Rotary service trips to Guatemala and we are looking for interested Rotarians.
The GLP is the largest grassroots, multi-club, multi-district effort in the Rotary world not directed by RI itself—the “gold standard” of Rotary projects, according to former RI President Ian Riseley. Over 600 Rotary clubs from eight countries have participated in the GLP since its inception in 1996. GLP Textbook, Computer, Teacher Training, and Youth Development programs currently serve more than 50,000 impoverished children. We need Rotarians to join the following service trips to Guatemala:
July 21-27, 2019
July 30-Aug 4, 2019
Nov 14-17, 2019
Feb 1-9, 2020
Feb 18-23, 2020
July 12-18, 2020
July 21-26, 2020
These trips offer a variety of experiences: Some are longer or shorter; some more “hands on”—and all of them give you the opportunity to be a meaningful part of Rotary’s work fighting poverty in Guatemala. Please visit the project’s website for more details. If you have any questions, you can email me at info@guatemalaliteracy.org.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Jim Hunt, PDG Rotary Club of Ohio Pathways (D-6600)
Joe Berninger Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) Rotary Club of Ohio Pathways (D-6600) www.guatemalaliteracy.org
Give to your Foundation while you shop!
The Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation has been registered as a recipient of funds in the smile.amazon.com. Each order you place will send a portion of the sale to our Foundation. As of February 2019, the AmazonSmile program has donated $124.7 million to charities. Now all you need to do its sign up to get the funds flowing. And SHOP!
Choose the charitable organization by typing in Estes Park Rotary Foundation. Our club and the Longs Peak club will come up in the search. Please click on Estes Park Rotary Foundation.
Create a bookmark so every time you shop Amazon, you will participating in the smile.amazon.com program.
Remember to do this each time you shop Amazon.
Rotary Quote of the Week
"There are countless ways the Foundation fuels our ability to be proud Rotary members. In turn, there is so much we can do to help it grow. End your Rotary year on a high note: Visit rotary.org/donate. We thank you for your generosity and for all you do in Rotary."
- Rotary International Board of Trustees Message in June Rotarian Magazine.
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