Have you ever noticed that the people you love the most are often the most difficult to talk to? Find out why and more importantly, what can you do about it so you can spend less time arguing and more time loving the people you really care about. Join Paul Sterling to discover the power of his Argue Less, Love More Communication Method. He has successfully taught this method to a wide variety of people, ranging from prison inmates, at-risk students, university professors, counselors, and therapists, to couples from around the world.
He will reveal:
The 5 'DOES' that make it safe for open, honest & intimate communication
The 5 'DON'T' that stop open and honest communication in its tracks and block any chance of intimacy
The difference between 'TALKING AT' vs 'SPEAKING WITH' someone
What's the listening switch and why is it critical to Understand
The 3 things everyone wants from you when they are talking to you
Paul Sterling went from being a commercial fisherman in Alaska to being the best-selling author of a book on relationship communication called Argue Less, Love More. He's also an international speaker, and his video on intimacy has been seen over 6.6 million times.
His passion is communication and intimacy coaching for couples. Couples from around the world come to him when they still love each other but are having a hard time getting along. He helps them clear up the issues, resolve the conflicts and turn things around so they can remember why they fell in love in the first place.
You can find out more about his courses and 1-on-1 personalized private coaching at www.ArgueLessLoveMore.net
Let’s Leave a Legacy of Love,
Paul Sterling Relationship Coach
Our program this week will be held in person, but a Zoom link will be provided. Click on the link below to be admitted.
Rotary Weekly Luncheon Place: American Legion Time: Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00
Cost: $20 Parking: American Legion and the church only
Help Wanted!
We need a Volunteer to take care of our Facebook page
Another Volunteer for Scribe
And
A Volunteer for Sergeant-At-Arms
If you are willing please let Dennis, Karol or Annie know
Update by President Dennis Gellhaus
ShelterBox Contents
As you are aware, we have been helping to support ShelterBox for the past year. Under the guidance of Jim Austin, we are working on our 2nd one. (They are $1000.00 each). The ShelterBox presence is on the ground and actively supporting the earthquake crisis in Turkey/Syria. They are providing needed temporary housing and supplies, as well as blankets and warm clothing.
Along with our efforts to gather funds for aid work for the earthquake, this is another avenue to reach out help. More information will be forthcoming.
Thanks for listening. Dennis
ShelterBox TentPlane delivering
ShelterBoxes
February 23, 2023 Meeting Notes
Past President Jim Whiteneck rang the bell at 12:00 PM.
Scott Robbins gave the Invocation. Jim Whiteneck led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Madison Casey led the group in song.
Visiting Rotarian: The President Elect from the Sunrise Club, Jean Rissmiller
Guests of Rotarians: Visiting former Exchange student Antonia Troncoso from Chile.
Announcements:
Ron Gordon is following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Rotary International is using the Disaster Response Fund for Rotarians to donate relief funds for refugees. More information will be available in the next Spoke.
Scott Robbins reminded the group that the Duck Race Kickoff with the charities is tonight.
The Club Board Meeting will be held in the Wasson Room in the library at 5:00 PM next Tuesday, March 7th.
Milt Garrett donated today $50 in celebration of Paul Harris’ founding of Rotary Club of Chicago, February 23, 1905 or 118 years ago.
He challenged the club members to donate enough to bring in $118.
Between the club’s donations plus Jack Overly & Ron Gordon who attended via ZOOM, $323 were collected!
Milt Garrett
Duty Roster:
Pete Sumey is Scribe,
Karol Rinehart is Greeter,
Mike Connolly is doing A/V setup.
Happy Money: Beth Weisberg was happy:
she visited her sons in California last week
Southwest was on time both ways
she is happy to see Milt Garrett at the meeting
she appreciates the incredible job that Scott Robbins has been doing as Little Duck.
Program:
Antonia Troncoso spoke to the group. She was studying in Estes Park when the pandemic struck, and was delayed in her trip home. She was very involved in school activities and made many friends whom she has returned to visit.
Jean Rissmiller introducing Antonia Troncoso
Adjournment:
Past President Jim closed the club meeting with the 4 way test.
Committee Meetings: Membership Committee met to discuss the Social on March 30th.
Pete Sumey, scribe
Rotary responds to earthquake that has devastated areas of Turkey and Syria
Result of a 7.8 Earthquake
Disasters can devastate a community without warning, leaving people in urgent need of medical care, housing, and other basics they need to survive. In response to recent earthquakes in the region, The Rotary Foundation invites contributions to the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund to support member-led projects that provide supplies and health care to people who have been affected. Together, we can offer our support to these communities.
Here's how you can help:
Donate to the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund.
Fundraise among your colleagues, friends, and family using Raise for Rotary .
Learn how Rotary members are helping.
Your gift will make priority funding available for disaster recovery and support for Turkey and Syria through disaster response grants. When you donate to our Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund now through 31 March 2023, make priority funding available to support our members’ earthquake relief work through disaster response grants. If needs diminish, or if more funds are raised than are requested, surplus contributions may eventually be made available for disasters worldwide.
Incidentally, Rotary’s project partner, ShelterBox, also has an emergency response team assessing the needs in the region and how it can respond. That team is communicating with Rotary district leaders. Rotary’s service partner, Habitat for Humanity International, is also working on its response. We hope that you can help support communities in need with a gift to our Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund today.
Ron Gordon, International Services Committee Director, wants to make it as easy as possible for you to donate to this fund. Our Club deadline for receiving all donations is Thursday, March 23. That will allow us to meet the RI receiving deadline of March 31 with expedited delivery. Early donation will be appreciated?
Checks should be made payable to "Rotary International Foundation" with memo "Disaster Response Fund - Turkey/Syria
Checks may be given to our Treasurer on meeting days or mailed to Rotary Club of Estes Park, P.O. Box 1365, Estes Park, CO 80517.
If you have questions or wish to donate online by credit card, please call Ron first at 970-586-0370.
Note: Our Club Foundation is evaluating a matching grant as they did for our Ukraine Relief Project!
Please Join Us for a Social at the Memorial Observatory
Save the Date:
March 30, 2023
5:00 PM
Our Social will start at the American Legion where we will eat our dinner. Then we will drive individually over to the Observatory so we arrive there at about 6:30 PM. The Observatory is a community resource dedicated to fostering scientific education of children inEstes Park and serving as an educational venue for the community and visitors.Mike Connolly will give us a short presentation on the Observatory and then take a group of us up to see the telescope. Only 10 to15 can go upstairs at a time. Donations to the Memorial Observatory are welcome.
What We Found Out About the Medallion
Medallion from 1924
This medallion was created in 1924 by the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce in an effort to bring the Rotary International Convention to our town. That fact is not specifically stated in the Estes Park Trail but I have surmised it based on newspaper clippings that John Meissner gathered for me. The Chamber was trying to get the RI Convention here in 1925 and even paid for the RI Committee to come to Estes and evaluate the town in 1924. Estes was in competition with Cleveland and Chicago. The Committee came in July but decided in August to take the RI Convention to Cleveland as Estes did not have a facility large enough to host 10,000 Rotarians from 26 countries and every state in our nation. The RI Convention was held in Denver the following year, 1926. I hope you enjoyed learning about this medallion. A special thanks to John for the research he did. If anyone would like to read the newspaper clippings, contact me at anneslack@aol.com
Annie
Do You Read the Spoke?
I am conducting a survey on how many Rotarians actually read the Spoke. I have been told by a number of people, that no one reads the Spoke. I spend a lot of time working on it every weekend and I am going to stop if I don't hear from ten members that they read it...not just the first article, but the entire Spoke. My email address is anneslack@aol.com. Let me hear from you if you read it.
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