Please remember to mute yourself unless you want to speak.
Rotary Weekly Luncheon Place: American Legion Time: Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00
Cost: $15 Parking: American Legion and the church only.
Milt Garrett
Our speaker today has for 22+ years had experiences with clients in three countries simultaneously: Russia, Ukraine, and America. Working across Russia’s eleven-time zones, he gained a perspective and hundreds of stories. He has been a consultant to more than 2400 clients, including in Crimea and 12 clients in Kyiv. (Eleven of those years were on behalf of three Rotary Clubs; one as a citizen diplomat.)
As a teacher at five Russian universities and with other persons in 225+ cities, he will have perspectives and some answers to the questions about the war between Ukraine and Russians. His sources for this presentation are: 1) overseas families (three Russian, one Ukrainian), 2) people here having emigrated from both countries, 3) his Russian staff that remain and one having been extricated, and 4) miscellaneous clients.
Today we will explore perceptions making this illegal incursion to Ukraine. We’ll briefly examine the nine reasons Putin has invaded his sovereign neighbor. For those of us who ask: “Why does Ukraine Matter?”, you will leave with an extensive, two-page list of 38+ possible reasons why. Our speaker’s challenge today is, “Are we going to have a rules-based global order or the rule by the sword?” This 25-minute presentation is being offered by our own international club member, Milt Garrett. Dr. Garrett cautions us to remember, this subject is very complex and cannot be examined with great depth in the time allowed, yet the basic rationales will be exposed, and he will stay around to visit more for those of us wishing more.
Spoiler alert: This is not a political presentation.
Update by President Jim Whiteneck
Announcements:
Friday, May 6, will be the 96th Birthday of our Estes Park Rotary Club!!! On this nearly 1 century of our Club’s presence, it’s a great time to reflect on all of the Rotary “doing good“ we’re involved with this Spring.
The Estes Park Town Spring Cleanup is going on as I write these notes.
Tara Moenning, hopefully, will give us an update on Thursday.
Disaster Relief Funds that Ron Gordon, Chuck Bonza, and the International Service Committee have raised are making a significant difference in the humanitarian crisis we see unfolding in Ukraine.
On our birthday, May 6, Josh the Otter’s team will be reading to kindergartners hoping to inform & protect them from the dangers of running rivers.
On May 7 we’ll be hosting our fabulous 34th Annual Duck Race!
Thanks in advance to our Big Duck, Beth Weisberg, and the entire crew!
It is wonderful being “back in the river”.
Hopefully the entire Valley will have a marvelous time!
In addition, we will be benefiting 66 of our Valley’s charities with funds to help them carry out their missions.
Scholarship presentations for the Estes Park High School senior class will occur on May 17!
Our Rotary Club Scholarship funds will be helping many young, bright, and energetic senior students achieve success in building their lives!
Of course, our successes are building on the great work of previous Rotary years…and we are striving to make a big difference in our Community, the Estes Valley, and in the World.
Thanks for all your efforts! Overall, I believe our founders would be quite proud of what the Club they began has able to accomplish in these 96 years!
April 28, 2022 Meeting Notes
President Jim Whiteneck called the meeting to order.
Tara Moenning gave the invocation
Jim led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Announcements:
Jim welcomed our members on zoom.
introduced his friend Jim Jonell, who is joining our club and has been oriented.
He reminded us that this is Rotary International Polio Week. RI is welcoming donations.
recognized a birthday for Tara Moenning.
No anniversaries or join dates.
Rotary Club board meets Tuesday May 3.
Tara Moenning saidTown Cleanup is this Saturday April 30.
Meet at 9:00 at Visitors Center, east side, to get a route and bags.
Should take 1.0-1.5 hours.
She brought routes and bags today too.
Complete by noon for town to pick up bags on roadsides.
Ron Gordon gave a Ukraine-Rotary Foundation report
the amount of donations continues to grow
our club has raised $18,858.
Last week a bridge group had raised over $500.
This week he received money from Estes Valley Quilters.
Big Duck Beth had 2 announcements:
We meet to post the prizes to the board Monday, May 2, 5:30, at Wheel Bar.
We have plenty of volunteers but more are welcome.
Bloody Mary’s will be involved.
Duck Day breakfast is 8:00 at Nicky’s.
RSVP to her so she can give them a count.
Guests of Rotarians:
Beth Weisberg introduced two guests who volunteered do the critical job of running the river behind the ducks:
Karen McPherson of Estes Valley Nonprofit Resource Center
Barbara Jo Limmiatis.
Sergeant At Arms
Bill Solms volunteered to be Sergeant at Arms for the day but did not show up, so we fined him!
Bill Smith told the joke for Scott who was gone this week in hiding after last week’s.
Happy Money:
Carl Robicheaux was happy that his grandson is home for the first time, after 167 days in ICU, since birth!
Guy Van der Werf was happy to have been on vacation for the first time in three years.
They enjoyed 2 weeks at beach.
Annie Slack was happy that a friend Candace visited
they hadn’t seen her in 40 years
she worked for Gordon
they saw two moose at Sprague Lake
Tara Moenning wished Gail Corrigan safe travels as they will set sail
she was happy for her time with us.
Program:
President Jim introduced the program.
Past District Governor, Chris Woodruff, presented a TED talk by a researcher on charity and happiness. He then told us about the broad and many areas Rotary affects through its giving and how we can donate.
Adjournment:
We concluded with the Four Way Test.
Madison Casey, scribe
Welcome to a New Member
Jim Jonell
Jim Jonell was born in Batavia, New York. He is married to Joanie and has two grown children: Kristina and Kevin. Together with Joanie they have 19 grand children. His Sponsor is Jim Whiteneck.
He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Uppsala University in Sweden. He has a BA, M.Div., and MS as well. Before he retired, he was the owner and Clinical Director of the Jonell Institute, which specialized in treating high-risk adolescents and their families. He has taught on the faculties of psychology and medicine. He created and directed a student counseling center that serviced over 200 clients a week. The center trained over 30 mental health professionals in a six-year period. He directed research in the area of behavior and value changes that took place with university students after a two-year experience in group psychotherapy. He enjoys wildlife photography, his grandchildren and volunteering with Restorative Justice, Meals on Wheels, Hospice, Estes Valley Suicide Task Force and the Presbyterian Church of the Rockies.
According to club bylaws, if there are no objections within seven days of publication, Jim Jonell shall be considered elected to membership.
Disaster Response Fund
Ukrainian Refugee Relief
We reported previously that all funds needed to be received into the Disaster Response Fund by 30 April 2022.
However, Chris Woodruff, District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, has ensured us, that checks written to the Disaster Response Fund with Ukrainian Refugee Relief written in the "memo" or "for" section will go only to Ukraine.
These expedited disaster response grants can be used to supply water, food, medicine, shelter, and clothing.
As of April 28, 2022 contributions for the Ukrainian Relief totaled $18,858.
Merchant Prize Collection Volunteers
Chuck and Dale Bonza, Bruce Brown, Madison Casey, Gail Corrigan, Milt Garrett, Dennis Gellhaus, Jane and Jay Harroff, Ardean Johnson,Tara Moenning, Mary Nolan, Jim Scritchfield, Bill Smith, Bill Solms, Karen Thompson, Ben Van der Werf, Jim Whiteneck, Beth Wiseberg
The Chamber of Commerce also helped. Last count was 323 prizes from 131 merchants. We could not have done it without your help!
Scholarship Recognition
Scholarship Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, May 17th.
All are welcome. High School Auditorium 6 PM
Our Club will be giving $43,500 this year.
Do You Know Anyone for RYLA
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
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