Jim "JR" Robertson passed away on Sunday, Aug. 31 at his home. Services are pending.
JR joined the Estes Park Rotary in 2006. He served as a Foundation Board Trustee and as club game/raffle manager for several years. He also recruited song leaders for club meetings until earlier this year.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie in April 2014.
This week's program to highlight Rotary's Polio Plus
This week's program will feature President Brad Rosenbaum discussing Polio Plus, the international coalition to eradicate the crippling and potentially fatal disease.
Rotary and its partners has reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide since 1979, when it launched its first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines.
More than 2 billion children have been immunized against polio in 122 countries.
Rotary International's Polio Plus partners include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Don't miss Thursday's meeting and the chance to learn more about this critical initiative!
FIRST TUESDAY will be here before we know it! What's FIRST TUESDAY? Well, as you know the local business owners of Estes Park have repeatedly responded to innumerable requests for donations - donations which end up enriching the lives of folks living right here in the Estes community, including yours and mine.
Wouldn't it be fun to enrich back? Pay it forward in a sense? Give before asking? We'd like to do just that and support our local restaurants by having lunch on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month at a different venue. So if you're available please join fellow Rotarians for FIRST TUESDAY at Molly Bs, September 2, 12 p.m., for good food with good friends.
If you notice a name missing from the email distribution list, please invite them as well - as we reach out in appreciation to Paras, owner, and Sabir, manager at Molly Bs. Would be great to see you there! So if you can make it, please RSVP to linda.tippett@gmail.com - so we can get a head count.
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Rotary Quote of the Week
"Rotary in particular has inspired my own personal commitment to get deeply involved in achieving eradication."
- Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
President Brad Rosenbaum called the meeting to order. Marsha Yelick offered the invocation.Virgil Holtgrewe led us in singing “God Bless America”.
Guest introductions were led by Gregg Jurgens:There were no visiting Rotarians. Rick Taylor introduced Kathy Groesbeck, of Topeka, Kansas who will soon be joining our club. Gladys Van Drie introduced her daughter Karen Van Drie, visiting from Istanbul, Turkey. Guy Van der Werf introduced Maria Jose Parajeles visiting from Costa Rica. She had been an exchange student here with Sister Cities and is now just completing 6 weeks architectural internship with Roger Thorp. We welcomed our old friend and former member Dale Hatcher who is visiting town.
Announcements
Membership--Rick Taylor gave a report on recent resignations: Sid Brown, Doug Fox, Reuben Bergsten, Jim Broomfield, Jon Sypher, John Hazlitt. We wish them well.
Tom Gardner presented a banner from Canyon Lake Rotary Club in Canyon Lake, Texas that was given to him by a guest at the guest ranch Tom works at during the summer.
Peach Sales--President Brad and Jim Austin reported on peach sales and then Development Chair Linda Tippett arrived to complete it. We have 36 boxes sold and we need to have all orders in by our final order deadline next Wednesday to Scofield’s, who are selling to us at cost and bringing them here as well. Next Thursday is the distribution to purchasers. Linda has order forms and they have also been emailed to our membership.
Duck Race--Brad encouraged us to complete the Duck Race survey that was emailed to us to give the committee our ideas to improve the event.
The three club Rotary social last night at Coffee on the Rocks was a huge success. There were 60 RSVPs and 90 attended.
Happy Money
Frank Haines is happy to be visiting again this summer and looks forward to returning next year.
Karen Van Drie is happy to be going to Wisconsin so see her daughter compete in an Ironman Triathlon and that her mother and sister will be going too.
Pete Sumey thanked Brad and the other two Rotary Club presidents—Christy and Marci—for the great interclub social last night. It was fun meeting other club members and seeing who is in Rotary.
Ward Nelson echoed Pete’s comment about the great Rotary party at Coffee on the Rocks.
Program Change for next week
Brad reported our District Governor will not be able to be with us so Brad will present a program on Rotary and Polio Now.
Raffle
Dave Evans said the raffle/pool prize continues to grow to $392.50. The pool will take next week off and instead we will be doing something to raise money to combat polio.
Program
From Prospect Park Living Center, Resident and Family Services Director Alyssa Bergman informed us about preparing Advance Directives to our families and medical authorities to convey our wishes in the event of our death or incapacitation. Ann Lundquist also answered questions as social worker for hospice home care. They handed out information and forms we can use to set these up. The “Five Wishes” documents are a good comprehensive source. They are all available at Prospect Park.
To close the meeting Scott Thompson reported JR Robertson is now at home with 24/7 nurse care. His colon tumor was removed but he now has an elevated PSA and is not ambulatory. He would welcome visitors.
Submitted by Madison Casey
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Virgil Holtgrewe
September 22
Guy Van der Werf
September 25
Earl Matson
September 27
Ken Cole
September 28
John Ericson
September 29
Ron Gordon
September 30
Anniversaries
Mike Connolly
Carole Ann
September 10
John Ericson
Karen
September 13
Philip Moenning
Tara
September 14
Tara Moenning
Philip
September 14
Rob Ludlum
Janet
September 17
Ron Kuhns
Sylvia
September 20
Brad Rosenbaum
Jennifer
September 26
Join Date
Ken Cole
September 8, 2005
9 years
Randy Davis
September 8, 2005
9 years
Larry Williams
September 21, 2006
8 years
Jon Sypher
September 23, 1997
17 years
Tom Maher
September 29, 1977
37 years
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