Jack E. Barker Founder/Owner of Innovative Water Technologies, Inc. (IWT)
In 2007 Jack received and e-mail from a little girl in an orphanage in India. It was just 3 lines: "“DRINK WATER EVERYDAY, BECAUSE I HAVE TO, IT MAKES ME SICK”.
After 25 years in the Public Drinking Water business, Jack immediately realized that this e-mail was a turning point in his life. Jack started R&D on a drinking water system that could be used around the world for the children, Jack incorporated “State of the Art” technology and a lot of common sense. This resulted in the design of the SunSpring Hybrid, a 100% solar and wind powered drinking water system that utilizes Membrane Ultra-filtration.
Among many other awards, the SunSpring Hybrid was awarded the grand prize as the 2022 “Coolest Thing Made in Colorado”! Since then we have completed over 1000 projects in 38 Countries, this is an average of over a project a week. With many of these being ROTARY projects, I’d like to share some projects we have done with ROTARY around the World. We are much more than just a product, our systems are designed to meet and exceed the USEPA criteria for our US Public Drinking Water Systems, yet distributed around the World. Rotary is without a doubt, the best organization I have every worked with.
IWT is always available for questions, comments, partnerships, training, etc… We will be with you throughout the entire project from site evaluations, installations, training to 24/7/365 customer and technical support. I have also personally been on over 50 Rotary drinking water projects myself.
Jack E. Barker/President Innovative Water Technologies, Inc. Rocky Ford, Colorado, USA Office 719-254-4426 (0700-1530 Mon-Thurs, 0700-1130 Fri) Cell 719-469-6807 (call or text anytime) http://Jack@innovativeh2o.com(e-mail anytime) http://www.innovativeh2o.com (website)
Our program this week will be held in person, but a Zoom link will be provided. Click on the link below to be admitted. Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7985707369
Rotary Weekly Luncheon Place: American Legion Time: Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00 Cost: $20 Parking: American Legion and the church only
As a courtesy to our members, please silence your cell phones during the meeting. Thank You!
President-Elect Annie Slack rang the bell at 11:57 AM. Jim Jonell gave the Invocation. Annie led the Pledge of Allegiance. Madison Casey led the song “O What a Beautiful Morning."
Guests of Rotarians: Joanne Batey introduced
Mary Hannigan
Rick Life.
Announcements:
On May 30th, we will meet at High Peaks Camp at noon for a social.
Sunrise Rotary will join us.
High Peaks Camp is a place sponsored by the Salvation Army for inner city children to come in the summer and enjoy the mountains and be able to see the stars at night.
The cost is $11 per person.
Scott Robbins provided a summary of the Duck Race:
The headliner for the Bond Park entertainment will be Brad Fitch. .
Sponsorships are going well, but more would be welcome.
Tim Moore and Beth Weisberg are working on merchants, and they need volunteers to help contact them.
Volunteers are needed for Duck Race day, especially for Bond Park.
We will sort ducks today at the Events Center right after the meeting.
Finally, we still need a live duck! Anyone know where we can find one?
Mark Lee announced the Scholarship Awards Night, which will be April 25.
There are 15 applicants that the committee members are judging
Interviews will take place next month.
Jim Austin said that we have managed to raise more than $4000 for Shelterbox since December, which is excellent.
Chuck Bonza shared
pictures of the solar panels being delivered to Ukraine
pictures of them being decorated.
be sure to join Andy Lenec’s Zoom call on April 1st; it always is the first Monday of the month at 10 AM
Our Annual Business Meeting was called to order
Dennis Gellhaus read the names of candidates for next year’s positions
Annie Slack asked If there were any additional nominations from the floor.
Hearing none, she asked for a motion to close the nominations
Carl Robicheaux made the motion and Bill Solms seconded it
She asked for a motion to accept the slate by acclimation
Carl Robicheaux made the motion and Bill Solms seconded it.
It passed unanimously.
The meeting was closed.
Special Presentation: Jack Ford gave Kathy Groesbeck her 8th Paul Harris pin.
Jack Ford presenting Kathy Groesbeck with
her Paul Harris + 8 pin
Program: Annie Slack introduced Dr. Cory Workman, audiologist for Estes Park. Dr Workman discussed hearing loss and cognitive decline, and how those might affect health and persons who have dementia.
Dr. Cory Workman presenting and receiving
a Piece of the Rock from Pres. Elect Annie
Adjournment: President-Elect Annie let the four-way pledge and rang the bell at 1:00 PM.
Barry Hannigan, scribe
A Rotary Sorted Affair!
Mary Hannigan found Duck #1 while Tara Moenning and Barry Hannigan look on!
Thursday afternoon, March 21, 2024 was Duck sorting day. There were over 10,000 ducks to separate. Bins were numbered from 1 to 10,000 and a group of Rotarians examined the numbers on ducks and placed them in the correct bins. Scott Thompson kept us going by filling our containers with more and more duckies until they were all gone. It took about 1.5 hours with all the help and lots of fun
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Scott Thompson waiting to assist us. Lots of bins
#1 #2
# 1 Mark Lee, Karol Rinehart, Dennis Gellhaus, Isaiah Johnson
Scott Robbins, Chris Davis, Mary Hannigan, Jim Austin
#2
Gregg Jurgens, Phil Moenning, guest, Barry Hannigan,
Scott Robbins, Mary Hannigan, Karol Rinehart, Jack Ford
Seeking Duck Race Merchant Prize Volunteers
2024 Duck Race Pin
Please volunteer to help follow up with merchants about donating prizes for the Duck Race. We have 12 volunteers so far, but there will be hundreds of merchants to follow up with. The more merchants we can connect with, the more prizes we will have for the Duck Race.
We will show you how to do this -- it's very easy. This can be done either in person or by phone, your choice. Most of our merchants love the Duck Race and are happy to donate prizes. A big thank you to the 12 people who have already volunteered to help. If you haven't already signed up and would like to, please let Beth know at the meeting on Thursday, or else email her at weisberg.family@verizon.net .
We will be assigning which volunteers are to contact which merchants around March 14, So please let Beth know as soon as possible if you are willing to help.
Thanks, everyone! Beth
Crossroad Needs Supplies
CROSSROADS REQUESTS
Cereal - Family Sized
Hearty Soups - Vegetable, Chicken, Beef
Canned Fruit - Peaches or Pears
Ramen Noodles
Baked Beans
White Rice (any size - we can repackage)
Thanks! Andrea Escorcia
Save the Date!
Andy Lenec is Hosting a Zoom Call
April 1, 2024
10 AM
Bonjours and pryvit, as you know, I run a monthly Zoom call with contacts in Ukraine, open to anyone who wants to join in and learn in order to better support Ukraine. I have provisional confirmation (depending on whether their units are shifted) that two truly amazing women members of the armed forces of Ukraine will be on the April 1 call. One is poet Yaryna Chornohuz, the other is Senior Sargent Daria Zubenko, also an accomplished civilian before enlisting. I heard them on the webinar that is advertised below, and I was floored. Who will lead us into peace if not womankind? I am trying to promote this particular call, so if you know of anyone who might be interested in hearing from two heroic yet humble women, please let them know.
Here is the link (same one every month):
Andy Lenec is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: English Club Time: Apr 1, 2024 10:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Preregistration is not required, but I'd appreciate knowing if someone will be joining, as I do use a waiting room on my Zoom account, and I may have some limit for attendance.
Дякую, i Слава Україні!
Community Service Meeting April 11, 2024
Dear Community Service Committee Members,
We will be having a Community Service Committee meeting on Thursday, April 11, right after the regular Rotary meeting ends at 1:00 p.m. Dave Boon has brought us a potentially exciting project to help fund construction of a community garden for residents of the Falcon Ridge Apartments to grow their own vegetables, and he will be at our Committee meeting to answer questions. Please see details in the email I sent out on 3/22 and try to attend the Committee meeting on April 11. If we vote to approve the requested funding, then I will present that recommendation to the Board at their meeting on the first Tuesday in May.
Do you know a Club Member who needs assistance? Maybe a ride to meetings, or just a phone call to keep in touch? Please contact Bill Smith 970-420-1033 or billsmithbronx1956@gmail.com.
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