President Doug Mann rang the bell at 12:00. The Invocation was presented by Dale Bonza. Multiple players led the singing of the welcome song and Pledge of Allegiance. Guest Introductions by Chuck Bonza. Visiting Rotarians: Sojourners David Van Wert, Bill Kehl from Greeley Centennial, and Nick Nail from Broken Bow, OK. Also present were District Governor Chris Woodruff and his wife Karoline. Both are members of Greeley Centennial Rotary. Guests of Rotarians: None
Scott Thompson told a joke. Nothing like picking on your father in law.
Announcements
Gregg Jurgens reported that the Sunrise Rotary club has asked for volunteer assistance with the Arts and Crafts show in Bond Park next weekend.
Anne Slack reported that Howard and Ann Marco have been involved in a bad accident and are currently in a rehab center in Ft. Collins. Howard and Ann are former members of Estes Park Rotary, and were very active in Duck Race and as volunteers in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Karoline Woodruff, wife of visiting District Governor Chris Woodruff, introduced the club members to a Rotary District Grant “Bringing Clean Water to our Neighbors in the Navajo Nation”, a District 5440 DG Partner Project. The proceeds from Happy Money collected later in the meeting were designated for the project.
Scott Thompson asked for volunteers providing beverage sales during the Elk Fest on September 28 along with members of the Longs Peak Rotary Club.
President Doug is leading the club board in a search for a candidate to fill the unexpired term of Director of Community Services.
Happy Money
Tom Maher is a 47 year member in our club. Congratulations, Tom, and Thank You for all that you do for Rotary.
Dana Fritz is visitor free after 22 days.
Dave Evans in thankful for improved Rotary support of the Farmers Market, as is Chuck Bonza.
Karen Thompson appreciates the Woodruffs' participation in the Navajo water project.
David Van Wert has been visiting our club as a Sojourner for 25 years. We are always glad to see you, David.
The grandkids have left the Casey’s with colds.
Bill Solms is happy that he was excused from jury duty earlier in the day.
Visiting Rotarian Bill Kehl thanked the club for assisting with the La Puente project.
Tom Maher congratulated Scott Thompson for having the courage to sit with Father in Law, Wayne Newsom after completing his joke.
Program President Doug introduced District Governor Chris Woodruff, who updated club members with status within District 5440, and with comments of Rotary International and the theme for this year, “Rotary Connects the World”.
President Doug adjourned the meeting with the 4 way test.
Pete Sumey, scribe and Jon Thompson, photographer
Welcome, Jon!
Thanks for stepping up with your camera, Jon Thompson! The Spoke looks better already, thanks to your talent.
The Spoke needs a few more volunteers to prepare meeting notes. Can you join our team?
Contact Rita DuChateau to help make our newsletter even better.
Send a card to the Marcos
Centre Health & Rehab 815 Centre Avenue Attn: Howard/Anne Marco, Rms 138/139 Fort Collins, CO 80526
Bringing water to the Navajo
Donate to District 5440 Partner Project
If you attended our District Governor's visit last week, you learned about this year's Partner Project. Karoline Woodruff hopes to raise $100 from each of the 53 clubs in the district to match funds set aside by DG Chris. Our club more than met that expectation, with Happy Money cash and generous members' checks totaling $1,500. The project will help the nonprofit Dig Deep, which is committed to providing clean, running water and solar panels on the Navajo Reservations in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. You can send your donation to the address below.
New meeting location: Nicky's!
Our club has moved to anew meeting location. This week's meeting and all future meetings will be at Nicky's Steakhouse, 1350 Fall River Rd. No R.S.V.P. is necessary. You may choose from three food options on Thursday: full lunch buffet with beverage and dessert included ($15), beverage only ($5), or beverage and dessert ($9).
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. We need a couple of volunteers each Thursday. The market is open through 1 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. Contact Dave Evans, Chuck Bonza or Trudy Collar to volunteer.
Meet our 2019 scholars
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Rotary Quote of the Week
"Most Americans take safe water for granted: Turn the tap, and there it is. But, nearly 24,000 Native American and Alaska Native households somehow manage without access to running water or basic sanitation, according to 2015 figures from the Indian Health Service, living in what my organization calls “water poverty.” About 188,000 such households were in need of some form of water and sanitation facilities improvement. Perhaps the worst case is on the sprawling Navajo reservation in the Southwest, home to about 170,000 people."
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