William Pinkham, Mayor of the Town of Estes Park, will speak at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, March 19. Mayor Pinkham will provide an update on the State of the Town, including flood recovery, organization, financial health, and current infrastructure projects.
After graduating from Amherst College with a B.A. in Economics, Pinkham spend three years as an officer in the Air Force. Afterwards, he took a job in paper sales with a manufacturer that was acquired by a global forest products company.
Pinkham spent several years as a market manager and 25 years as a Manager of Planning and Analysis. In addition, Pinkham was a member of the corporate marketing committee and the new products development team. Furthermore, he was responsible for the Marketing Communications Department, Technical Services Department, and Electronic Customer Communications.
Bill and Sue Pinkham's love of the mountains and nature brought them permanently to Estes Park in 2000, and both rapidly became involved in the community. He is a Member of the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, Vice-Chairman of the Platte River Power Authority Board and a member of the Embrace Northern Colorado Leadership Task Force. Also, his community involvement includes the Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Valley Land Trust, Rotary Club, Estes Park Chorale, Rocky Mountain National Park Environmental Educational Dept., Larimer County Parks & Open Lands Naturalist, and Crossroads Ministry.
As a trained facilitator who believes in win-win solutions to community/business problems, Pinkham is accustomed to working with a team to achieve superior results. He is versatile, reliable, and objective. He believes decisions should be based on the best information available and be fair to all concerned. Our community is fortunate to benefit from Mayor Pinkham’s many experiences and talents.
A Musical Variety Program Benefitting the Rotary Foundation Scholarship Program
Friday, April 24th at 7:00
Saturday, April 25th at 2:00
Proceeds assist funding of three $8,000
four-year academic scholarships.
Be A Sponsor For IT’S SHOWTIME!
Please make your check payable to: The Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation. and mail to PO Box 1365, Estes Park, CO 80517.
Sponsorships and donations are tax-deductible. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Please contact Pete Sumey if you have any questions. And Thank You for your support of IT’S SHOWTIME!
March 12 Meeting Highlights
President Brad Rosenbaum called the meeting to order at noon. Karol Rinehart presented the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Dick Broman led us in an Irish lullaby, and Brad introduced guests, including visiting Rotarian David Tavel and guests of Rotarians Larry’s wife Meridyth Corbett, and Peter Plaut,Claudine Perrault’s board president.
March Madness Pool
Dave Evans updated the club on the latest Split the Pot raffle, to capture March Madness excitement.
President Elect Report
Scott Thompson, 2015-16 club president, reported on President-Elect Training in Denver, which he attended with Thor Homme, who will follow Scott as president. Scott invited members to share ideas on membership, social media and fundraising.
New Member Induction
Membership Chair Rick Taylor presented sponsor/mentor pin to Kerrie Hill and new member pin and badge to Deeanna Windyka. He asked club members to welcome her.
Announcements
Volunteers are needed to help staff the Interact lock-in on March 27.
It’s Showtime! Is set for April 24 and 25.
Volunteers are needed to clean up the Knoll Willows Nature Preserve
Happy Money
Claudia Perrault was grateful for the community support following the death of an Estes Park teen.
Bob Brunson invited all to the 7 p.m. Honor Flight movie showing and recognized two WWII veterans at his table, Jim White and Jack McDade.
Bruce Carmichael was happy that his grandson has been named a Presidential Scholar, and that the Golf Tournament Committee has set the date for this year’s event, Saturday, June 27.
Rob Ludlum was happy to welcome his wife Janet to the meeting.
Program
Scott Thompson introduced the program, presented by Rev. Larry Corbett.
President Brad thanked Larry for his thought-provoking program and adjourned the meeting with the Four-Way Test at 1 p.m.
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