Philip Murphy, Governor of Rotary District 5440, will speak at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Estes Park at noon on Thursday, Nov. 13. The international Rotary theme for the year is “Light Up Rotary.” Murphy's district includes 54 Rotary clubs in Wyoming, Northwestern Colorado, Eastern Idaho and Western Nebraska.
Murphy is expected to focus on Growing Rotary. The theme is meant to highlight all the projects that the Estes Park Club accomplishes, both locally and internationally. Opportunities are plentiful for potential members, young and old, to help Rotary achieve its mission of “peace and understanding throughout the world,” and by bringing their passion to provide service.
Murphy has lived in Fort Collins since 1976 and recently retired from the Colorado State Forest Service, an agency of Colorado State University. He served as the Information Technology Manager for 25 years. Prior to that he was the field director for the forest inventory analysis program.
Murphy is a member of the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club and was club treasurer for 14 years and a past president (2006-07). He has also been a facilitator for both Club Visioning and the Rotary Leadership Institute and served as an Assistant Governor in both Estes Park and Fort Collins. Additionally, Murphy volunteers for the Food Bank of Larimer County, Education and Life Training Center in Fort Collins, the Poudre School District and Meals on Wheels. Murphy has also been involved with Boy Scouts and the City of Fort Collins Natural Resources Board.
Governor Phil and his wife, Sara, have been married for 39 years and they have two children and three grandchildren. His son is a bank manager in Louisiana and his daughter is a kindergarten teacher in Denver. Murphy, Sara and their children are Paul Harris Fellows. In his free time, Murphy is an avid bird and caricature carver and photographer.
Visiting Rotarian Doug Pauley from Hastings, Nebraska.
Lee Lasson's guest was Tom Souza from Brazil, who is serving as an intern at the YMCA of the Rockies.
Newly-armed Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Brunson rather convincingly asked for volunteers to help with meeting set-up and sound system.
Pam Gilbert shared her passion for education, drinking water and sanitation for a mountain village in Ecuador. Our club is one of her global grant partners.
Three Estes Park Rotary Clubs collaborate on grant
On October 30, Estes Park students heard a powerful speaker, courtesy of our three Estes Park Rotary Clubs. Jerry Traylor spent the day with high school and middle school students, delivering a message of empowerment.
After meeting U.S. Presidents and appearing countless times in the national media, Traylor counts his time with students as his most important. He emphasized that the years students are in middle and high school shape their opportunities for the future.
“Graduation is not the finish line. It’s actually the starting line,” he said.
Traylor encouraged students to look into their hearts and souls and to embrace what makes them unique, to seek supportive friends, and to strive for excellence, not perfection, which is unobtainable.
“Find out who you are and really, really build that person,” he told the high school students. “Don’t worry about what you lack.”
Born with cerebral palsy, the Nebraska native has done so much more than simply accept his disability: he has become a symbol for extraordinary effort to achieve what no one believed he could. On crutches, he made his way up Pikes Peak three times, skied Colorado’s mountains, competed in 28 marathons, as well as jogged 3,528 miles from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. And these milestones came after Traylor endured 14 surgeries, years of therapy and painful braces during his childhood.
The grant was a funded by a grant awarded to the Sunrise, Noon and Longs Peaks clubs. The speaker's message resonated with the 4-Way Test's "Will it build good will and better friendships?"
President Brad Rosenbaum called the meeting to order at 12:00. Randy Skeie gave the Invocation, Rev. Larry Corbett led the Pledge of Allegiance and song, and Ward Nelson introduced guests. Visiting Rotarians were Doug Pauley of Hastings, NE and Pam Gilbert of E-Club 1. Guests of Rotarians included: Tom Souza of Brazil, Lee Lasson's guest; Wayne Newsom's wife, Pat; and Scott Thompson's wife, Karen.
Announcements
Rick Taylor reported on a new initiative, a 50% discount on dues for members' spouses.
Ken TeSelle said the Duck Race Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and that Debbie Delaney will be in charge of merchant prizes for the 2015 Duck Race, with Jack Vaughan working with her. Debbie Delaney asked 10 club members to consider joining her committee.
Dave Evans said there was no winner of last week's game and proceeded to draw Tara Moenning's name as the winner. The number of game squares have been reduced to 25 from 100 in hopes of generating more winners.
Wayne Andersen asked for bell captains for the Salvation Army holiday campaign. Our club needs captains and ringers for 12 days.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bob Brunson asked for volunteers to help set up for meetings and back up the lights/sound staff.
President Brad congratulated Claudine Perrault and Scott Thompson for being named Librarian of the Year and Realtor of the year, respectively. He also commented that last week's program presented by Eagle Rock students was incredible and inspiring. In addition, he informed the club of a motivational speaker, funded by a grant and supported by the three Estes Rotary clubs, who presented at Estes Park High School auditorium last week.
Happy/Unhappy Money
Wayne Newsom was happy that Scott Thompson was Realtor of the Year. Madison Casey was ecstatic that the World Series' MVP was a male named Madison and hoped it would erase a lifetime of misery caused by a girl named Madison in "Splash." Karen Thompson was happy to meet Pam Gilbert, who has made an impression on their daughter's life.
Program
Jack Vaughan introduced speaker Pam Gilbert, who updated the club on her work in Ecuador to bring education, clean water and sanitation to a small mountain village. The $77,000 project is backed by 10 Colorado Rotary clubs and matched with District and Rotary Internationalfunds. The Noon club contributed $2,000 toward the project.
President Brad dismissed the group with the 4-Way Test. at 12:55 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park Nov. 20, 2014 Meeting
The closet in the southeast corner of our meeting room contains an assortment of equipment and supplies the may or may not be useful in the future.
We wish to sort, catalogue, inventory items necessary for club operations in the future.
The equipment and supplies recognized as presently useful are to remain in the closet. Unrecognized equipment and supplies will be placed on tables at the rear of the room. We would like our members to look at these items to claim, identify, and/or comment on any items they have knowledge of.
Estes Park will celebrate its 14th Annual Thanksgiving Community Gathering on Thursday, Nov. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mountain View Bible Fellowship, Highway 7 and Peak View, Estes Park. The event includes a Thanksgiving Day feast, entertainment, and a bake sale. Free will donations are welcome. For questions, please contact Steve Misch at smisch1@msn.com.
"During this month, I urge each of you will take an opportunity to sit back and reflect on the good works that our Foundation accomplishes everyday and make your own personal choice as to how you will continue to support these life changing projects. Many clubs within our District boundary have used District and Global Grants funds to assist those in need, locally and internationally. Be "Rotary Proud" that your dollars have been used to provide hope and put a smile on the face of someone you will never meet. If looking for more inspiration, pick up the latest issue of The Rotarian and read about projects that other clubs are doing to help change or save lives."
Phil Murphy, 2014-15 District 5440 District Governor
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Peter Sinnott
November 8
Andy Morgan
November 10
Jill Zerhan
November 10
Dick Broman
November 17
Madison Casey
November 17
Thor Homme
November 21
Tad Diedrich
November 24
Suzy Blackhurst
November 27
Anniversaries
Kerrie Hill
Dan
November 19
Rob Cohen
Sheila
November 27
Join Date
Pat Barnett
November 2, 2006
8 years
Jack Overly
November 4, 1979
35 years
Jack Endacott
November 8, 2001
13 years
Longley Parker
November 8, 2001
13 years
Tom Gardner
November 13, 2003
11 years
Larry Corbett
November 14, 2013
1 year
Marsha Yelick
November 15, 2007
7 years
Don Widrig
November 16, 2000
14 years
John Ericson
November 19, 1998
16 years
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Rita DuChateau
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