Sept. 22 program: free enterprise, freedom's imperative by Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall, a retired Fortune 250 company treasurer and writer, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, September 22, at their regular noon meeting. His program will focus on rediscovering free enterprise, freedom’s imperative. Please note the change in location for Rotary Club meetings.
Bill Marshall
According to Marshall, rediscovering free enterprise will enliven your cocktail conversation as it reveals three original insights challenging accepted wisdom on the source of freedom. His insights derive from three overlooked questions: (1) What is the difference between capitalism and free enterprise? (2) What is the primary purpose of free enterprise? Hint: It is not making money. (3) What is the fault in the practice of free enterprise, which is based originally on the writings of America’s other founding father in 1776? He feels that this “defect” in the practice of free enterprise is the root cause of income inequality and wealth disparity in America today.
Marshall poses one more question, “what really is America’s economic policy?” He believes that rediscovering free enterprise is imperative to our freedom and that of future generations.
Now retired, Bill Marshall was the Treasurer of Nalco Chemical Company, a Fortune 250 industrial company specializing in global water treatment. He is a former Navy Lieutenant, Naval Flight Officer and Mission Commander. He is a Distinguished Eagle Scout. Bill earned a degree in industrial engineering from LeHigh University, studied business at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. He is married, lives in Estes Park, and has one daughter, an equine veterinarian.
Marshall has written two books, Rich Shareowner, Poor Shareowner and Money Ain’t Free, both of which were selected among the year’s top investment books by “Stock Trader’s Almanac.” He is completing a third book, Rediscovering Free Enterprise: Freedom’s Imperative.
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The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34 just west of Dry Gulch Road. Please note our new Rotary location. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
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Sept. 15 meeting photos
Ann Slack gave the invocation.
Guest for the third time, Jeffrey Boring of the EV Land Trust (left) and visiting Rotarian Gary Sampson from Branson, Missouri.
Bob Brunson's guest was Les Foiles.
Bob Benight introduced his son Mike.
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Sept. 15 meeting notes
President Thor Homme called the meeting to order. Anne Slack gave the invocation. Dave Evans led us in singing “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Wayne Newsom led guest introductions. We welcomed Gary Sampson from Branson, Missouri. Richard Kimple has been with us all summer and he introduced his brother Steven. Bob Brunson introduced his guest Les Foiles. Bob Benight introduced his son Mike. Jeff Boring is visiting us for the third time. He is Executive Director of the Estes Valley Land Trust.
Announcements
Chuck Bonza says there are two more Farmers’ Markets to work.
Scott Thompson needs help serving beer at Elk Fest in Bond Park the first weekend of October.
Karol Rinehart thanked everyone for helping to make this such an easy transition to our new location.
Big Duck Greg Jurgens said the Duck Race committee will meet October 13 at 5:00.
Tara Moenning said the Shred-a-Thon will be October 15 starting at 9:00 until the truck is full.
Thor said that beginning in January, the fourth Thursdays will be for committee meetings. We will gather at Rodeway as usual for lunch and our business routine and then in the program slot we will break up into committees who have business to conduct.
September 29 is the fifth Thursday so there will be no meeting.
Thor asked us to help the committee in getting an accurate meal count. To be safe we have been ordering extra meals and we have been cutting back the order as we have gained experience. He asks us to help by responding when we will be attending.
Dues update is we still have five members to go to make our budget.
Happy Money
Robert Ludlum is happy to be celebrating his 67th wedding anniversary.
Tara Moenning followed Robert’s lead by saying that she and Phil just celebrated their 53rd anniversary.
Brad Rosenbaum then bravely offered that he and Jennifer have been married 12 years now.
Jess Nielsen put forth a challenge—he will donate $200 to buying a new electric piano if the membership matches. He asked Thor to appoint a chair who then asked Karol Rinehart who said yes she will investigate obtaining an electric piano.
Program
Rick Taylor introduced our program. Terry Leija told us about Estes Pak, a program by the Estes Park Education Association, to send meals home with children in need on weekends. Our club and Longs Peak Rotary have been supporters.
Submitted by Madison Casey, scribe
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Shred-a-Thon Oct. 15: Clean your desk, help scholars
Is it weighing you down? Keeping you from having a clean office, a neat desk or a clutter-free storage room? Tired of feeding papers to your puny shredder, three sheets at a time? The Rotary Club of Estes Park can help you reach those paper-free goals!
Come and contribute your excess paperwork at the Estes Park Rotary Club Shred-a-Thon on Saturday, October 15. You can drop off your items between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or until the truck is full. Just drive to the Event Center parking lot off of Manford Avenue in Estes Park.
“Community shred days are part of our commitment to the prevention of identity theft and our support for recycling,” said Tara Moenning, event coordinator.
Items appropriate for shredding are:
Old bank statements,
Credit card offers,
Cancelled checks,
Old medical records,
Paycheck stubs, or
Anything with your personal information.
Clips, staples, and binders do not need to be removed.
While there is no charge, a generous donation would be appreciated, Moenning notes. The Rotary Club sponsors the cost of the truck so that all tax-deductible, donated funds will benefit the club’s scholarship program.
If you can’t be there on October 15, a club member will pick up your items. Call Tara Moenning, 970-577-0186 for information on pick up.
Rotary Quote of the Week
So, how does a Rotarian become a Paul Harris Fellow?
You earn the designation when you give $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.
To recognize someone else as a Paul Harris Fellow, you can give that amount in their name.
To become a member of the Paul Harris Society, a Rotarian commits to a donation of $1,000 per year to the Annual Program Fund, Polio Plus or approved global grants.. A Paul Harris Society member receives a chevron for his/her Paul Harris Fellow pin with the initial PHS.
-Rotary International website
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