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January 27, 2022 Meeting Notes President Jim Whiteneck called the meeting to order. He thanked Dennis Gelhaus for filling in for him last week when he was home with Covid.
Today is Committee Meeting Day. The one committee meeting today is Membership. Committee Meeting Day
Annie Slack gave the invocation
Jim led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Guests: None. Announcements: Annie Slack, Scholarship Chair, read a letter from our scholarship recipient Rachel Calvin. - She won the Thorp Scholarship for 4 years and is studying Interior Design.
- She writes that she is really enjoying school and she sent two illustrations of her design work.
Carl Robicheaux, Foundation President had several announcements: - He was pleased to announce that Karol Rinehart has made a sizable donation to fund new scholarships which is a big boost to our mission to help our sutdents. Thank you, Karol!
- Previously all from our club have been welcome to review the scholarship applications to choose our recipients.
- The files reside at the Library to be checked out by our members.
- The foundation feels this process needs to be formalized to a Scholarship Committee to review these so we know who will review them and who is seeing these applicants’ private information.
- Now, we have Annie Slack, Tara Moenning, Jim Whiteneck and Carl. We need 2-3 more to help.
- Carl presented a Pete Sinnott wooden bowl to Jim Whiteneck as a new major sponsor for the Golf Tournament.
 - Jim receiving his bowl
Annie Slack, Membership, announced - Barry Hannigan has applied for membership, sponsored by Mel Rueppel.
- References are:
- Nate Dick whom Jennifer Comstock knows through the Newcomers Club
- Madison Casey from the piano music community.
- The Board has approved him and the next step is for his bio to be published in The Spoke, and a vote.
Jim said we still need more meeting scribes - Barry Hannigan has volunteered to serve with Pete Sumey and Madison Casey.
- We need at least one more so each person only has to do this monthly.
- Gail Corrigan volunteered today, so we are set!
The Club Board meets Tuesday at 5:00 at the Library, hopefully for one hour. It will also be zoomed. Duck Race Committee meets Thursday Feb. 3 at 5:00 via Zoom. Birthdays: Bill Smith, Rita DuChateau.
Club Anniversary: Sara Walsh for 10 years. Scott Thompson told his joke. Happy Money: - Bill Solms was very happy.
- He wanted to add to what The Spoke omitted that his Happy Money was for Scott Thompson doing title work for him for no fee, so Bill gave $20 to us.
- Annie does a great job publishing The Spoke.
- The busiest person is the one you call on and Carl is doing a great job as Foundation President, Duck Committee, and liaison to the Chamber of Commerce.
- He was happy for Karol’s scholarship.
- Longley Parker, Annie Slack, and Jim Whiteneck were all happy for Karol’s Scholarship.
- Beth Weisberg was happy for
- Karol’s Scholarship
- Jim is back and well.
- Dennis Gellhaus was happy that
- Jim is back
- his oldest son’s 39th birthday.
- Carl Robicheaux was happy for
- all our members in our club
- Bill Solms gives money every week.
- Wayne Newsom is very happy to be back in Estes Park.
Ron Gordon referred us to the photos in The Spoke to see our Bangladesh Model Village we are sponsoring. He will report to us when he has news. We adjourned with the Four Way Test. |
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