Ben Van der Werf, an avid rower, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, August 6. He will discuss how he discovered rowing during college and why he remains passionate about his sport.
He will introduce us to the sport of rowing, discuss the different shells, terminology and rowing positions. He will describe famous rowing races through out the United States, some of which he participated in, and he will take us tactically through a race. Finally, he will discuss his own experiences, goals and dreams.
Ben grew up in Estes Park, graduating from Estes Park High School in 2011, and is an Eagle Scout. He began rowing his freshman year of college and has been on the varsity team all four years. He set the Boathouse record as the best rower in the history of his university, both his junior and senior years. He was his rowing team’s MVP his senior year and was honored as one of his university’s top athletes the last two years. He graduated from Rollins College in 2015 with a double major in economics and history.
President Scott opened the meeting with the "levity" portion of the Rotary hour with a fun joke. The invocation, given by Kathy Groesbeck, was dedicated to Ron Kuhns, followed by the Pledge.A remembrance and tribute to Ron was given by Earl Matson. The following guests were introduced: Tim McLemore, Alan Johnson, Rich Kimple and Steve Yager.
Happy Money
Happy Money was given by Jack Overly, Dana Fritz and Brad Rosenbaum.
Program
President Scott introduced our speaker, Rick Thielen.
The meeting was adjourned with the 4-way test.
Submitted by Dana Fritz
Rotary Quote of the Week
"Rotary molded me. Rotary changed me, and that is why what I do for Rotary now is a hundredth of what I've gotten out of Rotary."
