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An Overview of the Rotary Foundation
 
Our program this week will be held in person, but a Zoom link will be provided. Click on the link below to be admitted.
Please remember  to mute yourself unless you want to speak.
 
Rotary Weekly Luncheon
Place: American Legion
 Time:  Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00
 Cost:  $15
 Parking:  American Legion and the church only.
 
         
Carl Robicheaux                    Madison Casey
 
Carl W Robicheaux is President of the Rotary Foundation.   He is married to Aime.  They have one daughter, three grandchildren and two Rhodesian Ridgebacks.  
Carl and Aime have been full-time Estes Park residents since 2018.  Carl practices law in Estes Park at Elkhorn Law Office and is licensed in Colorado, Louisiana and Connecticut.  
He has been a Rotarian since 2019 and is currently serving as President of the Estes Park Rotary Foundation.  
Carl is active in the community and is on the Board of Directors of the Estes Park Health Foundation and Estes Chamber of Commerce.  
Carl enjoys fly-fishing, hiking and trying to surprise people with his snarky sarcastic comments.  
Carl was born and raised in South Louisiana and is exceptionally proud of his Cajun heritage.
 
Madison Casey is Past President of the Rotary Foundation.  Madison has been part of our Rotary Clubs Foundation’s investment since we brought the management in house in 2009.  
He was on the committee with Chair Marsha Yelick , who wrote our investment management policy. 
Madison is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and passed the CPA Exam out of college, though did not practice to be certified.   
He worked for 12 years as a stock analyst and client liaison in New York for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. (now JP Morgan) and then the since merged Cyrus J. Lawrence Inc. 
He has a MBA in Finance & Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Business Administration, Accounting concentration, with Distinction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
 
The intention of this program is for Rotarians to better understand the Foundation, its purpose and financials.
 
 
President's Night Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Nicky's
 
 
Social Time    5:30 – 6:00 (Cash Bar)
Dinner             6:00 – 6:45
Program         6:45 – 7:30
             
Please contact Karol if you have RSVP’d and you are unable to attend.
Update by President Jim Whiteneck
 
Announcements:
  • Our Duck Race has just finished this afternoon. I could not be more amazed and proud of what YOU have accomplished!! With our great Duck Race leadership and so many, many people performing their specialized and complicated tasks, together you have provided significant resources for our many Estes Valley charities! What an AMAZING job!!!
  • Our Rotary Scholarships will be presented next Tuesday, May 17, at the Estes Park High School Auditorium at 6 PM. It is a really exciting time for our high school seniors! I hope you can come and see the joy for yourselves.
  • Carl Robicheaux and Madison Casey will be speaking this Thursday about our Estes Park Rotary Club Foundation. It will be great information for all of our members to understand how we work hand-in-glove together supporting Estes Valley and beyond!
  • Next week we will be visited by our District Governor Elect, Lee Varra-Nelson. She has close ties to Estes Park. Perhaps we will gain insight into the District Conference which will be held here at the end of this coming Rotary year.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday when we will hear more details of the results of the Duck Race!
 
May 5, 2022 Meeting Notes
 
President Jim Whiteneck rang the bell at 11:58.
Anne Slack gave the Invocation.
President Jim led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Madison Casey accompanied the singing of “Take Me Out to the Duck Race”.
 
Guests of Rotarians:
President Jim introduced wife Carol.
Milt Garrett introduced Wayne Groom, Mike Fallon, Connie and Jim Beard, Ken Campbell, and Tony Michaelson.
Bill Smith introduced Mike Barringer.
Scott Robbins introduced wife Mary.
 
Announcements:
  • Tara Moenning thanked everyone who assisted in the road cleanup. 109 volunteers participated.
  • Carl Robicheaux presented a bowl crafted by Pete Sinnott to Virgil Holtgrewe for his Golf Tournament Sponsorship.
  • Big Duck Beth urged members to
    • buy duck sponsorships
    • to share photos of the Duck Race on Saturday
    • to attend breakfast at Nickiy’s starting at 8:00 Saturday.
  • Chuck Bonza urged members to participate in the Josh, The Otter readings for elementary school students.
  • President Jim announced that the 2023 District Conference will be held in Estes Park.
  • Ron Gordon announced that
    • club members have donated $19,670 to the Rotary International Ukraine Fund.
    • the club has requested a District Grant to sponsor the Albania Summer Camp.
  • Lee Lasson reported that 6,629 duck sponsorships have been purchased online resulting in a return to the sponsoring organizations of $110,314.
Scott Thompson told the Joke of the Week.

Happy Money:
  • Virgil Holtgrewe present a check in support of the Zoom meeting attendance offering.
  • Bill Smith put cash found in the Spring Clean Up in the donation cup.
  • Bill Solms paid $5 for missing his Sergeant-at-Arms commitment.
  • Ron Gordon appreciates Milt Garrett for his program presentation today on the situation in Ukraine.
  • Karen Thompson appreciates Beth Weisberg’s hard work as Big Duck.
  • Karol Rinehart is thankful that Virgil Holtgrewe could attend in person today.
  • Bill Solms is looking forward to Saturday (Duck Race).
Program:
Dennis Gellhaus introduced speaker Dr. Milt Garrett to present an update on the situation in Ukraine.
 
                        
Milt Garrett receiving a Piece of the Rock from President Jim
 
Adjournment:
President Jim closed the club meeting with the 4 way test.
 
Pete Sumey, scribe
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Josh the Baby Otter
 
By Blake Collingsworth
 
Members of the Rotary Club of Estes Park went to school on Friday to read “Josh the Otter” to children in the five Kindergarten classes.
  • Tara Moenning, Susan Fereday, Karen Thompson, Jim Whiteneck, Anne Slack
  • They gifted a Josh the Baby Otter book to each child to take home along with a coloring book.
  • The Josh the Otter program is designed to educate youngsters about water safety with key messages being: “Never go near the water without an adult” and “Learn to Float.”
  • Rotarians, hosted by the kindergarten teachers, went into classrooms to read the book, discuss water safety, and lead the children in pledging to have an adult with them when they go near the water.
  • Some of the classes also got to sing the “Learn to Float” song.  (Go to YouTube if interested)
  • The Josh the Otter program is conducted around the world in elementary schools and day cares with the purpose of saving lives of elementary school aged children.
  • The noon Rotary Club is thrilled to be part of presenting this program at our local school.
  • We do this with great joy in hopes that the message saves lives.
  • We so appreciate the teachers making time for this program and we're always oversubscribed with folks who want to read.
  • Anne Leija the coordinating teacher  was very happy with all of us.
  • Next year, we'll try to work out a visit by Josh himself.       
     
Tara, Susan, Karen         Tara's Class                     Anne's Class
  Jim & Anne
Duck Race
May 7, 2022
A Report will follow in next week's Spoke Edition
 
   
  Breakfast at Nicky's                                   Sponsor Ducks
 
     
   9000 + Ducks to release   Pete Sumey, Madison Casey & Duck Squat
 
     
Wayne Newsom, Honored Rotarian    First Duck (can you see it on left)
 
      
Rotarians waiting to catch ducks     Ben Van der Werf
Scholarship Recognition
 
 
Scholarship Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, May 17th.
All are welcome.  High School Auditorium 6 PM
Our Club will be giving $43,500 this year.
 
Summer Camp for Amaro Tan School
 
 
The board approved supporting an August 2022 Summer Camp for the Amaro Tan school.
We donate $1650 and ask the District to double match with $3300.
What a superb way to help a group of disadvantaged kids!
Do You Know Anyone for RYLA
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
 
     
Give to our Foundation while you shop!
 
Do you find that you are placing Amazon orders more frequently these days? Don't forget to help your Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation with every order. As a recipient of funds in the smile.amazon.com, our foundation will receive a portion of the sale. All you need to do its sign up to get the funds flowing. And SHOP!
  • Go to:  smile.amazon.com
  • Choose the charitable organization by typing in Estes Park Rotary Foundation. Our club and the Longs Peak club will come up in the search. Click on Estes Park Rotary Foundation.
  • Create a bookmark so every time you shop Amazon, you will participating in the smile.amazon.com program.
 
 
  
 
 
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2021-22 R.I. Theme
 
October 20 Duty Roster
 
Invocation: Pete Sinnott
 
Song & Pledge: Dennis Gellhaus
 
Guest Intro: Scott Robbins

Scribe: Pete Sumey
 
Greeter: Scott Robbins
 
Program Intro: Dennis Gellhaus
 
 
October 27 Duty Roster
 
Invocation: Dale Bonza
 
Song & Pledge: Dennis Gellhaus
 
Guest Intro: Pete Sumey
 
Scribe: Barry Hannigan
 
Greeter: Pete Sumey
 
Program Intro: Dennis Gellhaus
Upcoming Events
Community Service Committee Meeting
American Legion
Oct 27, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
Winter Fundraising Dinner
Twin Owls Restaurant
Dec 06, 2022
 
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Birthdays, Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jim Jonell
October 1
 
Carl Robicheaux
October 15
 
Jack Overly
October 16
 
Dennis Gellhaus
October 20
 
Kevin Mullin
November 4
 
RJ Lara
November 4
 
Dave Boon
November 5
 
Kathy Groesbeck
November 7
 
Peter Sinnott
November 8
 
Madison Casey
November 17
 
Thor Homme
November 21
 
Doug Mann
November 30
 
Anniversaries
Tom Maher
Marilyn
October 8
 
Lee Lasson
Sandy
October 15
 
Jennifer Comstock
Matt Comstock
November 13
 
Rob Cohen
Sheila
November 27
 
Join Date
Tom Anderson
October 1, 1981
41 years
 
Brad Rosenbaum
October 6, 2011
11 years
 
Anne Slack
October 10, 2002
20 years
 
Tim McLemore
October 10, 2017
5 years
 
Kathy Groesbeck
October 16, 2014
8 years
 
Karen Thompson
October 22, 2015
7 years
 
Sue Fereday
October 25, 2012
10 years
 
Jay Harroff
October 29, 1998
24 years
 
Virgil Holtgrewe
November 1, 1959
63 years
 
Jack Overly
November 4, 1979
43 years
 
Longley Parker
November 8, 2001
21 years
 
Tom Gardner
November 13, 2003
19 years
 
Don Widrig
November 16, 2000
22 years
 
Ben Van der Werf
November 18, 2021
1 year
 
Scott Robbins
November 18, 2021
1 year
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Past President
 
Club Administration Director
 
Community Service Director
 
Fund Development Director
 
Fund Development Director
 
International Service Director
 
Membership Director
 
Big Duck
 
Foundation Officers/Directors

President

Carl Robicheaux

Vice President

Anne Slack

Secretary

Tara Moenning

Treasurer

Gregg Jurgens

Grants

Jack Boatman, Carl Robicheaux

Scholarships

Tara Moenning

Ernie Altick Program

Kathy Groesbeck, Dave Evans

Investments

Madison Casey

Trustees

Tom Gardner

Brad Rosenbaum

Anne Slack

Bill Solms

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