In case you missed last week's meeting, your club is back! Several club members gathered at Nicky's for lunch and our meeting. More thank 20 club members used the Zoom link to participate remotely. There are still some kinks to work out with sound projection, but Club Administrator Karol Rinehart feels positive that the issue will be solved this week.
So, the choice of how to attend is yours.
HOWEVER, if you're going to join the group at Nicky's you will need to R.S.V.P. Send Karol and email at kj.rinehart@centurylink.net BEFORE 5 p.m. Tuesday (July 14). This will be the "drill" going forward, so mark your calendars so you remember to R.S.V.P. to Karol before Tuesday at 5 p.m. every week we meet.
Details for Nicky's from Karol: Attendance limited to 25, food will be served rather than a buffet, price is still $15. Those attending must have a meal, as there is a restriction on the number that can attend. Please arrive as close to 11:30 as possible so meals can be served before the meeting begins.
Zoom details from Scott Thompson, our ZoomHost:
Topic: Rotary Membership Meeting Time: Jul 16, 2020 11:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Scott is available to help anyone needing help with Zoom.
Posted by Bill Solms
President Bill's Message
We had a great first meeting at Nicky's this week. Don's presentation on the history of the internet blew me out of water!
The set-up at Nicky's was outstanding although the projection sound needs some tweaking for those physically present. Mike will be there this coming week to help educate our crew on the projection detail. Scott did a great job of inviting and hosting from his home. All of our online attendees were able to enjoy Don's renderings and take part with announcements, Happy Dollars, and the like. I have heard of only one attendee with Internet problems; please let me know if there are others so we can try to improve reception. If you did not attend online, join us this coming Thursday; Matt Comstock is our speaker. If you want to physically attend, make your reservation with Karol before Tuesday; a meal will be provided, so come ready to cover that expense at $15.00.
Please read your new and older Rotarian magazines for clues on my next trivia question; I might even ask if anyone remembers this past week's clue....
Also, be looking for the latest news on our Duck Race. Karen and the committee are committed to providing a special experience to our community and visitors this year, especially those local businesses that have been faithful contributors in the past in support of all our charities.
Matt Comstock is our speaker this week. We'll also have an announcement from Brittney Woodrum, a Rotary Peace Scholarship Grant nominee from a neighboring district who is scheduled to climb Longs Peak on July 20.
Hope to see and hear you on Thursday,
Bill Solms
Matt Comstock to present:
Technology's Impact on Human Behavior
Matt Comstock was born in Maryland, but moved to Texas when he was 4 years old. After growing up in Houston, TX, Matt moved to Austin in 1986 to attend the University of Texas where he graduated with a degree in Advertising from the College of Communications. It was during this time that Matt met his future wife, Jennifer, and both moved to Dallas after graduation to begin careers in Advertising. They married in 1993 and will celebrate their 27th anniversary in November. They moved to Estes Park from Dallas in 2018.
Matt Comstock
Matt and Jennifer have been blessed with two children, Madison and Jack. Madison also graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, and is currently working at a digital media agency in Austin called PMG. Jack recently graduated from the Colorado School of Trades as a licensed gunsmith and is working at Ricochet Custom Firearms in Billings, Montana.
Matt has worked in the advertising industry for 30 years. Early in his career, he worked in Dallas for several global advertising agencies in their media departments. In this role, Matt developed strategies and media recommendations for international marketers. In 1997, Matt took his training and experience and turned it into a career selling advertising. From 2000-2014, Matt worked at Yahoo! as a sales leader managing a team and a book of business exceeding $150mm in advertising revenue. In 2014 Matt returned to the agency side and currently works remotely for Dallas-based Camelot Communications, a cutting-edge digital marketing company.
Matt is passionate about technology and studying the advances in mobile/video, which are changing how consumers and brands interact. When not working, Matt loves to read, fish, hike, walk the dog, hunt for arrowheads and fossils, and dive into whatever passion is capturing his interest at the moment (currently learning to play the dobro). Other than making many great new friends, his biggest accomplishments since moving to Estes in 2018 are summiting Longs Peak and becoming Chairman of the Town Planning Commission.
July 9 Meeting Notes
President Bill Solms rang the bell at 12:00 to open the Zoom meeting. 23 members participated. Bill gave an Invocation on underestimating value and the importance of respect and sensitivity. He then led the Pledge of Allegiance. Guest Introductions: None
Happy Money
Dennis Gellhaus was happy that his children have been visiting for two weeks.
Karen Thompson praised Kevin Mullin’s article in this week’s Trail-Gazette.
Bill Solms offered to donate $20 if someone got the correct answer to a Rotarian magazine quiz. No one did. Bill donated $5 anyway.
Announcements
Karen Thompson said there would be a Duck Race meeting today on Zoom.
Madison Casey announced a Foundation meeting on July 23 to elect officers, also on Zoom.
Program
Lee Lasson introduced speaker Don Widrig, who presented his program on the History of the Internet. Don will receive his Piece of the Rock by special delivery.
Adjournment
President Bill adjourned the meeting with the 4-Way Test.
Respectfully submitted by Pete Sumey, with assistance from Rita DuChateau and Jennifer Comstock.
Pete Sumey, scribe
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Duck Bucks campaign seeks donors' dollars
Have you been looking for a way to support Estes Park businesses as they recover from recent COVID-19 closures while also spreading some Duck Race love?
It’s as easy as calling or emailing ‘Big Duck 2020’ Karen Thompson to make a donation to the Duck Bucks Campaign. Instead of simply asking local merchants to donate prizes for the 2020 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race, the planning committee has hatched a fundraising effort to give back to the merchants. Race fans will still win hundreds of prizes at the Estes Park Rotary Duck Race on Saturday, Sept. 19, but funds for many of the prizes will come from a combination of event budget reallocations and donations from sponsors and Estes Valley residents.
"We want to be sure to include everyone who wants to contribute, though, even if you have not donated in the past," said Prize Committee member Beth Weisberg. "We need your donations more than ever this year."
The 2020 Estes Park Rotary Duck Race is supporting local merchants who donated prizes in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by purchasing gift cards (Duck Bucks) that winners can redeem at the businesses.
“We encourage community support of the Duck Bucks campaign, because it’s time to show our Estes Park businesses how much they are appreciated,” Thompson said.
To donate, or for more information, contact Thompson at bigduck@epduckrace.org or by phone at 970-590-9942.
Posted by Anne Slack
Anne Slack invites us to welcome
New member Jim Snedeker
Jim is new to Estes Park, having arrived here in November 2019 from Pueblo, Colorado to be near his family. He was born and raised post depression in Wheeling, West Virginia. When he graduated from high school he joined the Air Force. He learned to be an Air Traffic Controller in the service and after his discharge from service, decided to continue in the Air Traffic Control business for 37 years. He was first, in Hobbs, New Mexico, then Monroe, Louisiana, and Sacramento, California. Jim retired from the FAA at the Centennial Airport in Denver. Jim was also an airplane pilot.
Jim Snedeker
Jim had a wonderful marriage with the love of his life. They had a daughter and moved around the Western U.S., ending up in Pueblo, Colorado. His wife passed away last year of cancer and he decided to stay near his niece, Suzanne Jurgens, and his sister who live in Estes Park.
Jim's hobbies are reading, cooking, target shooting and music.
This is the first time Jim has been a Rotarian. His sponsor is Gregg Jurgens, who was instrumental in inviting him to join the Noon Rotary. Please take a few minutes to say hello to Jim the next time you see him, whether it be by ZOOM or in person.
This is part of a continuing series by Anne Slack featuring our newest members.
Posted by Bill Solms
New Rotary year brings leadership changes
Subject to Board approval and publication to the Club to fully comply with our Bylaws, the Nominating Committee has authorized the following changes:
Annie Slack will chair Membership with Dennis Gellhaus as her right hand, and
John Thomason will serve as Sergant-at-Arms, again with Dennis Gellhaus as his right hand.
A big thanks to Annie & John for stepping up and to Dennis for his consideration, flexibility, and energy to help them both.
Meet our 2020 Scholars
Galileo DuMont, Academic Scholarship
Biology/Chemistry/Pre-Med, St. Olaf College
Meghan Frey, Academic Scholarship
Nursing, University of Wyoming
Sage Shumate, Academic Scholarship
Criminology, Boston University
Paulina Tapia Bernal, Stanley Hotel Scholarship
Human Nutrition & Food Science, Colorado State University
Esabella Burkhardt, Carver Family Scholarship
Psychology/Liberal Arts, Front Range Community College
Jennifer Johnson, Lynn Coffman Scholarship
Business, University of Colorado - Boulder
Noel Villanueva, Brunson/Thorp Scholarship
Business Administration Management, University of Wyoming
Aubrey Kinley, Ron L. Kuhns Scholarship
Agricultural Business, Texas A+M University College Station
Matthew Turner, Brian Archibald Scholarship
Associate Degree in Art, Aims Community College
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!
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.
Rotary Quote of the Week
"The COVID-19 crisis has forced all of us to adapt. This is good, and our new Action Plan specifically calls on us to improve our ability to adapt. But adaptation is not enough. We need to change, and change dramatically, if we are to face the challenges of this new age and provide the Rotary the world so desperately needs.
This is our great challenge, not just in the next year but into the foreseeable future. It is up to us to remake Rotary for these new times — to wholeheartedly embrace the ideas, energy, and commitment of young people eager to find an outlet for idealism. We must become an organization fully enmeshed in the digital age, not one that simply looks for online ways to keep doing what we have always done.
The world needs Rotary now more than ever. It is up to us to make sure that Rotary Opens Opportunities for generations to come."
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