Rotary Weekly Luncheon Place: American Legion Time: Lunch served from 11:30 - 12:00
Cost: $15 Parking: American Legion and the church only.
Our Program this Week is Presented by
Dr. Mark Wiesner
on
Our Children's COVID Concerns
Dr. Mark Weisner
Dr. Wiesner received his Doctor of Osteopathy at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He went on to complete his Pediatric Internship at Raymond Blank Children’s Hospital - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Following his internship, he completed his residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center-The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Wiesner is Board Certified by the American board of Pediatrics. Prior to joining Estes Park Health, in 2013 Dr. Wiesner was on staff with Loveland Pediatrics. The University of Colorado recognized him with the “Outstanding Clinical Faculty Instructor” award for his work educating medical students and residents. Dr. Wiesner and his wife have four children. His interests include Christian music, foreign medical mission trips, camping and fishing.
Update by President Jim Whiteneck
Announcements:
We’re looking forward to hearing from Dr. Mark Wiesner regarding Estes Park Health this week. We will all require healthcare in the coming years, so it will be great to hear about the status of our Estes Park Health.
It’s terrific to have Barry Hannigan on board with the Club as well as our recent new members including Scott Robbins, Gail Corrigan, and Ben Van der Werf.
They are getting involved quickly!
Please make sure you get to know them.
This will be our first week without an Indoor Mask Mandate!
Let’s go slowly encouraging caution and respect for each other.
It’s exciting to see this year’s Duck Race gear up for the exciting event in May.
Be sure and ask our mighty Big Duck, Beth Weisberg, how you can help!
Let’s have some fun doing this together!!!
February 10, 2022 Meeting Notes
President Jim Whiteneck called the meeting to order. We began with a quiz “Who is this” in the photo projected. Carl Robicheaux correctly identified Virgil Holtgrewe.
Carl Robicheaux gave the invocation Jim led the Pledge of Allegiance. Madison led us singing “America”.
Guests of Rotarians:
Barry Hannigan introduced his wife, Mary. Jim welcomed Wayne Newsom back after surgery, who was attending in person.
New Member Induction:
Annie Slack, Membership Chair, officially inducted Barry Hannigan into membership in our club.
Jim Whiteneck, Mary & Barry Hannigan
He is sponsored by Mel Rueppel who is on vacation today.
Barry was accompanied by wife, Mary.
Welcome!
Barry then presented his new member biography.
His father was a member of our club!
Barry and Mary will present a concert of flute and piano March 26 at 2:00 at Shepherd of the Mountains Church.
Announcements:
President Jim welcomed Barry and thanked him for volunteering to be a meeting scribe.
We now have the minimum four we need so that each records one meeting per month.
Karen Thompson has Rocky Cards for sale.
Jim said Dr. Mark Wiesner from EP Health will present next week’s program.
Birthdays: none.
Anniversaries: Three wedding anniversaries on Valentine’s Day:
Carl and Aime Robicheaux
Gregg and Suzanne Jurgens
Larry and Linda Williams
Scott Thompson told his joke to good response.
Happy Money:
Wayne Newsom is happy to be back home in Estes Park.
Madison is happy for
Karol’s scholarship
Barry Hannigan joining our club.
Carl Robicheaux is grateful for Karen Thompson.
Bill Solms is happy.
Longley Parker is happy that Wayne is back.
Program:
Dennis Gellhaus introduced Rosemary Truman, Program Director, and Ray Wallace, Diversity Outreach Advocate to tell us about Estes Valley Crisis Advocates.
Ray Wallace, Rosemary Truman
Adjournment:
We concluded with the Four Way Test.
Madison Casey, scribe
More Volunteers Needed
We need someone to volunteer to be Membership Chair and help with the Spoke.
If you are interested please contact Anne Slack at anneslack@aol.com.
Duck Race Kickoff Night
Announcement:
Duck Race Kickoff Night is set for March 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Koenig will issue a Proclamation declaring May 7, 2022 to be Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Day
She will adopt the first duck
The Tech team will explain to our 66 Organizations
how to use our new online duck adoption platform
how to promote duck adoptions
Organizations will also be asked to submit the name and contact information of their required volunteers on or before Kickoff Night
Kickoff Night will be Zoom only
The Zoom link to attend is www.EPDuckRace.org/Zoom.
Immediately following the Kickoff Night meeting, the online duck adoption link on our website (www.epduckrace.org) will be activated and duck adoptions can begin.
Mark Your Calendar!
We have been invited to a Concert by our new member
Barry Hannigan and his wife Mary
Saturday, March 26, at 2 pm. It’s at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 200 Ptarmigan Trail
Donations instead of Tickets
Vaccinated and Masked
Don't Miss Rotary's 2022 International Convention
in
Houston, Texas June 4 - 8, 2022
If you have never been to an International Convention of Rotary, you need to go to Houston in June. It is so amazing and it is often not this close to us. My husband and I attended the International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017. There were 70,000 people there from all over the world. It was so thrilling to learn of all the projects Rotary was performing worldwide, helping people improve their lives with better water supplies, better education so they could earn a living, better sanitary situations to reduce disease, on and on. Go to Rotary.org to learn more.
Save the Date!!
September 3rd, 2022 John Denver Concert at the YMCA Rauch Auditorium
Featuring Cowboy Brad
Brad Fitch
Model Village Service Project in Bangladesh
Doug Mann said "It's an empowerment project in this village to teach men and women trade craft to earn a living."
Ron Gordon said “We are hoping to get District Matching Grant Funds to further support the project.”
Rotary in Russia
Announcement:
Consider signing up for the next citizen diplomacy trip back to Russia.
This US-Russia effort has been going on since 1983, formalized in 1995 with State Department monies; Milt Garrett's involvement began in 1998.
This invitation for us is to come to Russia as citizen ambassadors for 15 days next June 5-20, 2022.
Rotary has a history of international interaction as 49 Rotarians were part of crafting the United Nations charter. Rotary has grown in Russia to 50 clubs since it began there in 1983.
You will need to fund yourself and the cost is $3,000-5,000 depending on what level of flight and lodging you want.
If interested contact Milt at gmilt3@gmailcom and write in the subject line: "Citizen Diplomacy Mission to Russia."
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.
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