Martin Limbird, fellow Rotarian from the Fort Collins Rotary Club, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park Thursday, May 17, at their regular noon meeting. He will give a presentation on Your Rotary Legacy.
Limbird first joined Rotary in 1984 in Ames, Iowa, and became a charter member of the Muncie, Indiana Sunrise Rotary Club in 1994. He served as club president in 2001-02, and, in 2004, his wife Mary Catherine, a cross cultural trainer and ESL teacher, joined the same club. Martin led a Group Study Exchange team to France in 1999 and was District 6560 Governor in 2005-06, leading all 24 districts in Zones 29-30 in per capita and total giving to The Rotary Foundation that year. He was an area polio campaign coordinator, GSE committee chair, district trainer and, in 2008-09, district membership chair, leading all districts in Zone 30 in membership growth. The Limbirds are active members of Rotary’s International Travel and Hosting Fellowship and the Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide (B.R.E.W.) Fellowship.
Martin and Mary Catherine Limbird
Martin and Mary Catherine are Rotary Foundation Major Donors, Bequest and Arch C. Klumph Society members as well as charter members of the District 6560 Paul Harris Society, founded during Martin’s governorship. Since 1998, the Limbirds have been sergeants-at-arms at 16 Rotary international conventions. They took part in a National Immunization Day in Ghana in 2007 and initiated a zone-wide partnership with Mexican Rotarians in District 4170, known as Heart2Heart, which continues today. Martin has represented RI Presidents D.K. Lee, Ray Klinginsmith and John Germ at district conferences and was Chief Sergeant at Arms at the 2016 International Assembly.
Martin retired from Ball State University in 2009, capping a four-decade career in international educational exchange beginning as a graduate student in Belgium, U.S. Peace Corps service in Ghana, directing international services offices for two decades at Iowa State University (where he earned his Ph.D.), and nearly 20 years at Ball State University. Both Mary Catherine and Martin have earned Fulbright fellowships abroad, and Martin is a past president of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the Indiana-Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) Partners of the Americas and recipient of the Silver Beaver award from the Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America. In September, 2010, the Limbirds moved to Fort Collins, Colorado where Mary Catherine is an active member of the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club and P.E.O, and Martin belongs to the Fort Collins Rotary Club, where he is a member of the club’s TRF committee. During 2013-14, Martin served as District 5440 Paul Harris Society coordinator and was presented with the district’s Foundation Service award as co-chair of a dinner that raised $2.7 million for The Rotary Foundation’s Permanent Fund. Beginning in July 2015, he became the Endowment/Major Gift advisor for Zone 27.
The Limbirds’ daughter Tina, her husband (a member of the Berlin International Rotary Club) and darling granddaughters live in Germany, and their son Scott and his family live in Indiana where he is pursuing a career in restaurant and rental property management. In his free time, Martin plays trombone and is an unrepentant amateur accordionist.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs around the world initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in Estes Park. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotary business meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
Please note that the club's meeting place will change beginning May 24 to The Ridgeline Hotel on South St. Vrain Ave., Estes Park.
Sponsors needed-
Golf Tournament is set for June 30
As returning bluebirds and hummingbirds, greening meadows and beckoning golf courses signal spring’s arrival in Estes Park, it’s time to mark your calendar for the Rotary Club of Estes Park Memorial Tournament for Scholarships, set for Saturday, June 30, 2018.
The 22nd annual event will raise funds for the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation Scholarship Fund. Annually, the club raises $24,000 for three, four-year academic scholarships for graduating Estes Park high school students.
Many sponsors have been lined up, but more are needed. Levels include: Diamond ($2,000), Gold Sponsor ($1,000), Silver Sponsor ($500), Bronze Sponsor ($250), Tee/Green Sponsor ($110), and Junior Golfer Sponsor ($75). Sponsors who pledge $110 or more are recognized at the event and in publicity prior to the event. Some sponsorships include a complimentary tournament registration.
Sponsors are recognized on our tournament posters, on banners and signs on the tees and greens at the event, and in newspaper articles.
Beginning Thursday, May 24, our club will meet at The Ridgeline Hotel. Mark your calendar, write yourself a note, tell your Rotary friends about our new meeting place. Help us get the word out to club members who may not read The Spoke every week or attend weekly meetings.
Our last meeting at the Rodeway Inn will be Thursday, May 17, so please be there to say goodbye to Chester, Lil and the gang.
Details:
May 17: Last meeting at Rodeway Inn
May 24: First meeting at the Ridgeline Hotel, 101 South St. Vrain Ave., Estes Park. See you in the Trail Ridge Room. Luncheon cost: $15.
May 10, 2018 Meeting Highlights
President Kathy Groesbeck called the meeting to order at noon. Virgil Holtgrewe provided a touching invocation honoring mothers everywhere and Dave Evans led us in singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" and the Pledge of Allegiance. Trudy Collar had no guests to introduce; we welcomed her back after her four-month absence. Scott Thompson told his usual rollicking joke, as well as serving as greeter today.
Announcements
President Kathy reminded us that next week, May 17, is our last meeting at the Rodeway Inn. Beginning on May 24, we will convene at The Ridgeline Hotel.
President Kathy reflected on the success of the duck race and said that our club's foundation had the highest adoption sales of the 68 organizations. Eagle Rock School was #2. While we did not top the all-time adoption total of 7,064, we are getting close. All of Roger Thorp's donated art work raised funds for Polio Plus as the district convention's silent auction.
Happy Money
Jack Boatman is thankful that Tara Moenning is a club member. He recognized her contributions to scholarships, community projects and clean-up days. At the recent clean-up day, Jack found a worn $100 bill. After checking its authenticity at the bank, he donated it, plus $10, to the Happy Money collection, but designated that the $110 be directed toward scholarships in Tara's honor.
Virgil Holtgrewe has been happily married to Carol for 63 years, as of last Tuesday.
Trudy Collar is happy to be back and even happier to be picking up her daughter at DIA next week, following her world travels.
Bill Solms is happy that Ward Nelson provides such excellent technical support at our meetings.
More Announcements
President Kathy spoke about the Rotary District Conference and how impressed she was with the 25 exchange students in attendance. She described the memorial rose ceremony to honor deceased club members. She thanked Lee Lasson for helping set up the duck adoption kiosk at the conference and said that duck race t-shirts featuring would be for sale for $15 at next week's Rotary meeting.
Program
Rick Taylor introduced EVICS Director Nancy Almond, who presented an update on the status of childcare in Estes Park. Kathy asked Nancy to sign a library book, Little Fox in the Forest, and gave her a piece of the rock.
Adjournment
Kathy adjourned the meeting with The Four-Way Test at 12:57 p.m.
Submitted by Rita DuChateau, scribe and Scott Thompson, photographer
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Shred-a-Thon Rescheduled
So, you saved your papers to be shredded on April 21, and then the snow canceled your fun? Tara to the rescue! She's rescheduled the Shred-a-Thon for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 23 at the Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies on Brodie Avenue.
The event will be for paper only. Tara needs 10-12 volunteers.
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