SHNL SEPT 23RD MEETING (Sep. 21, 2024)

Saturday, September 7 featured Smoky Hill Rotarians, Friends, and Family joining Jewell Elementary Staff, Parents, and their Kids for School Clothes Shopping! About 35 students were treated to a $200 budget for shopping for clothes for the schoolyear. Besides the great students' smiles and happy parents maybe the highlight was seeing the students hug their teachers and staff when they arrived on Saturday morning. Donuts and Orange Juice got things started and then the shopping began. Four hours later we had happy students, staff, parents, and Rotarians! Thanks to Past President Darryl Harvey for leading this event for 22 years! A great start to President Linda Forsythe's year as well.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISIT:

Our District Governor, Tamara Fennell will be attending and speaking at our September 23rd meeting so let’s show her how great Smoky Hill is! Her presentation will be “Rotary, An Expression of Who We Are.” An opportunity for Rotarians to share their personal and club passions

Overview of Tamara's Service:

Tamara Fennell (Tamie) found her Rotary home with the Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch in 2016. In 2020-2021 she served as Club President. The Rotary Club of Highlands Ranch was the recipient of the 2020-2021 Paul Harris Award and Rotary Presidential Citation during her term. Tamie has served her club as Fundraising Chair, Community Service Co-Chair and is currently Co-Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Committee. She has served District 5450 as Area 4 Assistant Governor and worked on the 2021-2022 District Conference Planning Committee. Tamie is a member of Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives, a member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group, a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of the Paul Harris Society.

Past career experiences include nonprofit fundraising and operations, floral design, owning her own small wellness centered business and project management, planning and design development for healthcare and corporate facilities. Through her passion for mental health advocacy, Tamie has worked at state and local community levels as a program facilitator and trainer to raise awareness of mental illness and battle stigma.

Tamie holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Interior Design and Minor in Dance. Her love of the Arts, nature, gardening, and hiking provide a balance to an active life of volunteering and advocacy. Tamie lives in Roxborough Park with her husband Kurt aWnd enjoys traveling back east to visit their adult son, Emerson.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE:

The District Conference is Saturday, September 28th from 9:00-4:00 at the CSU Spur Hydro Building. Sign up now at the rotary5450.org website. Several of us are already planning to go.

VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER:

Volunteers are needed for Ronald MacDonald House on October 9th from 4:00-8:00. We cook a comforting, home cooked meal for about 40 family members who are staying at the Ronald MacDonald House while their critically-ill children are at local hospitals. Eight volunteers are needed. Contact Linda Forsythe at lindaaforsythe@gmail.com for registration information.

LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING SOCIAL:

Friday, October 18th will be a fun Happy Hour at Two22 Brew. Join us from 4:00-6:00 at 4550 S Reservoir Rd, Centennial, 80015. Even if you’re not a beer drinker, come have fun with your fellow Rotarians. This is a great opportunity to casually introduce friends to our Rotary Family, Family and friends are most welcome!!!

Here are the current International projects that are being worked on.

No I didn't forget to take this out as I thought it deserves repeating recognition!

A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO BEV EDWARDS FOR HER TIRELESS WORK ON THESE!!!

1) Ukranian refugee school in Budapest. Host Club for the Global Grant is RC Budapest City. The project will expand the Ukranian refugee school to 700 students.

2)Cameroon WASH #3. This is the third Global Grant we have participated in. The International Sponsor is RC Denver Southeast. The project will add additional villages to the already-successful WASH program.

3) Stei, Romania municipal hospital. This is a Global Grant anticipated to be submitted to RI end of September 2024. International Sponsor is RC Reno, and Host Club is RC Oradea, Romania (we have a 24 + year relationship with the Oradea Club). The project involves medical equipment for a rural Romanian hospital.

4)WAKAM District Malaria project in Kenya. Bob Kemp is spearheading this project for District 5450 and participating 5450 Clubs

5)Kenya Water Kiosk (WASH) Project. This is a District Grant sponsored by the RC Centennial. The project was originally proposed in the 2023-2024 Rotary Year and has been shifted to the 2024-2025 Rotary Year.

FROM THE PREZ:

There’s only so much Rotary Trivia to share so on
the fourth Monday Rotary Meeting, we will be adding a ROTARY MOMENT to our agenda.
A Rotary Moment is a two to three-minute personal story that reflects a highly memorable experience in your Rotary life. It might be an experience that impacted you so greatly that it transformed you from simply being a member of Rotary to becoming a Rotarian, or an experience that you will always remember as a key point in your Rotary Life. I hope this to become a reminder of why we are Rotarians!

September 23rd- Jeff Kaes
October 28th - Cynthia Lowry
November 25th - Susan Michalakes

Linda Forsythe

President Smoky Hill Rotary Club

NEXT MEETING:

11:45 AM Meadow Hills Golf Course October 14th!

Duty Roster

Invocation:

Sept 23rd Betsy Jansen

Oct 14th Clay Fell

Oct. 28th Paul Urtz

Nov. 11th Mike Peterson

Nov. 25th Gary Frisch

Dec. 9th Susan Michalakes

Birthdays and Anniversaries 🎂 September

Michael Peterson 🥳 1st!

Darryl Harvey 🥳 Sept 18th, Ann. 29th

Nancy Jones Anniversary Sept 13th

James Fletcher Bday Sept 20th 🍰

Craig & Bev Essex Ann. 24th 💑

CLUB CALENDAR