The COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE is meeting next Monday, October 29, 2018 at 11:30am at the Bent Noodle. PP and Chair Darryl Harvey announced we will be shopping and wrapping Christmas gifts for Century Elementary School students again this year and bringing the gifts to the club's holiday party on December 1 at Prez Talee's home, along with a pot luck appetizer or dessert. Everyone is invited to attend the Community Services meeting and more details on the holiday party will come your way.
DATES TO REMEMBER … President Talee Crowe outlined several upcoming events including:
Nov 10 - Foundation Workshop
Nov 10 - Membership Workshop
Dec 1 - Rotary Learning Institute (2nd of 3 sessions)
Dec 13 - State of the State (Denver SE Rotary; speaker inspired the movie "Molly's Game")
Jan 12 - Grants/Club Qualification
Jan 25 - RI President's Dinner & Polio Fundraiser
To learn more or to register talk with Talee or go the District 5450 website (www.rotary5450.org)
SMOKY HILL ROTARVARIETY OF NEWS …
Foundation Chair PP Lloyd Gottman presented PP Mark Johnson with a Paul Harris plus 6 pin in recognition for his giving to the Rotary Foundation. Thanks Mark!
PP Betsy Jansen provided everyone with a voters' guide on the 2018 ballot issues from the League of Women Voters of Colorado. Betsy emphasized the importance of Amendments Y and Z (congressional and legislative redistricting, respectively) which require changes to the Colorado constitution. Most importantly, read about all the candidates and all of the issues and then GO VOTE!
It is official! Sgt. PP Jim Suss has shed his necktie but still wore a jacket, not quite ready for the Charlie Sheen bowling shirt! How bewildering was it to see PP Joe Hughes in a necktie and PP Jim Wingert without a bowling shirt? Trying to be a fashion editarian for this Rotary Club is a waste of key strokes!
Speaking of "Snow Bird" Jim, he is headed to Florida where he will rejoin the Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club for the winter. Jim will be missed but he will continue his good works in Rotary as he participates in the Lakewood Club's 'Books for Kids" program and their annual fundraiser, the Suncoast Wine Festival on January 10.
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The Smoky Hill and Lakewood Ranch Rotary Clubs are just two out of over 32,000 Rotary clubs in the
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world and as you travel, as we did last week driving through several New England states, you see the Rotary wheel emblem sign as you enter many towns. After lunch in the beautiful Cape Cod town of Chatham, MA, we strolled through a park to look at entries in the Chatham pumpkin decorating contest. Some pretty cool looking displays like the one on the left. The Chatham Rotary club entered the display on the right. Not one of the better displays, in fact it looked like a group of 3rd graders put it together (sorry, just reporting the facts). However, it included a message, albeit pretty small to read, about the work the Rotary Foundation has done to nearly eradicate Polio from the face of the earth. It may not have been one of the best looking displays in the park, but it's message is one of the greatest accomplishments of any service organization in the world!
THIS WEEK'S THOUGHT … Rotary unites more than a million people. Through Rotary Clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, and form friendships and professional connections while making a difference in their backyards and around the world.
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Kim Wisneski is 
Program Director & Coordinator of the Executive Internship Program ("EIP") for Aurora Public Schools. Kim has her roots in Aurora having graduated from Aurora Hinckley High School. Kim's favorite saying is "Find a job you love and you will never work another day in your life." The EIP covers all Aurora High Schools and began in 1992. EIP provides high school senior students with meaningful learning experiences before entering college.
Interns and Coordinators market the EIP by presenting it to high school juniors with a 3.0+ GPA at each school. Interested students submit an application, transcripts, attendance and recommendations. Each student is interviewed by an EIP Coordinator. Interns are selected by GPA, recommendations, transcript, attendance, goals and the personal interview. Each intern receives elective credits with a weighted grade. In addition to the internship placements in the accompanying photo, there are placements in the medical, music, photography, theater and zoology fields.
The internship curriculum includes career development/career success, leadership/teamwork and public speaking/presentation. The interns do not receive any compensation and work 8 hours per week. They work under a memorandum of understanding and are insured by workman's compensation.
Sponsors serve as mentors to the interns by providing relevant experiences, workplace readiness, supporting higher education and providing positive reinforcement!
hters! The facility is already too small and will have to be expanded. The tour included the offices, classrooms, weight room and the facility where the fire trucks, etc. are kept for training. 
The two buildings where fires are simulated/extinguished and rescues are practiced were also toured. Thanks to PP Darryl Harvey 
