We need more people to play in our golf tournament on Friday, August 6.
If you know someone who might be interested, please contact them today. We’ll accept all last minute entrants. The golf tournament is our major fund raising event this year. The money raised is used to support the projects that are important to us as Smoky Hill Members.
The link to the Givsum website for the Smoky Hill Golf Fundraiser:
Or, contact Gary Frisch for a last minute registration.
Upcoming Programs -
Our schedule for programs is as follows:
August 2: Gary Frische, SHRC Golf Chair
August 9: Dark
August 16: Dr. Lisa Roberts, Principal GHS
August 23: Dark
August 30: Social Meeting
September 13: TBD
September 27: Col. Deb Van Caster and Amy Boehle / Buckley Garrison Space Force
Did you know?
You can find your 8 digit Rotary membership number above your name on your Rotary magazine.
Checks for the Club
Checks for dues, etc. to the club can be mailed to:
Smoky Hill Rotary Club
PO Box 440778
Aurora, CO 80044
Celebration of the Week: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
In 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield, the baker and owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts ran out of baker's chocolate to make her cookies, so she decided to use a normal semi-sweet chocolate bar instead. The baker's chocolate would have just melted into the cookie dough, however, the chunks of semi-sweet chocolate did not mix with the dough, but filled the cookies with chunks of chocolate.
This fortunate accident was such a success that Ruth started her own company, Toll House, to sell her cookies. Originally, the cookies were called the Chocolate Crunch Cookies and were the size of a quarter. With time, many versions of this baked treat began being made, with different types of chocolate, so there was something for every taste. A variety of recipes for chocolate chip cookies also spread around the country, and it became one of the American households’ favorite things to bake because no one can resist the smell of freshly baked cookies.
Ruth's cookies became so popular that Nestle offered her a lifetime of free cookies in exchange for the rights to share her recipe for chocolate chip cookies on their wrapper, which Ruth accepted.
How to Celebrate?
The best way to celebrate is by baking a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies. If it's something you do frequently why not try a new and different recipe? If you're a chocolate chip cookie beginner baker, you could try Ruth Wakefield's original Toll House recipe! Make sure to invite friends and family over to share the cookies with, and have plenty of milk to go with them.
If you're not in the mood for baking, many bakeries and cafes have special deals for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, where you can get free chocolate chip cookies!
Next meeting- August 2, 12:00 noon
Use this NEW LINK to join our Zoom meeting via computer or join by phone.
