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Message from the PresidentBy Kathy Groesbeck

July 27, 2017

Club Assembly This Week

-To Be A Vibrant Club Club members will have the opportunity on the 4th Thursday of July ata Club Assembly to engage in meaningful discussion about our club’spriorities to make a positive community impact. Together, we candecide what we want our club to be like in the next three-to-fiveyears. We will determine what we need to do to attain our club’svision of being a vibrant club. Long-range goals under considerationinclude the following:

Prioritize Community Service ProjectsEvaluate Fundraising ActivitiesEnhance Leadership Development with Succession PlanningImprove Membership Retention and RecruitmentIncrease Foundation and RI Foundation Giving

By attending the Club Assembly, you will be connecting with other

July 27 Duty Roster Invocation: Bruce Carmichael Song & Pledge: Club Assembly Guest Intro: Club Assembly Scribe: Rita DuChateau Greeter: Chip Sproul Program Intro: Kathy Groesbeck

August 3 Duty Roster Invocation: Tara Moenning Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Phil Moenning Scribe: Rita DuChateau

members to voice your ideas about our club’s Goals and Activities. We can maximize our collective expertise to address opportunities inour community to Make A Difference. A Club Assembly can beinspiring for members and fuel our shared passion to do great thingstogether. And have FUN while doing it! There are a lot of things our club is really GOOD at. Now we want tomake those things something we are really GREAT at. Come to ClubAssembly this week to roll up your sleeves, listen to others, voiceyour thoughts, and help us look for new ideas. Let us channel ourenthusiasm into ACTION!

July 20, 2017 meeting notes The meeting was opened by President Kathy. Invocation wasprovided by Tom Maher, song and pledge was led by Dave Evans,guest introductions Chuck Bonza and program introduction byClaudine Perrault. Guests to the meeting included: Eric Robesonfrom Champaign, IL, Ralph Colrud from Sun City West, AZ, and Patand John Vorreiter from Sunny Vale, CA. Sean Allen from the RotaryFoundation was also a guest at the meeting today. He brieflydescribed the role of the foundation, how contributions are received,and what the options are for donors.

President Kathy asked for a moment of silence to honor SamOwori of Rotary International who recently passed away.

The meeting on July 27th will be a Club Assembly. It will be led byKarol, Rita, and President Kathy. Please join us for greatconversation on future plans and strategic ideas for our club for 2017and 2018.

Happy Money

$5 from David Van Wert who was happy about our recent golftournament but was also able to start up a golf tournament inSun City West.Claudine Perrault was happy that Rita DuChateau broughther nephew to Estes to be an intern at the Trail-Gazette. Claudine was also excited about the passion of thenext generation for journalism.Tom Maher was happy for Rotary Foundation Donors.Frank Haines was happy to learn more about Polio Plus.

ProgramClaudine Perrault introduced today's guest speaker MaisieGreer, Founding Director of Roots Community School. Submitted by Kerrie Hill, scribe

July 20 speaker

Greeter: Debbie Delaney Program Intro: Ron Gordon

Speakers

Jul 27, 2017Kathy GroesbeckClub Assembly

Aug 03, 2017Kayce AndersonDismantling Barriers to Girls'Education in Rural Kenya

Aug 10, 2017Mark G. DavisForesight Ski Guides

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Upcoming Events

Club AssemblyJul 27, 2017 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Club Board MeetingWasson Room, Estes ValleyPublic LibraryAug 01, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Club Board MeetingWasson Room, Estes ValleyPublic LibrarySep 05, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Member Birthdays

Tom MaherJuly 2 Virgil YarbroughJuly 2 Philip MoenningJuly 3

What do you do when your two photographers miss the weeklyRotary meeting? President Kathy stepped up to the camera and gotthis photo of Maisie Greer at the Snowy Peaks Festival on Saturday.Thanks, Kathy, for submitting this photo of Maisie Greer with some ofher students.

Rotary Quote of the Week

"Rotary challenges us to become better people: to become ambitiousin the ways that matter, to strive for higher goals, and toincorporate Service Above Self into our daily lives."

- 2017-18 RI President Ian H.S. Riseley

Executives & Directors

PresidentKathy Groesbeck President ElectKarol Rinehart TreasurerLongley Parker SecretaryRita DuChateau Sergeant-at-ArmsBill Solms Past PresidentThor Homme Club AdministrationTara Moenning Community Service

Lee LassonJuly 5 Staci GallowayJuly 9 Randy SkeieJuly 11 Gregg JurgensJuly 13 Bill SolmsJuly 16 Jim WhiteJuly 21 Chip SproulJuly 22 Dana FritzAugust 8 Bill LodgeAugust 9 Nancy StevensAugust 12 Debbie DelaneyAugust 13 Jack DinsmoorAugust 16 Jay HarroffAugust 19 Anniversaries

Marsha YelickBruce Nickels NickelsJuly 3 Rick TaylorJanet TaylorJuly 7 Dmitri GalcovskiYuliyaJuly 10 Doug MannMichelle MannJuly 28

Roger Thorp Fund DevelopmentKaren Thompson International ServiceDave Evans MembershipScott Thompson Youth/New Generation ServicesSue Fereday Program Committee ChairRick Taylor

Bulletin EditorRita DuChateau(If you have any comments or questions, please contact theeditor)

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Gene OjaTheresaAugust 5 Thor HommeDarlene HommeAugust 8 Wayne NewsomPatAugust 10 Ken ColeBarbaraAugust 16 Ken TeSelleAudreyAugust 21 Ward NelsonPatriciaAugust 23 Clark LuptonNancyAugust 25 Join Date

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