remember that while the

Peace Through Service

theme is new, we in Rotary

have been at this for many

years, beginning with our

strong support and influence

in the creation of the United

Nations, to the funding of

more than 600 world peace

scholars since 2002.

Involve your Interact,

Rotaract, Youth Exchange,

RYLA and Young RYLA

participants in community

peace and conflict resolution

initiatives. Reach out to

marginalized ethnic and reli-

gious minorities to forge

new friends and relation-

ships. Collaborate with

other community and service

organizations to raise public

consciousness about peace.

While we have the right

to feel Rotary Proud about

our past accomplishments, it

is our continuing responsibil-

ity as Rotarians to help make

our world a better, more

peaceful place.

Mike Forney

District Governor

The third

and final

Rotary

Global

Peace Fo-

rum will

be held in

Hiroshima,

Japan later

this month.

While it completes an amaz-

ing initiative by President

Sakuji Tanaka during his Ro-

tary year, the impact of these

forums will be felt throughout

the Rotary world for years to

come. Several Rotarians from

our district participated in one

or more of these peace fo-

rums. The first two were held

in Berlin and Honolulu.

Many of our clubs have also

taken President Sakuji’s

words to heart through spe-

cial programs and peace ini-

tiatives.

His Peace Through Ser-

vice theme has helped all of

us focus on the true meaning

of peace in our lifetime. In

President Tanaka’s words:”

The advancement of interna-

tional understanding, good-

will, and peace is one of the

cornerstones of the Rotary

movement. With Rotary’s ac-

tive presence in more than

200 countries and geographi-

cal areas, our organization

has established itself as a

world leader in fostering

Peace Through Service. We

have accomplished a great

deal in this area throughout

our history, but we must

continue to look forward

and recognize that the fu-

ture of Rotary — and the

future prospects for world

peace — rest with today’s

youth. To ensure a lasting

legacy in this arena, we

must engage young people

in a meaningful way and

empower them to carry Ro-

tary’s peace-building efforts

into the future.”

Members of our dis-

trict’s Rotary, Interact and

Rotaract clubs have helped

us ignite the sparks that will

lead to consciousness and

actions toward peace on a

daily basis. Debbie Mueller

from the Casper Rotaract

Club, for one, has used her

experiences attending both

the Berlin and Honolulu

forums to create an amazing

presentation featured at last

month’s Spring Assembly

in Laramie. Our April dis-

trict newsletter featured her

recent peace gathering in-

volving Casper Rotarians

and Rotaractors. This

month you will see other

programs and activities fea-

tured by clubs in our dis-

trict.

I urge all Rotarians to

carry forward the principles

of peace and world under-

standing. It is important to

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PEACE THROUGH SERVICE by DG Mike Forney

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Vo l u me I I , I s s ue 1 1

Rotary Foundation

dinner nets $2.721M 2

District Conference 3

Rotaract at AIMS

Community College 4

Berthoud student wins $5000 BBB/Rotary

ethics scholarship

4

Rocky Mtn HS Interact

club was chartered 5

Fort Collins Peach

Festival 5

Rotary Proud—RC of

Evanston, WY 6

Cheyenne RC invests

in Cheyenne’s future 7

Info on how to help West, TX recover from

fertilizer plan explosion

8

Crutches 4 Africa collecting donations at

district conference

8

Windsor Rotary

promotes health 9

District Membership and Attendance Re-

port for March, 2013

10

How to propose a new

member 11

Inside this issue:

T h e P e a k P a g e 2

areas as a Future Vision

Pilot District,” she said.

“What you have accom-

plished tonight will make it

possible for you and your

fellow Rotarians around the

world achieve even more.”

Rotaract club members

from the Cheyenne Young

Professionals and the Uni-

versities of Wyoming and

Colorado clubs provided

duty as Sergeants at Arms at

the Million Dollar Dinner.

“This was an amazing ex-

perience for us,” according

to Katie Botwin, a member

of the CSU club sponsored

by the Rotary Club of Fort

Collins. “We attend quite a

few Rotary club meetings in

Fort Collins and enjoy very

close ties with Rotarians, but

tonight’s opportunity to un-

derstand the power of Rotary

and the Rotary Foundation

was just incredible,” she

said.

All of the proceeds from

the dinner will be given to

The Rotary Foundation

thanks to cash sponsorships

from the district and six Ro-

tary clubs according to Dis-

trict Governor Mike Forney.

The Rotary Clubs of Jackson

Hole, and the Cheyenne and

Steamboat Springs clubs

each contributed $1,000.

The Loveland, Laramie and

Scottsbluff/Gering clubs

contributed $500 each.

About $2,000 will come

from district reserves, For-

ney said.

PDG’s Stuart Palmer and

Martin Limbird co-chaired

the event Marie Zimenoff

from the Fort Collins Break-

fast Club coordinated the

event.

As each digit was slowly

added to a five-foot wide

mock check near the end of

district’s first Million Dollar

Black-Tie Dinner last Satur-

day night, a hush fell over the

formally-dressed crowd in

anticipation of the final total.

When the number “2” was

posted, signifying $2,721,000,

everyone in attendance at the

Fort Collins Country Club

leapt to their feet with a loud,

sustained cheer and applause.

“This is a spectacular

achievement for your inaugu-

ral million dollar dinner,” RI’s

Senior Major Gifts Advisor

Sean Allen said. It took Allen

and PDG’s Stuart Palmer and

Martin Limbird and District

Governor Mike Forney nearly

half an hour to present con-

tributors with their awards.

Initial Bequest Society mem-

bership was awarded to 26

Rotarians ($10,000 to Rotary

in estate planning) and another

14 Rotarians increased their

estate commitments to

$25,000 or more.

PDG Martin Limbird and

his wife Mary Catherine from

the Fort Collins and Fort

Collins Breakfast clubs re-

spectively and Dorothy Cada

from the Loveland club joined

the Arch Klumph Society

which recognized cumulative

cash gifts of $250,000 or

more.

Major Donors Alistair and

Doreen MacDonald of the

Loveland club announced an

estate commitment of $1 mil-

lion to The Rotary Founda-

tion. Patrick Bols and Martine

DeBoodt from the Fort Collins

Breakfast club and District

Governor Mike Forney and his

wife Janet Finley from the

Steamboat club, became first

level Major Donors (cash gifts

of $10,000). David and Helen

Bishop of the Casper and

Jackson Hole Supper clubs

respectively became Level

Two Major Donors.

PDG Stuart Palmer, Dis-

trict Foundation Chair and one

of the leaders of the Million

Dollar Dinner told the audi-

ence of 80 Rotarians and Ro-

taractors how important Ro-

tary Foundation support was

to accomplish Rotary’s work

at home and around the world.

“You have made an invest-

ment in Rotary’s future with

your gifts tonight,” Palmer

said.

Mary Beth Growney Se-

lene, RI Director Nominee

from Wisconsin was the key-

note speaker at the event. She

spoke of the Foundation’s

strong commitment to the six

areas of focus, including peace

and conflict prevention/

resolution, disease prevention

and treatment, water and sani-

tation, maternal and child

health, basic education and

literacy and economic and

community development.

“District 5440 has done amaz-

ing work in many of these

ROTARY FOUNDATION DINNER NETS $2.721 MILLION!

(l-r) District Governor Mike Forney, RI Director Nominee Mary Beth Growney Selene, RI Senior Major Gifts Advisor Sean Allen and dinner co-chairs PDG’s Stuart Palmer and Martin Limbird proudly display the total amount raised at the district inaugural Million Dollar Dinner.

The awards table at the Dis-trict’s Million Dollar Dinner overflowed with pins, crystals and necklaces for the many Rotarians who made cash gifts and estate commitments to The Rotary Foundation.

Doreen (left) and Alistair Mac-Donald, already Rotary Foun-dation Major Donors, received a standing ovation from the audience and congratulations from RI Director Nominee Mary Beth Growney Selene for their estate planning gift of $1 mil-lion.

T h e P e a k P a g e 3

tional conferences. Greg has

served as the District Gover-

nor Nominee trainer and

author of the course mate-

rial. Greg is the recipient of

the “Service Above Self

Award” and The Rotary

Foundation Citation for

Meritorious Service Award.

Georgia Medori: Since

becoming a Rotarian in

1992, Georgia has remained

active including serving as

2009-2010 Governor of Dis-

trict 6860 (North Alabama)

and is presently the Secre-

tary/Treasurer of Rotary

Heart of America Zones 30

and 31.

At the District Level, she

has served as District Liter-

acy Chair, Finance Chair,

District Governor Nominat-

ing Chair, Voting & Creden-

tials Committee Chair and is

currently serving as Council

of Governors Chair. Geor-

gia’s professional career has

been centered on customer

service including seven

years with Delta Airlines

and over 35 years in Bank

Management. She is cur-

rently employed as Vice

President and Branch Retail

Executive with BBVA Com-

pass. Georgia is a Multiple

Paul Harris Fellow, a Be-

quest Society Member and

Paul Harris Society Charter

Member. She has been

awarded the Rotary Founda-

tion District Service Award.

Karl Lueck: Karl was the

first outbound Rotary Ex-

change Student of the Fort

Collins Foothills Rotary club

in 1984. He spent his Youth

Exchange year in Austria

where he learned to eat sau-

erkraut and drink beer.

Nearly thirty years later,

Karl reminisces about his

The District 5440 Confer-

ence in Steamboat Springs is

sold out with 450 Rotarians

registered to attend.

The event is being held

from May 30 through June 1

at the Steamboat Grand Resort

Hotel and Conference Center

in Steamboat Springs, CO.

In addition to an array of

dinners, activities and social

events, an exciting group of

speakers has been lined up for

the conference. Those sched-

uled to speak include:

Todd Lodwick, Welcom-

ing Speaker: Five-time

Olympian Todd Lodwick of

Steamboat Springs is one of

the most accomplished winter

sports athletes of all time.

Todd competes in Nordic

combined, a sport in which

athletes compete in both cross-

country skiing and ski jump-

ing. A double World Cham-

pion in 2009, Lodwick led the

U.S. to an unprecedented

Olympic silver in the Nordic

combined team event in 2010.

Dave McSpadden: A very

active Rotarian since 1984,

Dave has served in local, na-

tional and international ca-

pacities including North Texas

District Governor and an In-

ternational Speaker at the In-

ternational Convention in Bir-

mingham, England. Dave is a

sought after speaker at Rotary

District Conferences both

nationally and internationally.

Dave is the author of the

book, “Gonna Jump? Take A

Parachute!” and an eBook,

“Five Magic Pillars of Vital

Health.”

Rosemary Barker Aragon:

Formerly the Governor of

District 5030 (Seattle Wash-

ington & environs), Rosemary

is currently the Zone 25 Ro-

tary Public Image Coordina-

tor. Rosemary has spoken at

numerous District Confer-

ences and District Assemblies,

primarily on the subject of

Generational Diversity. Rose-

mary is the Executive Director

of the Pacific Hospital Preser-

vation & Development Au-

thority, and serves on the

boards of Seattle BioMed,

King County Project Access,

and the Alliance for Nonprof-

its Washington. She is active

on a number of District 5030

Rotary Committees, including

chairing the District Public

Relations committee and par-

ticipating as a member of the

Seattle-Zambia Malaria pre-

vention Committee.

Leah Aylward: As a Rotary

World Peace Fellow, Leah

obtained her advanced M.A. in

International Studies with a

focus on Peace and Conflict

Resolution from the Univer-

sity of Queensland. She holds

a B.A. from Harvard Univer-

sity in Environmental Science

and Public Policy with certifi-

cates in International Develop-

ment, Latin American Studies,

Spanish and Teaching. Cur-

rently, Leah is working as an

adjunct faculty member at the

University of Wyoming (UW)

teaching a course on Latin

American Politics. In July

2013, she is planning on re-

turning to Australia to finish

her PhD studies.

Greg Podd: As a certified

public accountant and per-

sonal financial specialist, Greg

has operated his own practice

since June 1979. During his

professional tenure, he has

written four professional con-

tinuing education courses and

has been the keynote speaker

and chairperson at five na-

DIVERSE LINEUP OF SPEAKERS SCHEDULED FOR

DISTRICT CONFERENCE

year abroad and shares his

thoughts about how partici-

pating in the Rotary Ex-

change program continues to

influence his life.

Today, Karl works as a

Compliance Officer at a

Fortune 100 financial ser-

vices firm. Located in Den-

ver, Karl is a Certified Fraud

Examiner managing a team

that conducts forensic ac-

counting, internal testing,

surveillance, branch inspec-

tions and investigations.

Debbie Mueller: Debbie

Mueller is a board member

for Rotaract of Casper, a

member of Natrona County

School District Diversity

Partnerships, and a clinical

social worker. She works

with students in grades K

through 8. She also produces

a weekly radio show for

children that airs in the Big

Horn Basin area, which in-

cludes a diversity segment

called, “Cultural Corner.”

She was awarded a scholar-

ship from Rotary District

5440 to attend a Rotary In-

ternational Global Peace

Forum. Debbie used the

scholarship to attend the

global peace forum in Ber-

lin, Germany.

T h e P e a k P a g e 4

ROTARACT AT AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Test program on the cam-

pus in March.

Rotarians Karoline

Woodruff and Jeff Smith

are serving as advisors for

the club. Rotarian Judy

Hicks will work as a com-

munity mentor for the Rota-

ract Club.

Aims has about 5,000

full and part time students

at the main campus in

Greeley and other locations

in Fort Lupton, Loveland

and Windsor.

Other Rotaract Clubs in

the district are located in

Sheridan, Gillette, Casper,

Cheyenne, Laramie and

Fort Collins.

The Eighth Rotaract club

in District 5440 was offi-

cially launched on April 24th

at Aims Community College

in Greeley. The new club is

co-sponsored by the Rotary

Club of Greeley-Centennial

and the Greeley After Hours

club.

Club Presidents Marsi

Liddell and Fred Brown

joined other Rotarians in-

cluding District Governor

Mike Forney to present the

charter and Rotaract pins to

Aims students who have

formed the club. Even be-

fore the charter, the Rotaract

members participated with

Rotarians from the two spon-

soring clubs in a Four Way

New Aims Rotaract Club members pose with District Governor Mike Forney to display their new Rotaract banner which was designed and produced in the Aims Reprographics depart-ment.

BERTHOUD STUDENT WINS $5,000 BBB/ROTARY ETHICS

Stefani Messick, a senior at Berthoud High School, is the 2013

recipient of the $5,000 BBB/Rotary Ethics Scholarship presented

by Better Business Bureau Foundation and Rotary Districts 5440,

5450 and 5470. District Governor Mike Forney presented the

award at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Messick was chosen from applicants from Northern Colorado

and Wyoming who wrote essays based on Rotary’s Four-Way

Test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good-

will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Her essay examined her personal transformation from self-pity

to becoming a leader with the help of classroom experiences that

involved Rotary and the Four-Way Test and later Rotary Youth

Leadership Awards, the organization’s leadership training pro-

gram.

Messick, who will graduate in the top 5 percent of her class

with an Honors Diploma, plans to attend school in Colorado and

major in English and secondary education. A 2013 Boettcher Fi-

nalist, she was named Outstanding English Student of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Academic All-State First

Team (soccer, cross country, track) 2011 and 2012.

District Governor Mike Forney presented a “big” $5,000 check to Stefani Messick at the Annual Better Business Awards program in Fort Collins.

On August 24, 2013 the four Rotary Clubs in Fort Collins will be partner-

ing together to host the 3rd Annual Fort Collins Peach Festival at Hughes

Stadium. Last year over 350 volunteers put in over 800 volunteer hours to

put on the event and they had a crowd of over 8,000 people attend. The

event raised over $18,000 for the festivals beneficiaries!

This year the Fort Collins Rotarians are looking to make the Peach Festi-

val even bigger and also to increase the promotion for Rotary within the

event so everyone attending will have the opportunity to learn about Rotary!

The Peach Festival will once again have a 5K, a peachy pancake breakfast,

peach beer, fresh Palisade peaches, peach cobblers/pies, peach margaritas

and so much more! There are many sponsorship levels ranging from $250 -

$5,000 and we would like to encourage fellow Rotarians in our district to

help support this event!

Please visit www.fortcollinspeachfestival.com to find out more informa-

tion or call/email Tanis Roeder at 970-412-7560/rotarypeach@gmail.com to

learn about how you or your business can become a sponsor. You can also

'like' our Facebook page at to get updates on the event and help us expand

our reach!

T h e P e a k P a g e 5

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT

CLUB RECEIVES THEIR CHARTER

mann).

The Rocky Mountain

High School Interact club

has already completed their

first project, by selling over

$1,000 in cookie dough &

coffee they were able to

make a significant donation

to the Kids Pack Project in

Loveland, which is run by

fellow Rotarian, Tom Carri-

gan , and provides back-

packs of food to underprivi-

leged kids over the week-

end.

On February 27th, 2013,

the Interact Club at Rocky

Mountain High School held

their Chartering Ceremony

where they received their

official Charter Certificate

from District Governor Mike

Forney. In total, 20 students

(all freshman) were the

founding members of this

club. Numerous Rotarians,

from the Foothills Rotary

Club of Fort Collins, were

on hand to help join in the

celebration. The Interact

Club is led by President,

Jimmy Haldermann

(grandson of former District

5450 Governor Jim Halder-

Congratulations to the newest Interact Club of District 5440!

T h e P e a k P a g e 6

members.

With dogged determi-

nation the Rotary Club

of Evanston continues to

prosper and make a dif-

ference in this western

Wyoming community of

12,000 residents. You

make all of us Rotary

Proud Evanston!

Each month District

Governor Mike features

a club he has visited that

are examples of “Rotary

Proud.”

The Rotary Club of

Evanston, Wyoming is

going to the

dogs…literally!

Their “Walk Your

Paws” event started as a

fund raiser to create an

education fund for the

children of a widowed

club member. Since then

proceeds have gone to

provide emergency ser-

vices to local veterinarian

clinics and the local pet

shelter. Rotarians have

combined this event with

the annual Bear River Fest

in Evanston.

This is just one of

many community service

projects the club’s 42

members sponsor, includ-

ing an annual pancake

breakfast, a golf tourna-

ment, and a community

“Chuck Wagon Dinner”

on the Fourth of July.

Each of these events raise

thousands of dollars to

help fund their domestic

and international projects.

Club members have also

gathered and recycled

Christmas trees for the

city as long as they can

remember.

The club has a very

active Interact Club,

stages a “purple pinky

day” each year to raise

funds to eradicate polio,

and sends out and hosts

international exchange

students every year.

They are especially

proud of the work they are

doing with an $88,000

Global Grant to imple-

ment a water and hygiene

program in Guatemala.

Club member (and two-

time winner of the club’s

Rotarian of the Year

award) Julia Murray and

others have made several

trips to Guatemala to learn

about the needs in Guate-

mala and oversee the pro-

gram. Leveraging Global

Grant funds from our own

district, as well as money

from the Rock Springs,

Kemmerer, Rawlins, Fort

Collins Breakfast, Gil-

lette, Sheridan and Chey-

enne clubs helped make

this project so successful.

The results of their

visioning exercise in 2010

have helped them focus

on a wide variety of initia-

tives, including an empha-

sis on their support of The

Rotary Foundation. . Last

year’s average annual

contribution approaching

$110 per member. They

have 25 Paul Harris Fel-

lows and 38 sustaining

ROTARY PROUD- ROTARY CLUB OF EVANSTON

An Evanston Interact Club member

guides youngsters from Clark Ele-

mentary School to the table where

they get their pinkies painted to end

polio.

Rotarian Robert Douglas pauses briefly before continuing to tackle hundreds of Christmas trees that the club picked up the first Saturday in January to recycle for the City of Evanston.

Members of the local Cox family in Evanston pose at the Rotary

Club of Evanston’s Walk Your Paws event at the Bear River

Fest.

T h e P e a k P a g e 7

helped with the setup of

the playground equip-

ment in the spring of

2012 and then laid the

padding under the equip-

ment in the fall of 2012.

The playground was

completed By December

of 2012. We installed 3

bronze plaques in the

concrete walkway lead-

ing to the playground,

The first plaque was the

Rotary wheel, the second

was the 4 way test and

the 3rd was a plaque that

stated "Cheyenne Rotary

Club, Investing in Chey-

enne's Future". There

were several PR articles

in the local newspaper

with pictures of the play-

ground. The opening of

the sports complex is

expected the spring of

2013.

The Boys and Girls

Club of Cheyenne cur-

rently resides in a office

building in downtown

Cheyenne with no space

for recreational activities.

The Boys and Girls Club

annually serves over 500

at-risk and underprivi-

leged youth ages 6-18.

The Rotary Club of

Cheyenne went through a

long range planning exer-

cise in Rotary year 2009-

2010 as a part of the Vi-

sioning process. During

this exercise, a group of

Rotarians from the club

decided that one of the

goals of the club would be

to engage in a major com-

munity service project in

Cheyenne in the next

three years specifically

with the Boys and Girls

Club.

The

Boys and

Girls Club

of Chey-

enne began

construction

of a new

Recreation

and Sports

Complex in

2011. We

met with

them to in-

quire about

Rotary club

participa-

tion and

decided that

the club could take on

building a playground

with equipment and pad-

ding as a part of their new

facility.

The club applied for

and received a District

Matching Grant of $5,000

April 2011. This grant

was used to purchase the

playground equipment. In

July of 2011, the club ap-

plied for and received an-

other matching grant of

$5,000 to help pay for the

padding under the play-

ground equipment for a

total investment of

$20,000. The balance

required to finish the play-

ground was expected to be

another $16,000; the

Cheyenne Rotary club

board voted to fund this

balance from club funds.

A group of Rotarians

CHEYENNE ROTARY CLUB INVESTS IN

CHEYENNE'S FUTURE By Ron Hammel, President, Cheyenne RC

Bronze plaques at entrance to playground.

Rotarians and friends installing playground padding.

T h e P e a k P a g e 8

DISTRICT CONFERENCE

ATTENDEES!

Bring your crutches, walkers and wheel

chairs to Steamboat Springs! Crutches 4

Africa founder and polio survivor Dave Tal-

bot will be there and a bin will be located

near the registration area!

Denver resident Dave Talbot has collected

and distributed more than 40,000 mobility

devices in Africa since 2006.

Rotarians and Friends:

District 5870 Keyway, Inc (501(c)3) the charitable financial arm of Rotary District 5870 is now accepting Dona-

tions to assist the community of West, TX recover from the devastating explosion of a Fertilizer Plant on April 17, 2013.

The first responders have done a wonderful job taking care of the immediate need and several gave their lives in a noble

effort to protect others in the community. Our hearts grieve, and we offer our deepest condolences to their families,

friends and communities. The death toll is now 14, with more than 200 injured. The community of West has been dealt

a tremendous blow, but the spirit of the community is strong and the community will recover, and Rotarians from around

the world are asking how they can help.

Monetary Contributions are needed now to help the community rebuild and replace vital services including schools,

homes, fire department, streets, and other infrastructure. So I ask you all to please go to the link below and click on the

blue DONATE FOR WEST button and make a very generous donation with credit card or check, that will allow Rotari-

ans to help rebuild this beautiful community. Please share this email and the link below with Rotarians, friends, commu-

nity leaders, churches and others.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?did=5870

PLEASE DONATE NOW!! Ricky E. Price, District 5870, Governor 2012-2013

YOU CAN HELP WEST, TEXAS RECOVER FROM

FERTILIZER PLANT EXPLOSION

T h e P e a k P a g e 9

Every member of the

Rotary Club of Windsor

pitched in on Saturday,

April 6th to stage the

club’s 26th annual 9

Health Fair at the Windsor

Middle School. More

than 640 participants were

processed through the

halls of the school in five

hours for their yearly

check-ups. For a modest

fee individuals were ex-

amined and had tests re-

viewed by doctors, nurses

and a host of volunteers

for areas such as blood

panels, eyes, hearing, bal-

ance, feet, blood pressure,

dental, pap smears, can-

cer, pelvic, bone density,

skin and many other vital

areas for overall health.

The Windsor Rotarians

work as a true team to pull

off the club’s biggest ac-

tivity of the year, led by

co-chairs Jody Niswender

and Karen Kunz. They

start months in advance to

assure that the latest up-

dates are implemented

into the program and the

club members and volun-

teers are properly trained.

Keep it up Windsor! Ad-

dressing the health needs

of our communities is just

one more area of Rotary’s

Service Above Self.

WINDSOR ROTARY PROMOTES HEALTH

Windsor Rotary co-chairs Jody Niswender (left) and Karen Kunz join District Governor Mike Forney at the entrance to the 9Health Fair in Windsor.

Volunteers take a break during the Windsor 9Health Fair to enjoy a pancake breakfast put on by the Windsor Fire Depart-ment.

Pictured bottom left, Rotarian and event co-chair Karen Kunz, above her, Rotarian Paul Rainbolt, upper right, Windsor Fire Chief (and Rotarian) Herb Brady, and lower right, Rotarian Jody Niswender, event co-chair.

Rotary International District 5440, Inc. Membership & Attendance Report ~ March., 2013

Not July March Gain/Loss YTD March

Club Name Rep'd 2012 2013 March Gain/Loss Attendance % Buffalo NR 34 34 0 0 0.00

Casper 188 193 +4 +5 52.17

Casper-Five Trails NR 41 44 0 +3 0.00

Casper Reveille 36 36 +1 0 61.11

Cheyenne 213 220 +3 +7 52.00

Cheyenne Sunrise NR 41 40 0 -1 0.00

Cody 77 75 -2 -2 68.09

Craig (Moffat County) 19 19 -1 0 88.89

Douglas 30 33 +3 +4 81.00

Estes Park 106 103 0 -3 62.71

Estes Park-Longs Peak NR 31 31 0 0 0.00

Estes Valley Sunrise 63 64 -1 +1 77.78

Evanston NR 42 45 0 +3 0.00

Fort Collins 158 152 -4 -6 69.00

Fort Collins (Foothills) 103 106 +4 +3 60.00

Fort Collins After Work 24 21 -1 -3 52.27

Fort Collins Breakfast 77 79 +2 +3 73.11

Gillette 69 67 +2 -2 31.80

Gillette Energy Rotary 51 72 +1 +21 34.74

Greeley 118 120 0 +2 44.00

Greeley Centennial 97 102 +1 +5 56.77

Greeley Redeye 23 26 +1 +3 87.50

Greeley-After Hours NR 19 22 0 +3 0.00

High Plains-Eaton NR 13 12 0 -1 0.00

Jackson Hole 181 179 +2 -2 39.30

Jackson Hole Supper NR 41 41 0 0 0.00

Jackson-Breakfast NR 15 15 0 0 0.00

Johnstown-Milliken 30 31 +1 +1 89.17

Kemmerer NR 27 28 0 +1 0.00

Lander 70 75 0 +5 72.27

Laramie 111 116 -1 +5 35.00

Laramie Sunrise 26 27 0 +1 76.00

Loveland 161 164 +3 +3 72.20

Loveland Mountain View 38 39 -1 +1 65.71

Loveland-Thompson Valley NR 38 35 0 -3 0.00

Morrill 18 18 0 0 71.00

Powell 24 28 0 +4 56.00

Ranchester-Dayton 24 23 0 -1 80.00

Rawlins 25 29 0 +4 46.55

Riverton 55 57 0 +2 53.51

Rock Springs 30 28 0 -2 53.57

Scottsbluff/Gering 104 107 +1 +3 72.85

Sedgwick County 30 29 0 -1 59.00

Sheridan 124 116 0 -8 42.77

Ski Town-USA 30 33 +1 +3 92.42

Star Valley NR 17 18 0 +1 0.00

Steamboat Springs 83 83 0 0 72.57

Sterling 36 36 -1 0 46.98

Teton Valley 26 18 0 -8 58.82

Thermopolis 29 32 +1 +3 57.00

Torrington 66 66 0 0 68.46

Windsor 32 32 +1 0 68.00

Worland NR 38 35 0 -3 0.00

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One of the most important tasks a club must undertake each year is to bring in new mem-

bers. While proposing a new member seems simple, the process does have some specific rules and

limitations which can sometimes be misunderstood.

You need to help prospective members understand what Rotary is all about. Copies of Rotary

Basics (595-EN) This is Rotary (001-EN), and What’s Rotary? (419-EN) are excellent tools at your

disposal.

If you now have an eager prospect, begin the process using “How to Propose a New Member” (254-

EN). Review the Rotary qualifications for membership:

a person of good character with a good business, professional, or community reputation

a current or former professional, proprietor, executive, manager, or community leader

a person committed to service with a record of personal involvement

a Rotary Foundation alumnus (GSE member, Peace Scholar, etc.)

If you feel the member meets these standards, complete Part A of the Membership Proposal Form, and return it to

your club Secretary for submission to the Club’s board. Remember: Do not inform the prospective member of the

proposal until AFTER the board approves it. The board may ask for a bio, resume or CV. Resist that during this

phase of the process because that does not tell you whether a person is of good character with a good business, profes-

sional, or community reputation.

Also be sure to follow the RI Bylaws which prohibit clubs from limiting membership on the basis of gender, race,

color, creed, national origin, or sexual orientation or does not allow any condition of membership not specifically pre-

scribed by the RI constitution or bylaws.

Classifications are no longer rigid (an official Rotary classification list does not exist) and can reflect the many types

of professions in your community. Make up your own list using your local phone book, chambers of commerce, or other

business directories.

Once the board has approved the candidate, the proposed member completes and signs Part B of the proposal form

and returns it to the club secretary. When that is completed, the proposed member's name and classification is an-

nounced to the club. Technically, club members have seven days to consider and file objections although this time frame

may vary depending on individual club practices. If no objections are received, the proposed member pays the admis-

sion fee and becomes a Rotarian.

Following these guidelines will help you bring qualified members into your club You should find the process easy

and feel proud that you have been instrumental in the growth of your club, your district and Rotary International.

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO PROPOSE A NEW MEMBER by AG Manny Muniz, Lander RC