Welcome to our Club! Service Above Self We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM New Location: Rodeway Inn 1701 North Lake Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517 United States District Site Venue Map Posted by Guy Van der Werf Feb. 2 program to feature Realities for Children president Craig Secher The mission of Realities for Children Charities is to create a world-class model of collaboration in Larimer County by building a Realities for Children Homebase Facility and Youth Activities Campus. This facility will unite the 31 non-profit affiliate agencies and better the healing path to recovery for children that have been abused, neglected or are at-risk. Realities for Children Charities has been recognized in human services, business and government sectors, including being twice recognized as the Feb. 2 Duty Roster Invocation: Lee Lasson Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Karol Rinehart Scribe: Pete Sumey Greeter: Debbie Delaney Program Intro: Rick Taylor Feb. 9 Duty Roster Invocation: Pete Sumey Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Longley Parker Scribe: Pete Sumey
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Welcome to our Club!
Service Above SelfWe meet Thursdays at 12:00 PMNew Location: Rodeway Inn1701 North Lake AvenueEstes Park, CO 80517 United States
District Site Venue Map
Posted by Guy Van der Werf
Feb. 2 program to feature Realities for Children
president
Craig Secher The mission of Realities for Children Charities is to create a world-class modelof collaboration in Larimer County by building a Realities for ChildrenHomebase Facility and Youth Activities Campus. This facility will unite the 31non-profit affiliate agencies and better the healing path to recovery for childrenthat have been abused, neglected or are at-risk. Realities for Children Charities has been recognized in human services,business and government sectors, including being twice recognized as the
Feb. 2 Duty Roster Invocation: Lee Lasson Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Karol Rinehart Scribe: Pete Sumey Greeter: Debbie Delaney Program Intro: Rick Taylor
Feb. 9 Duty Roster Invocation: Pete Sumey Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Longley Parker Scribe: Pete Sumey
Charity of Choice in Colorado, receiving the E-chievement Award by NationalPublic Radio and a Congressional Leadership Award. Craig Secher, President of Realities for Children Charities, will speak at theRotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, February 2, at their regular noonmeeting. Secher’s program will review this unique organizational model whichhas built a private-social partnership between the non-profit and for-profitcommunities that is dedicated to seeing that no child in need is forgotten. Secher graduated from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point with adegree in psychology with an emphasis on human services. He worked in thechild protection field in Larimer County, including work as a Child ProtectionOngoing Case Manager with the Larimer County Department of HumanServices before founding Realities for Children. For 27 years, Secher hasbeen serving the needs of children that have been abused, neglected or areat-risk in Larimer County. In his role as President of the charity, he isresponsible for Affiliate Youth Agency partnerships and emergency fundallocations. Among numerous accolades, Secher has been featured as a TedX presenterand has been awarded the My Day I Survived award from Child ProtectionServices, the Distinguished Community Partner Award form Lutheran FamilyServices, and the Outstanding Young Coloradan by the Colorado JuniorChamber of Commerce. Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who providehumanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. Thereare 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200countries and geographical areas. Rotary clubs have been servingcommunities worldwide for more than a century. Rotary clubs around theworld initiate projects that address critical issues such as conflict resolution,hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy. The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Inn in EstesPark, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34, just west of DryGulch Road. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and itsprograms are welcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotarybusiness meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30 p.m.
Karen Reed visited our club on theadvice of her uncle, a 30-year
Rotarian. Welcome, Karen!
Sunriser Lori Gaglio visitedus, demonstrating her royal wave.
Roger Thorp led the CommunityService discussion.
Attracting new members was ScottThompson's topic.
The Fund Development committeediscussed leveraging the success of
our fundraisers.
Spreading the word aboutInternational Service is a goal for this
group.
And who knew we had a policy and procedures manual? Karol Rinehart does,
thanks to Jim Austin.
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Jan. 26 meeting highlights
President Thor called the meeting to order at noon. Brad Rosenbaum gave theinvocation, Dave Evans led us in “Getting to Know You” and the Pledge. KarenMcClure introduced guest Karen Reed and Sunrise Rotarian Lori Gaglio. ScottThompson shared a joke, which all agreed paled in comparison to Karen’soffering last week. Keep practicing, Scott! Announcements
TreasurerLongley Parker SecretaryRita DuChateau Sergeant-at-ArmsRandy Skeie Past PresidentPete Sumey Club AdministrationKarol Rinehart Community ServiceRoger Thorp Fund DevelopmentKathy Groesbeck International ServiceDave Evans MembershipScott Thompson Youth/New Generation ServicesDmitri Galcovski
Birthdays &AnniversariesMember Birthdays
Bill SmithFebruary 1 Jeff LiddleFebruary 1 Rita DuChateauFebruary 1 Sarah WalshFebruary 3 Ward NelsonFebruary 4 Mike ConnollyFebruary 5 Pete SumeyFebruary 7
Thor informed the club that Lois Sumey had sufficiently recovered toreturn home tomorrow. Welcome home, Lois!Thor noted that Bill Smith, Jeff Liddle and Rita DuChateau share aFeb.1 birthday. Because he is a gentleman, he did not reveal the nameof the oldest member of the trio.Jim Austin circulated a photo of Bob Brunson with his Naval aviatorcrew from 1942.
ProgramThor said that instead of a program, the club would gather in committee groupson fourth Thursdays. This effort to build committee membership, leadershipskills and succession planning is one of his four Presidential Goals for thecurrent Rotary year. Other goals include: relocate club meetings to RodewayInn, address the club’s dwindling budget reserves, and increase awareness ofthe Rotary Foundation. He asked each committee chairperson to develop andreport on one action item during today’s meeting. The action items reported at the end of the meeting included:
Dave Evans’s International Service Committee will support a grantrequest for the Guatemala Literacy Project and also look at possibleideas for other projects. His committee also hopes to better educatethe club about International Service.Karol Rinehart’s Club Administration Committee will focus on finding anew Club Administration Director, updating the club’s policies andprocedures manual and discovering the level of interest in 5th Thursdaysocial events.Rick Taylor’s Program Committee plans to be intentional about offeringa variety of programs. His committee has programs scheduled throughJuly.Kathy Groesbeck’s Fund Development Committee will look at ways toenhance successful fundraisers through greater club involvement andwork closely with each activity chairperson to ensure successionplanning.Scott Thompson’s Membership Committee will introduce a MemberCaring and Recognition program, follow up with guests and speakersto encourage membership and increase efforts to recruit and engagecommunity members through the Duck Race and other signatureevents.Roger Thorp’s Community Service Committee will contact a number ofarea groups to determine future projects.
AdjournmentThor adjourned the meeting at 1:10 with the 4-Way Test. Submitted by Rita DuChateau, scribe
Rotary Quote of the Week
“We will never know how different the world would have been if Rotary hadnever been founded; if any one Rotary club had never been chartered; or ifany single Rotarian had declined the invitation to join a Rotary club. But Iwill say, with absolute faith and complete confidence, that the world is a far,far better place now than it would have been without Rotary and that Rotaryitself is stronger because of every one of you."
~John F. Germ, 2016-17 President, Rotary International
Carol GrassoFebruary 13 Longley ParkerFebruary 18 Claudine PerraultFebruary 20 Bob BenightFebruary 26 Ken TeSelleFebruary 27 Anniversaries
Rita DuChateauPhilFebruary 3 Wayne AndersenJudyFebruary 6 Gregg JurgensSuzanneFebruary 14 Larry WilliamsLindaFebruary 14 Jay HarroffJaneFebruary 17 Join Date
Ward NelsonJanuary 7, 20107 years Bill SmithJanuary 8, 198730 years Bruce BrownJanuary 8, 200413 years Wayne NewsomJanuary 10, 198037 years Kerrie Hill
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January 14, 199918 years Pete SumeyJanuary 14, 200413 years Gene OjaJanuary 19, 198928 years Jeff LiddleJanuary 24, 20134 years Rick TaylorJanuary 24, 20134 years Jill ZerhanFebruary 2, 20125 years Sarah WalshFebruary 2, 20125 years Jim WhiteFebruary 18, 198829 years Rob LudlumFebruary 29, 199621 years
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