By in-

volving

the

Family

of Ro-

tary we

en-

hance

our relationships at home

and abroad which builds

world understanding and

peace, by working on pro-

jects together. The Rotary

Family will assist in the need

to maintain higher levels of

retention and recruitment.

I want to wish you and

ALL your families a joyous

Christmas season.

Peace,

District Governor Julie

Decem-

ber is the

month to

recognize

the Family

of Rotary.

I have

come to

realize in

the past

three months how important

the fFamily of Rotary is to

me as your District Governor.

With the recent flood here in

Estes Park it has added some

additional challenges in my

year as District Governor, but

I take on theses challenges

with a smile. The outpouring

of concern has been incredi-

ble, and I appreciate every-

one’s support. You ALL are

my Family of Rotary.

The purpose of the Family

of Rotary is to develop a

sense of sharing and caring in

the clubs using the Rotary

Family as a basis to develop

club projects and activities

that support club members,

their families and the ex-

tended family of Rotary.

Friendship was the founda-

tion, the rock on which Ro-

tary service was built.

Who is our Rotary Fam-

ily?

Fellow Club Members

Spouses, Children, Par-

ents

Spouses of Deceased

Rotarians

Youth Exchange Stu-

dents & families

Interactors/Rotaractors/

RYLArians

Peace Scholars

How do we involve our

families in Rotary?

At special family ori-

ented social events

At club meetings for

special programs

Assistance at fund rais-

ers

In community service

projects

Hosting Youth Ex-

change students

How do you care for fel-

low Rotarians like family?

Remember birthdays

and anniversaries

Assist when they are

sick, lonely, or hav-

ing difficulties

Tell them how much

you appreciate their

support.

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FAMILY OF ROTARY by DG Julie Phares, Rotary Club of Estes Park-Longs Peak

“Service Above Self”

www.rotary5440.org

Vo l u me I I I , I s s ue 6

D e c e mbe r , 2 0 1 3

F a mi l y o f R ot a r y

M o nt h

Rotarians Respond! 2

Rotary Spotlight 3-4

RC of Johnstown/Milliken supports inter-national project in Vietnam

5

RC of Loveland adds more schools to Kids Pak program

6

RI Convention 6

Find us on Facebook! 7

Lvld Mtn View RC supports flood relief

7

Happenings in the 8

A Christmas Poem 9

Rotary Foundation 10

Grants Central 11

Club Goal/Progress for Annual Fund/SHARE

12

October Membership

& Attendance Report 13

2014 Scholarships 14-

15

DG Visit schedule for

Dec/Jan 16

Inside this issue:

sary.

As of November 27th,

nineteen Rotary clubs in

District 5440 staged

fund-raisers or contrib-

uted Colorado flood re-

lief according to Past

District Governor

George McIlvaine, chair

of the Rotary District

5440 Foundation. In

addition to $10,000 from

the district, other gifts

included $10,000 from

the Rotary Club of

Steamboat Springs,

$3,375 from the Rotary

Club of Cheyenne,

$2,500 from the Love-

land Mountain View

club, $2,000 from Sheri-

dan, $1,500 from the

Laramie and Rawlins

clubs, $1,200 from

Scottsbluff and $1,000

each from the Jackson

Supper, Star Valley, Ski

Town USA and Casper

clubs.

Contributions were

also received from the

Cheyenne Sunrise,

Craig, Fort Collins,

Greeley, Greeley After

Hours, Jackson, Jackson

Breakfast and Kemmerer

clubs.

The Philippine disas-

ter came on the heels of

the Colorado floods.

District Shelter Box Co-

ordinator Leslie Gamel

said that contributions

totaling $12,325 have

already been forwarded

Natural disasters in

Colorado and the Philip-

pines have touched the

hearts and wallets of Ro-

tarians everywhere. Dis-

trict 5440’s Colorado

Flood Disaster Relief

Fund has grown to

$53,801 (including nearly

$14,000 from districts and

clubs in Southern Colo-

rado, Illinois, Nebraska

and Utah). Contributions

from District 5440 Rotari-

ans through Shelter Box

to Philippine disaster re-

lief already total more

than $12,000!

Colorado floods have

hit residents living in ar-

eas served by Rotary Dis-

tricts 5440 and 5450 ex-

tremely hard according to

District Governor Julie

Phares. “The damage to

homes, businesses, gov-

ernment buildings and

public thoroughfares has

been devastating,” she

said. Although her own

Estes Park home escaped

damage, the Estes Park

and Lyons communities

were especially hard hit.

District 5440 reserves

were used to allocate

$10,000 to Rotary’s Dis-

trict 5440 Colorado Flood

Disaster Relief Fund and

another $1,000 for Shelter

Box supplies to the Philip-

pines, Phares said.

The funds directed to

the District 5440 Founda-

tion for Colorado flood

relief will be distributed

through the Foundation’s

board according to Dis-

trict Governor Elect Phil

Murphy who has estab-

lished a working commit-

tee to coordinate the ap-

plication process. “While

we are still collecting

funds we are anxious to

put the money already

received to work helping

our flood-impacted citi-

zens and communities in

Colorado. We also think

that publicizing some of

the projects proposed and

funded will encourage

additional contributions to

the flood disaster relief

fund, Murphy said.

The application for

funds can be downloaded

from the District website,

he said. The committee

will consider all applica-

tions, but preference will

be given to proposals that:

Address flood-

related needs

Provide a strong

Rotary presence

and visibility

Involve opportu-

nities for Rotari-

ans to provide

hands-on service

Provide oversight

by a Rotary club

(or clubs) if more

than one club

serves the af-

fected commu-

nity.

A participating contri-

bution from the sponsor-

ing Rotary club or clubs is

desirable but not neces-

ROTARIANS RESPOND!

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to Shelter Box. The

Three Casper Rotary

clubs donated $5,000.

Other contributions in-

cluded $3,000 from the

Ski Town USA club,

$1,500 from the Steam-

boat Springs noon club,

$1,325 from Greeley-

After Hours and $1,000

from the district. The

new Aims College Rota-

ract Club and the Steam-

boat Springs Interact Club

also contributed.

Additional contribu-

tions to the Rotary Dis-

trict 5440 Colorado Flood

Disaster Relief Fund can

be forwarded to the Dis-

trict 5440 Foundation, c/o

PDG George McIlvaine,

2823 Olive Drive, Chey-

enne, WY 82001. Con-

tributions for Philippine

disaster relief through

ShelterBox can be made

online at

http://www.shelterboxusa

.org/

business, I discovered I

was probably the only

woman owner of a noz-

zle company in the coun-

try so why not take ad-

vantage of it. Thus the

handle NozzleQueen.

On infrequent times

away, my husband, Ken

Sorg, and I do 5th wheel

traveling. Our most fa-

vorite place to go is to

the Black Hills of South

Dakota. So peaceful and

pretty. Of course, we

can’t leave in the RV

without our amazing

Beagle lap dogs, Zack

and Zena. We also had a

really great 4 weeks in

Southern Africa in 2011,

would love to go there

again. My favorite ani-

mals turned out to be the

dangerous Cape Buffalo

and the less than beauti-

ful Rhinoceros.

So far, I am really

enjoying my times with

the four Greeley

Clubs—really a dynamic

group of Rotarians. I am

making a lot of new

friends and learning a lot

more about Rotary from

them. Thanks for this

opportunity.

So, you may be won-

dering, who is this person

who is AG for the four

Greeley Clubs? On my

first visits to these clubs, I

introduced myself as

Queen Nag. The Queen

part you will learn about

later, the Nag part comes

from my year as president

of the Loveland Rotary

Club—2012-13. Crown-

ing glory was Loveland

Rotary Club winning the

award for highest atten-

dance of a large club at

the 2013 District 5440

Conference. I’m sure the

nagging helped.

I joined the Loveland

Rotary Club in 2005 with

similar feelings to a lot of

people—will I have the

time to come to a meeting

every week? Oh, yeah, it

gets under your skin and

you don’t want to miss

anything. Now, on a good

week, I can do 4 or 5 Ro-

tary things, and not even

consider it too much!

I was a graduate of the

first Rotary Leadership

Institute where I met a lot

of really fun folks from

around the District, in-

cluding several of the cur-

rent Assistant Governors.

(If you haven’t done RLI,

try it, you’ll like it.) I

have become a great pro-

ponent (nag?) of getting

involved with District

events, thus one of my

favorite expressions—you

get out of it what you put

into it.

Onto another favorite

subject, Rotary Interna-

tional conventions. My

first one was in Salt Lake

City, close to home, good

way to check one out to

see if it was worthwhile.

It surely was. What a fan-

tastic feeling, 20,000+

folks from 140+ places

around the world all in

one place for the same

good reasons. Wow. I

will be attending my 5th

RI convention this coming

spring in Sydney. (Check

out

www.GoToSydney2014.c

om)

What do I do when I

am not doing Rotary

things? I, along with my

son Cameron, own a Fire

Equipment business in

Johnstown called C&S

Supply, Inc. We sell noz-

zles and valves, things

that go on the end of a fire

hose. I inherited this busi-

ness from my late hus-

band in 2000. I have two

full time employees and

two part time employ-

ees—fire fighters who

work for us in their off

hours. We lately have

branched out to manufac-

turing about 1/3 of our

product line ourselves.

That’s either a positive or

negative—depending on

the day. We are the Mas-

ter Distributor for the

USA for a Spanish line of

nozzles, which make up

about ½ of our products.

After taking over this

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR CAROL STARK-SORG

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Carol Picture courtesy of past AG Donna

Burrill at Girls Roller Derby

difference our gifts made

to these children was an

incredible moment.

Earlier this year, I

married my husband

Roger and we live out-

side of Steamboat

Springs on the Elk

River. My son lives

close by in Hayden, CO

and Roger’s daughters

are in Portland and Seat-

tle. We plan on retiring

in Southeastern Okla-

homa where I fully in-

tend to become involved

in Rotary, as I can’t see

a life without being a

Rotarian.

When I moved to

Colorado in 1995, my

only community service

activities had come in the

form of my teaching high

school in Gwinnett

County, Georgia. While

my classroom activities

included teaching Geome-

try and Algebra, my extra-

curricular activities in-

cluded being the Student

Council Sponsor and the

co-Sponsor of the initial

Key Club in our school.

Being part of these activi-

ties certainly allowed me

to give to others, whether

they were the students I

was helping or in turn the

others the students helped.

Once I came to Colo-

rado, I started answering

the phones for what is

now Heritage Title and

soon worked my way into

the position of Escrow

Officer, which I still hold.

After a few years working

the Real Estate commu-

nity, a couple of my cus-

tomers started telling me

that I would enjoy Rotary

and would make a good

Rotarian, but I kept put-

ting them off. Once I fi-

nally accepted their offer

and went to a meeting, it

was all over. I joined the

club in September of 2003

and have been active ever

since.

Rotary “got into me”

during our Centennial pro-

ject in 2005. Our project

was a board walk over the

Yampa River in Steam-

boat. This project took

most weekends all sum-

mer and I really was able

to get to know my fellow

Rotarians. I saw the dedi-

cation of my other mem-

bers in taking on this task

to honor and highlight

Rotary. From this, I be-

came more involved in

my club and eventually

became a board member

and in 2010 served as

President of our club. I

am currently serving as

Assistant Governor repre-

senting the Steamboat

Springs Rotary Club, Ski

Town Rotary Club and the

Rotary Club of Craig.

My home club, the Ro-

tary Club of Steamboat

Springs, partnered with

the Rotary Club of Agua

Prieta, Mexico, several

years ago and with the

help of District and local

funds, have provided wa-

ter to homes in the Bar-

rios, medical help for the

children of the area and

improvements to the

schools. My International

Rotary Moment came

when I was able to visit

the town along with three

other Rotarians from my

club and eight Interact

members to make the

lives of the children in the

orphanages there a little

better. Between the two

clubs, we were able to

deliver gifts to three or-

phanages as well as de-

liver gifts to the children

of the Barrios. To see the

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR JANE DENNING

BEDELL

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Roger and Jane

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ficked into the sex trade to

a university student build-

ing a career

The organization proves time

and again that, once children are

safely cared for and given the edu-

cational opportunities they de-

serve, they can build a better life.”

The Johnstown-Milliken Rotary

Club supports Blue Dragon by do-

nating money to support a child

living in rural Vietnam to attend

school and a general donation to

the Blue Dragon facility in Hanoi.

Anyone interested in donating or

learning more about Blue Dragon

can do so at:

www.bluedragon.org

www.facebook.com/

bluedragonvietnam

www.youtube.com/user/BlueDrag

onVietnam

www.vietnamstreets.blogspot.com/

The Johnstown-

Milliken Rotary Club has

supported an International

Project in Vietnam, called

Blue Dragon, for several

years. Club Member Marva

Willcox oversees the project.

Following is a description of

the organization.

Blue Dragon is a Non

Profit Governmental Organi-

zation (NGO) in Vietnam

that works with children that

have been trafficked, or-

phaned and left to survive on

the streets. The following is

Blue Dragon’s own descrip-

tion of their advocacy and

goals for vulnerable children

living within this Communist

society that is unable to pro-

vide basic care, safety and

education for these children.

“Blue Dragon Children’s

Foundation” is an Australian

charity working in Vietnam

with children in crisis. From

very humble beginnings in

2003, it has grown to an or-

ganization of 64 dedicated

staff supporting over 1,600

of the most vulnerable chil-

dren throughout Vietnam

every year.

Blue Dragon kids are street

kids, children from rural

families living in extreme

poverty and victims of human

trafficking and slavery. Our

primary aim is to get kids out

of danger, reunite them with

their families whenever possi-

ble, and then offer support for

recovery and growth. We

never give up on even the

most complex cases.

Blue Dragon’s innovative

approach focuses on a child’s

individual needs, offering a

comprehensive range of ser-

vices led by our team of so-

cial workers, psychologists,

teachers and lawyers. Many

of these services are unique to

Vietnam. We have the only

Legal Advocacy service for

street children and trafficked

youth; and we are the only

organization in Vietnam that

rescues trafficked children

from their places of slavery.

Blue Dragon sees many suc-

cess stories:

from a boy living on the

streets to a young

adult starting his own

small business

from a young girl traf-

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gram.

There is still plenty of

time to register, but the

best discounts are now.

For more information go

to gotosydney2014.com

The International Con-

vention in Sydney, Aus-

tralia is almost 6 months

away, so there is still

plenty of time to make

travel arrangements and

register for the Conven-

tion, but the most dis-

counted registration fee

will not be available after

December 15. So now is

the time to register for the

convention.

Join Rotary members

from around the world at

the RI Convention. The

Convention will bring

together some of the

world’s leading experts on

water, polio, and social

media. You’ll find new

ideas for service and new

opportunities for creating

change.

A visit to Australia can

be a once in a lifetime

experience and Sydney

2014 promises to be an

outstanding convention

with a word class pro-

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA IS THE VENUE FOR THE

2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

feed hungry students.

Last year 17 VIP’s vis-

ited Kids Pak, including

the Rotary District Gov-

ernor and Assistant Gov-

ernor. This year, large

employers are being in-

vited to bring 15 volun-

teers to the Food Share

buildings on Wednesday

morning.

The national Subaru

contest “Share the Love”

has approved Kids Pak

for cars sold/leased at

Subaru of Loveland.

Each vote for Kids Pak

results in a $250 dona-

tion. Sale dates are No-

vember 21 to January 2,

2014.

Loveland Rotary Kids

Pak program has added

four schools to its week-

end food program. Now

entering it fourth full year

(34 weeks) Kids Pak

serves 28 schools in the

Thompson School District

(Loveland & Berthoud).

Chairman Tom Carri-

gan and Co Chair Bruce

Pettigrew created plans

allowing for a 30%. in-

crease over last year. The

2012/2013 school year set

all time records serving

272 students weekly. To-

tal expense for the year

was $33,525 resulting in

9,102 food bags created

and delivered. Cost per

bag was $3.70 each. Kids

Pak ended the year serv-

ing 24 schools.

Rotarians, friends and

community members

drove over 3,200 miles

during the year.

As of the end of No-

vember 2013, Kids Pak is

averaging 380 bags per

week. A 35% increase

over the previous year.

Full year numbers are es-

timated at $40,000 and

12,000 bags. Kids Pak

partners with the Food

Bank for Larimer and has

its Registered Dietitian

Megan Ehrlich create the

weekly menu. The focus

is to provide 5 meals for a

fifth grader on a weekend

with a low sugar and salt

content.

Kids Pak has reached

out into the community to

partner in this effort to

LOVELAND ROTARY KIDS PAK ADDS MORE

SCHOOLS by Tom carrigan, Loveland Rotary Club

Kids Pak display at Subaru of

Loveland.

these checks also represent-

ing the importance and his-

tory of pageantry in the fight

against evil and those that

use these dark forces for

their own personal gain.

Also joining the Rotarians

that day were a Zen-like

creature, who no doubt had

seen things that would never

again be spoken aloud,

known simply as Misch.

This man-beast was a leader

of tortured souls and Rotari-

ans alike, but even his pres-

ence was dwarfed by the

ravenous energy of the true

leader known simply as the

DG...

To be continued...

Michael J. Bellus, Loveland

Mountain View Rotary Club

It was a cold and blustery

day that couldn't help but

remind you off all the poor

souls that called places like

Fargo ND home. But this

was not Fargo, this was

Loveland Colorado a place

known more for the warmth

of molten bronze that flows

into casting molds at nearby

art foundries then for cold

soulless eyes of the Dakotans.

It is said now as part of local

lore, though many hours have

passed since these events

unfolded, that even the mol-

ten bronze froze mid-stream

like mountain waterfalls as

the cold was relentless in its

reach. On this day though

there was a force at work

larger and more powerful

than the cold and snow.

Imagine the light of a loco-

motive train roaring head on

into the falling snow through

Cheyenne and then you only

begin to realize what it felt

like to be part of the Moun-

tain View Rotary Club that

day. As the brave Rotarians

entered their meeting hall,

coming in from the hellish

landscape outside, there was

no underestimating the size

of the giant checks that

loomed like giant looms that

loomed in the corner of va-

cant textile factories in the

lower East Side of NYC... a

place not that unlike Love-

land Colorado itself. The

size of the checks a not so

subtle personification of the

size of these Rotarians cour-

age and will. The size of

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President Jeff Lund of the Love-

land Mountain View Rotary Club,

pictured with DG Julie and AG

Steve Misch, presented a check to

District 5440 Rotary Foundation in

the amount of $2,500 for the Flood

Relief efforts for Northern Colo-

rado.

Rotary District #5440 once again has a Facebook presence. Thanks in part to the work by the District Public

Relations Committee, regular posts and updates are now being made at: www.facebook.com/RotaryDistrict5440.

Currently the page is being used to promote events within District #5440 including: District Governor visita-

tion schedules and photos, District Assembly and District Conference information, and Rotary Leadership Insti-

tute dates and times. In addition to programs and events being offered in District #5440, the page is also being

used to help promote events put on by individual clubs and within neighboring districts as well.

Page administrators have “Liked” individual club pages throughout the district and frequently monitor club

activity – sharing events and highlights on the district page. District Governor, Julie Phares, encourages clubs

and individual members alike, to “Like” the district page and be sure to share information that is made available

through this medium.

“One nice aspect of sharing club and district information on Facebook is that it helps get Rotary out in front

of people who might otherwise never get the opportunity to see what Rotary is and what we as Rotarians do”,

said Michael D. Wailes, a member of the Johnstown-Milliken Club and one of the page administrators,

“Facebook can be a very useful tool in creating the dialog that leads to greater community awareness”.

LOVELAND MOUNTAIN VIEW RC SUPPORTS FLOOD RELIEF

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HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT

The Scottsbluff/Gering Rotary Club paid special tribute to the Club's Veterans at their club meeting Tuesday Nov. 5th. Twenty-two club members have served our country through vari-ous branches of the service. Club members in attendance are pic-tured: Front Row: (Left to right) Jim Massey, Jack DesEnfants, Don Roth, Dick Jolliffe, Bill Lindgren, Lyle Hoke, Fred Lockwood, John Baker Back Row (Left to right) Dennis Wiedeman, John Sorensen, Darrell Lewis, M.C. Schaff, Robert Kelley, Gary Kelley, Stan Haas.

Looking for a way to support flood recovery efforts in the Estes Valley? The noon Estes Park Rotary Club needs sponsors ($100 and $500 levels) for the 26th annual Duck Race. You can also "adopt" a duck online ($21) and the charity you choose will get funds sooner. Call Ken TeSelle at 970-586-5952 or Bill Wachs at 970-586-3255 to sign on as a sponsor. Visit epduckrace.org to adopt now.

Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,

In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.

I had come down the chimney with presents to give

And to see just who in this home did live.

I looked all about a strange sight I did see,

No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand,

On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.

With medals and badges, awards of all kind

A sober thought came through my mind.

For this house was different, so dark and dreary,

I knew I had found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.

I heard stories about them, I had to see more

So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door.

And there he lay sleeping silent alone,

Curled up on the floor in his one bedroom home.

His face so gentle, his room in such disorder,

Not how I pictured a United States soldier.

Was this the hero of whom I’d just read?

Curled up in his poncho, a floor for his bed?

His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan,

I soon understood this was more than a man.

For I realized the families that I saw that night

Owed their lives to these men who were willing to fight.

Soon ‘round the world, the children would play,

And grownups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day.

They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,

Because of soldiers like this one lying here.

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

I couldn’t help wonder how many lay alone

On a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.

Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye,

I dropped to my knees and started to cry.

The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,

"Santa don’t cry, this life is my choice;

I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more,

my life is my God, my country, my Corps."

With that he rolled over and drifted off into sleep,

I couldn’t control it, I continued to weep.

I watched him for hours, so silent and still,

I noticed he shivered from the cold night’s chill.

So I took off my jacket, the one made of red,

And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head.

And I put on his T-shirt of gray and black,

With an eagle and an Army patch embroidered on back.

And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride,

And for a shining moment, I was United States Army deep inside.

I didn’t want to leave him on that cold dark night,

This guardian of honor so willing to fight.

Then the soldier rolled over, whispered with a voice so clean and pure,

"Carry on Santa, it’s Christmas Day, all is secure."

One look at my watch, and I knew he was right,

Merry Christmas my friend, and to all a good night!

A U.S serviceman wrote this poem describing a soldiers lonely night

before Christmas. Christmas is approaching soon and some credit is

due to our U.S. service men and women for serving our country.

Please keep them in your thoughts this Christmas season, and say a

little prayer that they are always safe.

A Christmas Poem…………………………..

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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION DISTRICT 5440

NEWS FLASH!

District 5440 submitted three candidates for the Peace Fellow programs. All three

were accepted! What a significant event. THANK YOU to the Scholarship Com-

mittee for all their hard work with these candidates. Two students will be attending

the two year program ($50,000 scholarships) and one will attend the three month

program in Thailand. Watch for an article next month on these winners.

EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR CLUBS: Windsor

Star Valley (also a Sustaining Member club)

Almost there: Gillette, Greeley, Loveland, Morrill, Powell, Rawlins, Ski Town,

Teton Valley

Annual Fund giving as of 11/24/13 - $104,219.39. Annual Fund goal = $309,390

DISTRICT GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS have been established at Colorado State University, the University of Wyoming

and the University of Northern Colorado through their International Studies departments. Candidates for these scholarships will

be sought and interviews held this spring. More information will be coming to the clubs in the near future from the Scholarship

Committee.

DO YOU KNOW A ROTARY FOUNDATION ALUMNI? . . .

We have not done a good job of keeping our Foundation Alumni tied in with our clubs and District. We’re missing out on some good

opportunities to find members, have them involved with projects and helping them to network with other alumni. Is there an alumni

(GSE member or former scholar) in your community? Please try to get them involved again with Rotary.

Foundation Alumni Committee Chair Diane Kessel Knight (dkessel2@comcast.net) would like to get an Alumni Association going in

our district. Contact her for tips on getting alumni involved or to help with getting the alumni together. Diane would like to have a social

event to promote fellowship, networking and increased Rotary involvement.

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REMINDER: There will be a Grant Club Qualification training in Denver Friday Afternoon, February 28, just prior to

the beginning of PETS. All club Presidents Elect should mark this on their calendar. Presidents Elect must attend a train-ing so the club can be qualified to do grants during the 2014-15 Rotary year. Another member of any club is also welcome to attend the training. There is no charge. Two people, one of whom is the President Elect, MUST attend a training for the club to be qualified.

POLIO OUTBREAK IN SYRIA

UN officials are working frantically to immunize children in war torn Syria to stem the outbreak of polio. This shows that we must continue the efforts, even in the US, until this disease is totally gone. Did your club show the new polio video in your community? You might consider a public infor-mation event to highlight the need for immunizations.

Be sure to make your tax deductible donation to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund/SHARE before December 31. Help your

club achieve Every Rotarian Every Year status and get in the drawing for a Paul Harris Fellow. Estate planning opportunities

are also available. Contact: Dave Scriven at dscriven@rotary5440.org

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GRANTS CENTRAL

DISTRICT GRANTS – 2013-14

Club Name Award Balance

Beginning Balance (Block Grant)* Caryover

$74,455

11 74,466

District Scholarship Committee (scholarships) Douglas (school van, Kenya) Greeley (water wells, Malawi) Greeley Centennial (mentoring space, Guatemala) Casper Reveille (handicap benches, Casper)

$10,000 5,000 2,800 5,000 1,875

$64,466 59,466 56,666 51,666 49,791

Fort Collins (school improvements, Nepal) Fort Collins After Work (women’s empowerment ctr, Nepal) District Polio Committee (educational video) Jackson Hole Supper (supplies Arapahoe family visits, WY)

5,000

5,000

5,000

2,000

44,791 39,791 34,791 32,791

Lander (medical & dental, Gracias a Dios, Honduras) Cheyenne (safe drinking water, Haiti) Worland (Rotary Fitness Trail, Worland) Morrill (elementary school sidewalk, Morrill)

5,000

5,000

5,000

2,000

27,791 22,791 17,791 15,791

Windsor (aquaponics, Olooloitkosh, Kenya) Greeley After Hours (holiday gift bags, Greeley) Jackson Hole Breakfast (literacy, Jackson) Greeley Red Eye (literacy, Greeley)

2,500

3,000

2,000

2,500

13,291 10,291 8,291 5,791

Return of funds Jackson Hole (toilets in Rwanda)

5,000

1,084

6,875 $1,875

GLOBAL GRANTS – 2013-14

Club Name Award Balance

Beginning Balance

$73,281.33

2012-13 Carryover + 98,464.25

Available for Global Grants $171,745.58

District Scholarship Committee Scottsbluff Gering (Meru, Kenya water & wanitation) – GG1412820*

$15,000

15,000

156,745.58 141,745.58

Fort Collins Breakfast (Karnataka, Bangalor, India disease Prevention & treatment) – GG1415771* Fort Collins (La Criba, El Salvador, water) – 1411986 Polio eradication (District contribution) Estes Park (Guatemala, literacy) – GG1412387

9,750

1,000 2,000 1,000

131,995.58

130,995.58 128,995.58 127,995.58

JH Supper, J Hole, Star Valley (Honduras, water) - GG1411805 Fort Collins (Chiquimula de la Sierra water) – GG1410685

5,000

10,000

122,995.58

$112,995.58

Applications in Process Jackson Hole (Cyangugu, Rwanda water & sanitation) – GG1411652

*Approved by RI

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

Not Oct, July Gain/Loss YTD October

Club Name Rep'd 2013 2013 Oct. Gain/Loss Attendance % Buffalo NR 33 33 0 0 0.00

Casper 190 191 +1 -1 55.22

Casper-Five Trails 47 44 +1 +3 56.77

Casper Reveille 36 36 0 0 41.11

Cheyenne NR 217 221 0 -4 0.00

Cheyenne Sunrise 36 40 0 -4 57.65

Cody NR 62 62 0 0 0.00

Craig (Moffat County) 20 18 +1 +2 89.89

Douglas 34 34 0 0 89.00

Estes Park NR 97 97 0 0 0.00

Estes Park-Longs Peak NR 34 35 0 -1 0.00

Estes Valley Sunrise NR 67 67 0 0 0.00

Evanston 43 45 -1 -2 63.00

Fort Collins 149 150 +1 -1 68.40

Fort Collins (Foothills) 105 105 0 0 66.00

Fort Collins After Work 22 20 0 +2 52.73

Fort Collins Breakfast 80 76 +1 +4 77.93

Gillette 62 63 0 -1 20.97

Gillette Energy Rotary NR 71 71 0 0 0.00

Greeley 107 109 0 -2 45.68

Greeley Centennial 101 104 -1 -3 69.95

Greeley Redeye 22 24 0 -2 92.80

Greeley-After Hours 21 21 0 0 64.29

High Plains-Eaton 13 13 0 0 94.23

Jackson Hole NR 163 174 0 -11 0.00

Jackson Hole Supper NR 45 45 0 0 0.00

Jackson-Breakfast 19 19 0 0 83.16

Johnstown-Milliken 32 31 0 +1 63.33

Kemmerer NR 28 27 0 +1 0.00

Lander 76 76 +1 0 48.28

Laramie 109 112 -2 -3 39.00

Laramie Sunrise 23 26 +2 -3 55.00

Loveland 173 167 +1 +6 77.09

Loveland Mountain View 35 34 +2 +1 64.05

Loveland-Thompson Valley 30 33 0 -3 60.26

Morrill NR 21 21 0 0 0.00

Powell NR 26 25 0 +1 0.00

Ranchester-Dayton NR 25 23 0 +2 0.00

Rawlins 27 29 +1 -2 42.42

Riverton 48 53 0 -5 53.13

Rock Springs NR 28 30 0 -2 0.00

Scottsbluff/Gering 108 109 +1 -1 60.15

Sedgwick County 32 30 0 +2 71.00

Sheridan 111 114 -3 -3 37.50

Ski Town-USA 29 34 0 -5 90.00

Star Valley 15 15 0 0 52.00

Steamboat Springs 84 80 +2 +4 81.59

Sterling 36 36 0 0 50.56

Teton Valley 19 24 +1 -5 61.63

Thermopolis 30 32 0 -2 62.00

Torrington 67 67 0 0 60.98

Windsor 28 31 0 -3 62.00

Worland 33 35 -1 -2 64.10

Totals 3169 3211 +8 -42

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2014 Rotary International District 5440,Inc.

Scholarships

Rotary International District 5440, Inc. Scholarships The purpose of District 5440 Scholarship Program “is to further international understanding and friendly re-

lations among people of different countries. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for under-

graduate and graduate students, as well as, for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While

abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations

about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotari-

ans and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries”. (These scholarships

replace the Ambassadorial Scholarship that is no longer offered by The Rotary Foundation.)

How are these scholarships made possible? These scholarships are made possible by the generous contributions of District 5440 Rotarians which repre-

sents their continued faith that the students who are scholars today will be tomorrow’s community and world

leaders bettering the life of mankind.

What are the program objectives of these scholarships? The District 5440 Scholarship Program supports The Rotary Foundation’s ultimate goal of world understand-

ing and peace by:

1. Increasing awareness of and respect for cultural differences by sending ambassadors of goodwill to study

in another country.

2. Instilling in scholars the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self through active participation in Rotary service

projects.

3. Encouraging scholars to dedicate their personal and professional lives to improving the quality of life of

others.

4. Developing leaders who can address the humanitarian needs of the global community.

5. Fostering long term partnerships between District Scholars and Rotary.

What are the District 5440 Scholarships?

District 5440 is offering three competitive Scholarships. The applicants must be students that attend Colo-

rado State University, University of Northern Colorado or University of Wyoming, and must study in one of

Rotaries’ Six Areas of Focus. The three scholarships being offered are:

Rotary Field Study/Seminar Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00.

Rotary International Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00.

Rotary International Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.00.

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Where do I get more information, and how do I apply?

For more information, and to acquire an application and a copy of the required District 5440 “Terms and

Conditions”, please contact the Study Abroad Program at CSU, UNC or UW. Each of the Study Abroad

Programs will be administering these scholarships. District 5440 Committees will only be interviewing

and selecting the scholarship applicants.

What are the processes and deadlines for the District 5440 Scholarships? The $2,500 Field/Seminar Scholarship University Deadline: March 1, 2014

Applicant recommendations from Universities to Local Rotary Committees (via Rotary District Secretary) Deadline: March

15, 2014. Local Interviews will be held. Applicant recommendations from Local Rotary Committees (via Rotary District Secretary) to District Scholarship Committee

Deadline: April 7, 2014. District Interviews will be held. Selected Scholarship Recipient University and Student Notification Deadline: May 2, 2014

The $2,500 International Scholarship University Deadline: March 15, 2014

The $5,000 International Scholarship University Deadline: March 15, 2014 Applicant recommendations from Universities to Local Rotary Committees (via Rotary District Secretary) Deadline: March

29, 2014. Local Interviews will be held. Applicant recommendations from Local Rotary Committees (via Rotary District Secretary) to District Scholarship Committee

Deadline: April 21, 2014. Local Interviews will be held. Selected Scholarship Recipient University and Student Notification Deadline: May 16, 2014

Payment would be made to the students shortly after acceptance notification. 5440 District Scholarship Committee: Mary O’Neal, Chair (moneal.rotary@aol.com)

Charlie Peterson (Peterson@frii.com) and Jean Morrell (pjmorrell@comcast.net)

District 5440 Office

3729 W. 22nd St

Greeley, CO 80634

970-506-1036

rotary5440@yahoo.com

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DG Julie Phares

jap@insurance-associates.com

Cell: 970-689-9453

Direct work number 970-577-5225

December, 2013

3 Tue Loveland Noon

3 Tue Fort Collins After Work 5:30 PM

4 Wed Loveland Mtn View Noon

18 Wed Fort Collins Noon

January, 2014

7 Tue Fort Collins Foothills Noon

7 Tues Greeley After Hours 5:30 PM

8 Wed Greeley Noon

9 Thu Johnstown-Milliken 7:00 AM

9 Thu Greeley Centennial Noon

9 Thu High Plains Eaton 6:00 PM

21 Tue Ski Town USA 7:00 AM

21 Tue Steamboat Springs Noon

28 Tue Sedgwick County Noon

29 Wed Sterling Noon

DG Julie Phares Club Visit Schedule for Dec & Jan