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 Sept. 22 program: free enterprise, freedom's imperative by Bill Marshall Bill Marshall, a retired Fortune 250 company treasurer and writer, will speak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, September 22, at their regular noon meeting. His program will focus on rediscovering free enterprise, freedom’s imperative. Please note the change in location for Rotary Club meetings. Bill Marshall According to Marshall, rediscovering free enterprise will enliven your cocktail conversation as it reveals three original insights challenging accepted wisdom on the source of freedom. His insights derive from three overlooked questions: (1) What is the difference between Sept. 22 Duty Roster Invocation: Kerrie Hill Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Gregg Jurgens Scribe: Kerrie Hill Greeter: Dana Fritz Program Intro: Rick Taylor Sept. 29 5th Thursday Invocation: No Meeting Song & Pledge: No Meeting Guest Intro: No Meeting Scribe: No Meeting
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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
Sept. 22 program: free enterprise, freedom'simperative by Bill Marshall
Bill Marshall, a retired Fortune 250 company treasurer and writer, willspeak at the Rotary Club of Estes Park on Thursday, September 22,at their regular noon meeting. His program will focus on rediscoveringfree enterprise, freedom’s imperative. Please note the change inlocation for Rotary Club meetings.
Bill MarshallAccording to Marshall, rediscovering free enterprise will enliven yourcocktail conversation as it reveals three original insights challengingaccepted wisdom on the source of freedom. His insights derive fromthree overlooked questions: (1) What is the difference between
Sept. 22 Duty Roster Invocation: Kerrie Hill Song & Pledge: Dave Evans Guest Intro: Gregg Jurgens Scribe: Kerrie Hill Greeter: Dana Fritz Program Intro: Rick Taylor
Sept. 29 5th Thursday Invocation: No Meeting Song & Pledge: No Meeting Guest Intro: No Meeting Scribe: No Meeting
capitalism and free enterprise? (2) What is the primary purpose offree enterprise? Hint: It is not making money. (3) What is the fault inthe practice of free enterprise, which is based originally on thewritings of America’s other founding father in 1776? He feels that this“defect” in the practice of free enterprise is the root cause of incomeinequality and wealth disparity in America today. Marshall poses one more question, “what really is America’seconomic policy?” He believes that rediscovering free enterprise isimperative to our freedom and that of future generations. Now retired, Bill Marshall was the Treasurer of Nalco ChemicalCompany, a Fortune 250 industrial company specializing in globalwater treatment. He is a former Navy Lieutenant, Naval Flight Officerand Mission Commander. He is a Distinguished Eagle Scout. Billearned a degree in industrial engineering from LeHigh University,studied business at the Wharton School of the University ofPennsylvania, and is a graduate of the Advanced ManagementProgram of the Harvard Business School. He is married, lives inEstes Park, and has one daughter, an equine veterinarian. Marshall has written two books, Rich Shareowner, PoorShareowner and Money Ain’t Free, both of which were selectedamong the year’s top investment books by “Stock Trader’sAlmanac.” He is completing a third book, Rediscovering FreeEnterprise: Freedom’s Imperative. Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders whoprovide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace inthe world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in 34,000 Rotaryclubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotaryclubs have been serving communities worldwide for more than acentury. Rotary clubs around the world initiate projects that addresscritical issues such as conflict resolution, hunger, poverty, diseaseand illiteracy. The Rotary Club of Estes Park meets Thursdays at the Rodeway Innin Estes Park, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on Highway 34just west of Dry Gulch Road. Please note our new Rotary location. Visitors interested in learning more about Rotary and its programs arewelcome to attend. Buffet is served at 11:30 a.m., the Rotarybusiness meeting opens at noon, and the program begins at 12:30p.m.
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Sept. 15 meeting photos
Guest for the third time, JeffreyBoring of the EV Land Trust (left) and
visiting Rotarian Gary Sampson fromBranson, Missouri.
Bob Brunson's guest wasLes Foiles.
Bob Benight introduced his son Mike.
Posted by Madison Casey
Sept. 15 meeting notes President Thor Homme called the meeting to order. Anne Slack gavethe invocation. Dave Evans led us in singing “I’d Like To Teach TheWorld To Sing”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. WayneNewsom led guest introductions. We welcomed Gary Sampson fromBranson, Missouri. Richard Kimple has been with us all summer andhe introduced his brother Steven. Bob Brunson introduced his guestLes Foiles. Bob Benight introduced his son Mike. Jeff Boring isvisiting us for the third time. He is Executive Director of the EstesValley Land Trust. Announcements
Chuck Bonza says there are two more Farmers’ Markets towork. Scott Thompson needs help serving beer at Elk Fest in BondPark the first weekend of October.Karol Rinehart thanked everyone for helping to make thissuch an easy transition to our new location.Big Duck Greg Jurgens said the Duck Race committee willmeet October 13 at 5:00. Tara Moenning said the Shred-a-Thon will be October 15starting at 9:00 until the truck is full.Thor said that beginning in January, the fourth Thursdays willbe for committee meetings. We will gather at Rodeway asusual for lunch and our business routine and then in theprogram slot we will break up into committees who havebusiness to conduct. September 29 is the fifth Thursday so there will be nomeeting.Thor asked us to help the committee in getting an accuratemeal count. To be safe we have been ordering extra meals
President ElectKathy Groesbeck 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 & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Karol RinehartSeptember 5 Virgil HoltgreweSeptember 22 Guy Van der WerfSeptember 25 Earl MatsonSeptember 27 Ken ColeSeptember 28 Ron GordonSeptember 30
and we have been cutting back the order as we have gainedexperience. He asks us to help by responding when we willbe attending.Dues update is we still have five members to go to make ourbudget.
Happy Money
Robert Ludlum is happy to be celebrating his 67th weddinganniversary.Tara Moenning followed Robert’s lead by saying that she andPhil just celebrated their 53rd anniversary.Brad Rosenbaum then bravely offered that he and Jenniferhave been married 12 years now.Jess Nielsen put forth a challenge—he will donate $200 tobuying a new electric piano if the membership matches. Heasked Thor to appoint a chair who then asked Karol Rinehartwho said yes she will investigate obtaining an electric piano.
ProgramRick Taylor introduced our program. Terry Leija told us about EstesPak, a program by the Estes Park Education Association, to sendmeals home with children in need on weekends. Our club and LongsPeak Rotary have been supporters. Submitted by Madison Casey, scribe
Posted by Rita DuChateau
Shred-a-Thon Oct. 15: Clean your desk,help scholars
Is it weighing you down? Keeping you from having a clean office, aneat desk or a clutter-free storage room? Tired of feeding papers toyour puny shredder, three sheets at a time? The Rotary Club of EstesPark can help you reach those paper-free goals! Come and contribute your excess paperwork at the Estes ParkRotary Club Shred-a-Thon on Saturday, October 15. You can drop offyour items between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or until the truck is full. Justdrive to the Event Center parking lot off of Manford Avenue in EstesPark.
“Community shred days are part of our commitment to the preventionof identity theft and our support for recycling,” said Tara Moenning,event coordinator. Items appropriate for shredding are:
Old bank statements,Credit card offers,Cancelled checks,Old medical records,Paycheck stubs, or
Anniversaries
Mike ConnollyCarole AnnSeptember 10 Philip MoenningTaraSeptember 14 Tara MoenningPhilipSeptember 14 Rob LudlumJanetSeptember 17 Brad RosenbaumJenniferSeptember 26 Join Date
Ken ColeSeptember 8, 200511 years Larry WilliamsSeptember 21, 200610 years Tom MaherSeptember 29, 197739 years
Clips, staples, and binders do not need to be removed. While there is no charge, a generous donation would be appreciated,Moenning notes. The Rotary Club sponsors the cost of the truck sothat all tax-deductible, donated funds will benefit the club’sscholarship program. If you can’t be there on October 15, a club member will pick up youritems. Call Tara Moenning, 970-577-0186 for information on pick up.
Rotary Quote of the Week
So, how does a Rotarian become a Paul Harris Fellow?You earn the designation when you give $1,000 or more to the
Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant.To recognize someone else as a Paul Harris Fellow, you can give
that amount in their name.To become a member of the Paul Harris Society, a Rotarian
commits to a donation of $1,000 per year to the Annual ProgramFund, Polio Plus or approved global grants.. A Paul Harris Societymember receives a chevron for his/her Paul Harris Fellow pin with
the initial PHS. -Rotary International website
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