President Ann Bedient called the meeting to order at the Spirit Crossing Clubhouse at 7:18 am.
Inspiration: Ann Bedient
Guests:
- Ryan Trost – Rotaract
- Carrie Campbell Broughton – Prospective Member
- Ola Saganowska – Exchange Student from Poland
Announcements:
- Second new member announcement for Carrie Broughton
- Jim Dawdy had a stroke last weekend.
- Jim McCambridge is looking for ideas for community service projects for “Make A Difference Day” on Oct 26.
- Cindy Cloyd is looking for suggestions for publications that could run a story about her son’s Global Grant to create a movie “Lady Madonna” https://vimeo.com/336499799
- Ryan Trost has tickets to sell for the Chili Cook Off fundraiser for the Book Trust at Horse and Dragon from 7-9:00 pm on November 8.
- Kathy Miner requested members to sign up for Meals on Wheels for November: https://fcbreakfastrotary.org/events/calendar
Program: Natalie Brown, Director of Spirit Crossing Clubhouse introduced Spirit Crossing Clubhouse members Trinity and Elana.
- Since 1998, Spirit Crossing Clubhouse has helped adults work through their mental health recovery to become productive and significant contributors to Larimer County. Personal recovery and wellness goals may include:
- Obtaining or maintaining employment
- Pursuing an education (GED, college and masters degrees)
- Building positive social relationships
- Leading a productive, meaningful life
- Mission: Spirit Crossing Clubhouse supports adults with behavioral health disorders as they pursue their personal, social, financial and vocational goals.
- Vision: We believe one’s wellness depends upon experiencing positive work opportunities, meaningful social relationships, having one’s skills and talents needed by others and promoting independence through community involvement. The Spirit Crossing community seeks to reduce stigma of mental illness through community education and outreach programs.
- 70% of members live independently.
- Work opportunities offered include; librarian, receptionist, clerical tasks, gardening, grounds maintenance and bookkeeping integrated into the community.
- The annual cost for a person at Spirit Crossing Clubhouse is only $4400/year which is about 1/3 of the cost of alternative approaches for treating behavioral health disorders.
- Medicaid is the primary source of revenue plus SummitStone, the State budget and private donations.
- There are 330 accredited Spirit Crossing Clubhouse locations worldwide.
2019 $10K Raffle
The Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast along with the three other Fort Collins Rotary Clubs joined together on January 27 at Chippers Bowling Lanes to raise over $40K for Polio Plus at the Purple Pins for Bowling event..png)
Members of the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary Club once again will be making some local residents very happy this holiday season. Through the efforts of Rotarians Gary Turner and Andrew Hensen, the members of the club adopted over 40 families. Gifts were purchased and wrapped and will be handed out to over 100 children who might not have had a bright Christmas. The Club has been adopting families for many years and the numbers grow every year.
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Kristin Candella is the Executive Director and CEO of Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity. She has lived in Fort Collins since the 4th grade with 5 years in California and 5 years in Denver and considers Fort Collins her home. When asked about her hobbies, Kristin said “Habitat for Humanity is a lifestyle for me so building here, there, and everywhere is a career, interest and hobby. One of my dreams is to take my kids to build Habitat homes in locations all over the world. Other interests are anything my kids are into including soccer, flag football, karate and outdoorsy activities.”.jpg)
Heather Gossel has joined the ranks one of our newest members.
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