• John Sheltren
• Sara Colorosa
• Bella and Will Lorey and Karen Beach-Dana's current host family
• Chad Phyle- repeat guest
• Jemma, Heather, Jon Wayne -- guests of Dana
• Marita and David Culler --Dana's parents
• Presley Stevenson --exchange student to Italy
• Alana Bethune—guest of Chad Phyle
• JD Murphy --Foothills Rotary Club

• Native of Fort Collins, CO
• Her parents and grandparents modeled active community support. 
• She went to Riffinberg Elementary, Lescher MS and Fort Collins High School and was the Lambkin mascot
• She graduated from CSU and lived in Iowa with her husband, Carl, and then moved to Russia for 18 months.
• They later lived in Chicago and have 2 sons and a daughter.  They then moved to Omaha, Nebraska.  She worked for the Chamber of Commerce to promote the city. She helped run the Crock Foundations and was part of a mid town mixed use development project. 
• They moved back here for her husband's job at JBS and she continues to work remotely for Mutual of Omaha. 
• She has 3 grandkids
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• JD from Foothills Rotary:  QPR Suicide Prevention Training  is Monday, April 22 at 5:30-7:30 at the Summit Stone Longview Mental Health Center
• Foothills Rotary: They are having a presentation by Dorothy Metcalf-Linderburger who is an astronaut and Fort Collins High School graduate. It is May 7 a noon at the Fort Collins Marriott.  The cost is $35 and includes lunch.
• District conference is coming up in Steamboat and is free to register.  May 16-18
• Pass The Gavel:  save the date for June 22, Saturday.  Families and friends invited.
• Phil Murphy: Just a reminder that if you are interested in reviewing any of out speakers' PowerPoint presentations they are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1auQlXXvUfsaAv43FQbZ5VPFx6rdpr3-t?usp=share_link
• April 19 Food Bank Friday, 1 - 3:30 PM. Nine volunteers needed
• Foundation Celebration Dinner: Join us at a dinner Celebrating The Rotary Foundation and its donors:  May 4, 6-8:30, Casper, WY.   Krishna Murthy will be recognized for his Citation for Meritorious Service Award. For details, contact rwm2020@aol.com.

• We welcome her parents here today!
• Her hometown is Coronel Suarez, a town of 40K people, known for making the largest struedel (230 ft) in the world, annually. 
• She has sisters who are 13, 19 and 22 years old. 
• Food:  a typical beverage is mate made from pumpkin and is tied to feelings of family, friendship and community. SHe loves dulce de leche and empanadas. 
• She goes to school from 7am to 12pm daily and the teachers change classes rather than the students.  She plays lacrosse and parties are a big part of life in Argentina. 
• World Cup 2022!  The new president is trying to stabilize the economy which has struggled with inflation and destabilization of the peso.
• Traditions:  mate, tango, paisanos, asado/BBQ, empanadas, strudel fest, horseback riding, dulce de leche
• Thank you, Dana, for sharing your country with us and happy 16th birthday!
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• Tanya Alcaraz – Fossil Ridge High School
• Bill Brayden - Foothills Rotary
• Jephta Bernstein – New member applicant
• Erin LaRue - Assistant Principal at Kinard Middle School
• Ella Maroni - Student of the month
• Jennifer Maroni – Mother of Ella Maroni
• Peter Maroni – Father of Ella Maroni
• Jenny McLean - Ryan McLean’s wife
• Kelli McPhee - Fossil Ridge High School Counselor
• Rathna Murthy – Krishna Murthy’s wife
• David Perricone – Husband of Melissa Perricone
• Melissa Perricone - Teacher of the month 
• Mike Ring  - Father of Melissa Perricone
• Jackie Ring – Mother of Melissa Perricone
• Chris Woodruff - District Foundation Chair and Past District Governor - Centennial Rotary Club 
• Karoline Woodruff – Past President of Centennial Rotary Club

• Joe McCarthy has a Global Grant project in El Salvador that is in partnership with CSU’s Rams Without Borders (CSU’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders). Four CSU students went in November 2023, and ten in March of this year. They are also doing a sustainable agriculture project in Guatemala. Rams Without Borders is having a Cabernet fundraiser on April 21, from 6:00-9:00 at the Hillside Vinyard. Click to order tickets HERE.
• Krishna Murtha was presented with the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service for District 5440 by Chris Woodruff, District Foundation Chair and Past District Governor. Krishna and his wife, Rathna accepted the citation.
• Chris Woodruff encouraged Rotarians to register for the May 4, District 5440 Foundation Recognition Dinner featuring keynote speaker Wyn Spiller. Register HERE before April 28.
• Dave Marvin introduced the 2^nd of this year’s fundraisers, the 4^th Annual Field of Honor (FOH).
• Kathy Miner revealed the 2024 FOH medallion and marketing plans
• Teres Lambert (as Diane Knight) explained the concept of Community Supporters and encouraged Rotarians to ask the businesses who supported the FOH last year to contact the same businesses this year when the Community Support levels are communicated and the FOH website are ready next week.
• Teres Lambert (as herself) explained how 3^rd and 4^th graders in the Poudre School District will have an opportunity to submit a less than 250-word essay about “My Hero.” The essays will be awarded 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd place and 20 honorable mention awards. Volunteers will be needed to read and evaluate essays.
• Teres Lambert announced that there will be a Civil War Living History encampment near the FOH to attract visitors to the Veterans Plaza on Memorial Day weekend.

• Ryan is a lifelong resident of Fort Collins, he and his wife, Jenny have two adult children. 
• He is an alum of Colorado State University (B.S.) and of Gonzaga University (M.A.).
• Ryan had careers as an EMT, firefighter and has been Division Chief of Support Operations for Poudre Fire Authority and Senior Director of Pre-Hospital Care at UCHealth.
• Ryan is the founder and President of the Leadership Engagement Opportunity (LEO) Fund. For more information concerning LEO click HERE.
• Ryan is passionate about learning Spanish – Welcome Ryan!

• Dan St. John introduced Erin LaRue, Assistant Principal at Kinard Middle School who introduced our Teacher of the Month, Melissa Perricone.
• Melissa teaches 7th Grade Science, Science Adventures and Environmental Leadership.
• She fires up the students at assembles and is a “kid magnet”.
• She appreciated the educational support she received as a youth and that has carried over into her teaching career.

• Dan St. John introduced Tanya Alcaraz, director, Career & Innovation at Poudre School District who introduced Ella Maroni, senior at Fossil Ridge High School.
• Ella has already received two associate degrees from Front Range Community College.
• Ella started a peer tutoring program for middle and high school students that meets in the new Future Ready Center at The Shops at Foothills Mall.  
• She will attend Duke University next year to study Math and Public Health.

Krishna and his wife, Rathna accepting the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service for District 5440:

Ryan McLean gives his vocational talk:

Teacher of the Month Melissa Perricone receives a check for $250 from Dan St. John:

Ella Maroni, Student of the Month:

• Ginger Graham – program speaker 
• Chris Jones - guest of Andy Chaffin 
• David Knight - guest of Diane and Paul Knight 

• If you’re looking to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style, come hear the Irish Band, Molly Higgins on Sunday, March 17th!  The band features Kathy Miner’s son-in-law, Andrew on tin whistle along with Sam on fiddle, David on accordion and Marcos on guitar. They’ll be playing at Maxline Brewing 2-4 pm, and Stodgy Brewing 5-7 pm. To learn more about the band and listen to a sampling of their music, click HERE.
• Contact Ann Griffith 970-402-9134 to get tickets to attend the Fort Collins Symphony’s “Then & Now: Reel Music – Film Music Concert” April 12 7:00 pm at Timberline Church.

• Have you wondered how to apply and what qualifications are needed for a District or Global Grant?
• Are you interested in helping your club with Public Image?
• Are you a club president elect or president elect nominee?
• Register now to attend this zero cost District 5440 Virtual Assembly.  

• Deb was born in Minneapolis and enjoyed fishing and swimming and spent seven summers in Alaska.
• Graduated from EMT school in Hawaii
• Became a single mother and moved back to Minnesota
• 36 years ago Kelly started as a bank teller and is now a Vice President of an Independent Financial Bank.
• Likes traveling, camping, hiking, grandchildren, sports (hockey, football, basketball)
• Has experience as a Demolition Derby driver 
• Had two detached retinas

• Ginger grew up on a farm in Arkansas where she sewed her own clothes and her mother had a catering business
• Sharing pies helped build community in Arkansas
• Graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Ag Economics
• Sold herbicides to old farmers
• Received an MBA from Harvard
• Started renovating the Northern Colorado Feeders Supply in 2016
• Ginger and Baker is NOT a restaurant – it’s a community building, a classroom, a coffee shop, an event center and a culture.
• Ginger worked 12-hour days to make 802 pies for our club the year the Palisades peach crop froze

Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast inducted three new members on Thursday Feb 8, 2024. -James Wedding, Tom Strause, and Ryan McLean!

• Andy Chapman:  if you made a contribution to our FC Breakfast Club Foundation, it will be matched from now until the end of the year.  
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• Purple Pins for Polio:  save the date for Sunday, February 4th from 2-4 pm. Lane sponsorships are available for $250.  $95 for a team of five.  $20 for individuals
•     
• January 16th Progressive Dinner sign ups have been sent by email. This will start with appetizers at Walnut Creek, 222 Walnut Street(just east of the Silver Grill), from 5-5:45pm. The Regional, 130 S. Mason, will offer a salad, main dish(vegetarian option), one glass of house wine or beer from 6-7:45pm. Little Bird Bake Shop's new location 613 S. College(once home to Canino's Restaurant) 8-9pm for our finale offering desserts and coffee or tea.  Further details and price will follow. 
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• Save the date for a program on April 25th by Dr. Regina Lewis about intentional conversations and learning more about our selves and communication styles
•  
• Joe McCarthy is having back surgery so keep him in your thoughts and prayers
•  
• Phil Murphy: Just a reminder that if you are interested in reviewing any of out speakers' PowerPoint presentations they are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1auQlXXvUfsaAv43FQbZ5VPFx6rdpr3-t?usp=share_link

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• Robert Hau
• Judy Thompson
• James Wedding
• Ann Alfonso, Bethke principal
• Christie McPhail, Bethke “Teacher of the Month”

• Began her career as a 4^th grade teacher on the Western slope
• Got a counseling degree at CSU because she was confident she could have more impact as a counselor
• Serves 600 students at Bethke elementary school
• Kids only need two things to thrive in school – one supportive adult (she is often that one person) and character (she pointed to our Four Way Test) 
• Most important for her to create a safe environment so kids can learn

• John Carroll:  Nominations are open for the Ed Gillette Vocational Service Award.   Named for a Past President who was exceptional in his field at CSU Vet School.  See email from Ron Catterson on 11.2 for criteria and how to submit the application
• Michele reviewed our vision and values (service, adaptability, community, diversity, integrity)
• We need a chair or co-chairs for the $10,000 raffle.   Please consider stepping up to this responsibility

• Foundation budget is $122,000
• 10% of proceeds from each fundraiser goes to our Club Foundation, so $2,000 (plus a $3,000 supplement) will go to the Club Foundation
• After great discussion and many opinions, the board voted to divide the remaining $15,000 among several committees (each received an extra $1,500-$3,000) so we can do more work in our communities and around the world
• Michele showed income and expenses for our Club Foundation.
• We are always balancing spending fundraising proceeds now for current needs against funding our endowment for the long term
• Thanks to these extra dollars, we’ll be able to do even more!

R. Gordon R. McInally

President 2023-24

Rotary Club of South Queensferry

Scotland

R. Gordon R. McInally was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and at the University of Dundee, where he earned his graduate degree in dental surgery. He operated his own dental practice in Edinburgh until 2016. McInally was chair of the East of Scotland branch of the British Paedodontic Society and has held various academic positions. He has also served as a presbytery elder, chair of the Queensferry parish congregational board, and commissioner to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Gordon joined Rotary in 1984 at age 26. A member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, he has served as president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has also served RI as a director and on several committees, most recently as an adviser to the 2022 Houston Convention Committee and chair of the Operations Review Committee.

Gordon says he looks forward to working with members to build new Rotary clubs and groups. "My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to help us do good in the world," he says.

He is a patron of the UK-based nonprofit Hope and Homes for Children and led a partnership between that organization and RIBI to support children in Rwanda who had been orphaned in the genocide there. He is a patron of Trade-Aid, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven, England, that provides sustainable humanitarian aid to individuals, families, and businesses in the developing world. He is also an ambassador for Bipolar UK, a national mental health organization. In August 2022, he was made a laureate of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation.

In his free time, Gordon enjoys rugby, good food and wine, and stick dressing, the traditional Scottish craft of making walking sticks.

Gordon describes The Rotary Foundation as "the engine that provides the energy to do Rotary service." He and his spouse, Heather, also a Rotarian, are Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation, and members of the Bequest Society.

Gordon wishes to dedicate his presidency to making the world a better place for his granddaughters, Ivy and Florence, and all the children of the world, to live and thrive.

• Learn more about presidential initiatives, view select videos, and download resources
• Learn about the president's theme and watch his theme speech
• Read the president’s monthly message
• Find presidential theme materials
• Download photos of the RI President and their spouse
• Learn more about Rotary’s structure

• For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
• $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
• $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.

Andy Graham from Kinard Core Knowledge School is the teacher of the month for Rotary Club of FC- Breakfast. 

Andy shared is passion of teaching middle school age kids!

Paul’s first impression of Rotary was that several men he grew up around and respected in Texas were Rotarians.    He joined Rotary because he wants to give back to our community and to be able to network with like-minded people. Married last April, he and wife Natalie are expecting their first child – a girl – in August!  She is a practicing attorney at CP2 and two dogs and two cats round out their family!

Paul is a a project manager for an IT Consulting Firm, Quisitive, a Premier Microsoft Partner that specializes in everything Microsoft.

He loves soccer (won the Texas State Championship his senior year).  Loves woodworking and traveling to experience new cultures and foods. He enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, running, and gardening. He recently picked up a new hobby, One Wheeling.

Paul is both a proud Aggie (from Texas A&M) and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served four years as an Airborne Battle Manager on the E-3 AWACS.

• Amy Welsh (Tom and Amy’s daughter)
• Beth Maddox (Columbia, MO) – Amy’s cousin
• Speaker – Robert Williams

• Paul Harris Awards – for those who have contributed $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International:  Arun Murthy, nephew of Krishna (+1), Curt Bear (+1), Carrie Broughton (+2), Carrie Levy (+3), Michele Marquitz (+3), Tim Cochran (+3), Carol Morris (+3), Andy Groeger (+4), Ellen Brinks (+5), Joe McCarthy (+3-6), Lynn Matson (+8), Mark Campbell (+8)
• End of Year Club Awards:
  • Rock Star – Tom Welsh for his support for the Early Childhood Development Program and fixing bicycles for underserved kids
  • Rotary Spirit – Gary Tuner for his championship of a project to build a community garden in Zimbabwe
  • Guiding Light – Kristin Candella for thoughtful and organized leadership of the 10K fundraiser and for her boundless energy and creativity
  • Most Active New Member Joseph Vander Linde (awarded at end of year party)
  • Charlie Peterson Service Above Self - Fran Lefler (awarded at end of year party)
  • Rotarian of the Year – Joe McCarthy (awarded at end of year party)

• Mike Griffith – please use the link below to sign up to volunteer for the Peach Sale Delivery or for selling peaches at the Peach Festival!
• https://bit.ly/3JMvSDE

• Ann Griffith – please consider a $250 sponsorship of a classroom (proceeds will be split between the literacy project (40%) and our club Foundation (60%)).  If interested, please contact ann.griffith@frosch.com

• Andy Chaffin – be intentional about “selling literacy” to everyone you know!   The proceeds from the peach sales will provide grants for teachers for their literacy efforts as well as fund some of our club projects; encourage a business owner to buy a box for their staff or to distribute to customers
• You can provide the recipe below to friends who might be looking for something great to make with all of those peaches.   Courtesy of Martine Bols.

• Please use the link below to volunteer for spots for the Peach Festival if you are TIPS trained:
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WKtfDtsy3CWTcGZBIk4_vIhyxJuvjDkKwVLx8Lg2i1c/edit?usp=sharing

• A special tax district serving the northern 2/3 of Larimer County, established in 1960
• The organization’s mission is to enhance the health of the community and has a five-member board
• The Health District impacted 10,648 individuals in 2021 with a staff of 125
• Budget is $14 million; of that, $10 million comes from taxation and remainder is from property and grants
• The bad news is that depression and substance abuse are up for teens (partially a function of Covid) but the good news is that they like to connect and receive counseling virtually.
• This is somewhat unique to Larimer County.   There are only a handful of these types of programs in Colorado and the country.
• The Health District provides many programs and services.   For more information about all of these, use the link below to see the Power Point the speaker used:

At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the escalating loss of life and humanitarian hardship caused by the war in Ukraine. We’re using our deep networks and decades of experience to take swift action in the region.

Further reading can be found at:

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-responds-ukraine-crisis

​​​​​​​Jennifer Jones, Rotary International’s first female president, is the perfect leader to spread the word about the good Rotary does in the world, and inspire its members to keep going.

Jones, 55, was born in Windsor, Ontario, and — save for a few post-college years working in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Manhattan — has lived there her whole life. The oldest of three children, she'd run lemonade stands to earn money to give to charity, and recalls organizing a carnival in her family's yard to benefit kids with muscular dystrophy. "Growing up, my parents had given us wings to do service in our community," she says. Today, her mom, dad, and one of her brothers and his wife are Rotarians. Her other brother created a painting that inspired Jones' presidential-theme ties and scarves.

Read more about RI President Jennifer using the following link:

• Maria Nara – Head of Early Childhood Center
• Leighanne Alford – Prospective member
• Carol Cochran – Guest of Tim Cochran
• Ann Hutchison – President and CEO of Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce
• Bill Lamperes – former FCRBRC member
• Austin Hensen – son of Andrew Hensen
• Joyce Dickens - Filmographer

• Tracy Mead – all are welcome and encouraged to join the Program committee; if interested, contact tracymead2003@yahoo.com
• Bob Williams look for sign up sheets for Meals on Wheels
• Save the Date!  Feb. 6th – Purple Pins for Polio; a bowling event with the other Fort Collins Rotary clubs.  Details to come.
• Jen Parker completed all of the requirements of the New Member Orientation – congrats, Jen!

•  Work of the Chamber is about:
  • Helping to connect people to community resources (the “Front Door”)
  • Helping create leaders for the community – Leadership Fort Collins and Leadership Northern Colorado
  • Being a strong advocate for Business – tracking policy recommendations and how they will impact businesses
  • Being a place for businesses to connect
• NoCo Prospers 1.0 Fundraising and investment campaign – raised $3.8 million for
  • Fixing N. I-25 - $500 million gap for work between Longmont and Berthoud
  • Supporting Talent development
    • Talent Portal
    • Trailing Spouse Program
    • Workplace Learning Alliance with all educational partners
  • Working on a Covid Recovery Plan, to include more economic marketing (building relationships with bigger companies)
  • Business Retention and Expansion – how to help these businesses after Covid
•  NoCo Prospers 2.0 Raised $4 million to be used over next 5 years - will launch Jan. 1
  •  Economy
  • Talent
  • Business friendly environment
  • I-25 – transportation across the region – how to plan for and fund this, especially with crossroads like Hwy 34, 392 and 14)
•  Questions:
  • What are we missing most in terms of talent?   C Suite talent and People of Color
  • Is the Regional Airport part of the plan?  Definitely – must take advantage of that as a hub for economic activity
  • What impact is money from Fed. Govt. having? First round made a big difference but over the next 6-8 months, we’ll have a reckoning; funding streams will allow us to take on issues that are business related, but social (i.e. like homelessness; transit)
  • Is there a Master Plan for I-25?  Yes, go to cdot.gov
  • Is retail dead?  No, but they need to modify their businesses
  • Metrics – have 1083 members, want 1200-1300

• Inspiration, Pledge and Rotary 4 Way Test – Bob Waltermire
  • Bob recited Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, as it is the anniversary of the original delivery during the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA. Read the address here.
• Introduction of guests – Sargent at Arms Curt Bear
  • Today’s speaker: Alyssa Stephens
  • Leighanne Alford – Past Rotary president from Little Rock, guest of John Hintzman
• History and dedication of the new Club flag
  • New flag: from Nan Brown
    • In her father’s honor, he was a long-time member of the Eastside Club of Colorado Springs – his membership taught Nan a lot about community service. Her father was a Marine Veteran – and lived his life with service to country, family and God. Semper Fi to Charlie Brown, the flag is dedicated in his honor.
  • New stand: Joe McCarthy created the flag stand.
    • Joe is a woodworker and was asked to create it to hold the donated flag. As a special reminder: don’t think that you are imposing on someone to do something they are good at – rather include them in the process so they can contribute talent.
• Announcements
  • Secret Santa. We’ve secured helpers for 50 kids, 23 families. We still need assistance for 40 families/50 kids. Watch for a reminder Friday with link. Gary Turner or Andrew can pick up gifts Dec. 8. If you are able, we also need help gift buying on behalf of Rotarians who can’t go shopping themselves. Please let Andrew or Gary know if you can help with that!
  • Annual Christmas party is Thursday morning Dec. 16 normal meeting time – please RSVP by Dec. 6
  • Save the date: Jan. 18, 2022 for the progressive dinner in Downtown Fort Collins. It will be a full evening of fellowship and visiting three restaurants. Watch or more info soon!
  • Peach pies for sale! $40! Support 3^rd grade literacy while eating something delicious. Contact Michele Marquitz for your pie, which she will deliver before Sunday afternoon.
  • Help a family this holiday season, donate a turkey to the Food Bank.  Contact Michele for more info and if they still need them at the time of the newsletter distribution.
  • Volunteer for the Meals on Wheels food delivery program. New volunteers have to participate in an onboarding process two weeks before your volunteer shift starts. Shifts are Wednesdays, 11 am. start, 3 people per week; we always need new volunteers. See Bob Williams for more information.
  • Vocational service committee meets the last Tuesday of the month on zoom at 7:30 a.m. Things they are working on: Teacher of the Month may return in 2022, and hopefully, Student of the Month. More committee members are welcome to help with this import work. Contact Nan Brown for more info.
  • Foundation Month reminder – International committee submitted a grant for a menstrual hygiene grant - $3,000 but is leveraging that with other clubs for a total of $50,000 request. Krishna will keep us posted.
  • From our After Work Rotary friends
    • Do your Holiday shopping online at our virtual, silent auction. Help RAW to improve elementary student's reading in Fort Collins, to rebuild schools in Nepal, and much more. Click here to register and buy and review all our current projects.
• Today’s Program – Welcome Alyssa Stephens – City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Forum – Intro by Dave Haase
  • Neighborhood Services includes important work such as:
    • CSU/City Liaison
    • Neighborhood Development
    • Mediation/restorative justice
    • Connector department to other City departments/programs/resources
  • Growth in Fort Collins
    • 100,000 + people in LC over the next two decades
    • There are still spaces where building can and will happen
    • City Plan sets the vision/umbrella of how the city will grow
    • Zoning determines what kinds of development can happen in a neighborhood
  • Development review ensures new plans prioritize things such as look, feel, environmental resources, development is paying their own way that helps the city improve transportation infrastructure.
  • The City creates “the what” of what can be built, but not the specifics or mandates.
    • Neighborhood engagement and outreach are almost always needed for new development – so get involved and provide feedback as you know your neighborhood more than anyone.
  • Development review neighborhood meetings – in zoom for now. Provides sneak peeks of potential developments. They are required before development plans are submitted.
  • Master street plan exists, and developers are contributing to the funding bucket that then triggers improvements/enhancements to accommodate the new buildings/residents.
  • Housing needs are driving zoning changes – from commercial/industrial to residential – by the property owner. Many steps are involved, but it does happen. City can also update zoning to preserve certain kinds of residential areas, such as mobile home parks. They work with property owners on this process.
  • Learn more at: https://www.fcgov.com/neighborhoodservices/

• Wendy Lange
• Kevin Bolin

• Mike Griffith, Field Of Honor Team – Mike shared a moving video about the Field Of Honor project. He also advised club members to look out for an email explaining the Field of Honor project in detail, especially how to order a Medal of Honor. Brooke Cunningham showed club members how to share club posts about the project on Facebook and encouraged us to share them. 
• Bob Williams, Meals on Wheels – Bob announced that there are still opportunities to volunteer with Meals On Wheels for May and June. For club members who want to volunteer but haven't yet volunteered, training is also available. 
• David Haage, Peach Festival – David announced that the Rotary Peach Festival 2021 is definitely on for this year and encouraged club members to save the date 8/21/21. The Peach Festival will be held at The Holiday Twin drive-in this year, instead of the Hughes Stadium grounds, and will be in the afternoon and evening rather than starting early in the morning and running through the afternoon. 
• Tim Cochran, New Member Announcement – Tim made a New Member Announcement #2 for prospective member Tony Catania.
• Krishna Murthy - Krishna explained that Ellen Brinks' name had been accidentally omitted in an email sent out by Rotary International Committee Chair, John Trewartha, in which he described a project that Ellen Brinks works with in Zambia, which supports young women in building life skills. 
• Lee Varra-Nelson, New Member Induction – Lee inducted two new members: Scott Sinclair and Joseph Vander Linde.
• Joseph Van Der Linde, Call for Volunteers - Joseph announced that for those who live in Timnath, they are doing a cleanup of Latham Parkway this coming Sunday 1-3. Signups are at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keep-timnath-clean-latham-pkwy-cleanup-tickets-148265113947?aff=erelexpmlt

• Fill out an application.
• Go through a screening process.
• Interview with staff.
• Need to pass a background check.
• Train to understand the trauma that children might experience, learn about the substance abuse their family members might experience, and learn about the court and family services systems.

• Small recurring donations to help them grow
• Help with maintenance and administrative tasks at their Harmony House location
• Help with raising community awareness of the program

• Jen Parker - Jen announced that both of her kids had graduated in a virtual, live-streamed ceremony from the Colorado State University oval. She made a "shout out" to the class of 2021 and all that they had endured on the way to graduation.
• Craig Campbell - Craig announced that the Rotary International Trustees and Board of Directors had placed more emphasis on environmental concerns in the criteria to choose scholarship recipients and that both of the recipients of the scholarship this year were going into natural resource management and were concerned about water conservation and use in some fashion.
• Ron Catterson - Ron's son, a graduation senior at Colorado State University accepted an internship in Durango and Ron and the family are looking forward to visiting him there.
• David Haage - David is excited to say that he can soon visit his Mom, in person, in Nebraska!
• John Hintzeman - John was happy to announce that Lucille, former exchange student from Bordeaux, France, is engaged and that his family is looking forward to attending the wedding in Florence Italy on August 14th. 
• J Burton - J announced that she completed her certification program and is now officially a "Story Grid Certified Editor," and she shared her associated business website with the club: https://language-is-a-superpower.com/

We had so much fun in 2020, jump here to buy tickets for 2021:

 https://rotaryfcbreakfast.org/

• Cheyenne Community Rotaract put of a tent and raised funds of $700 from donations. 
• Our Club received a letter of gratitude from Shelter Box four the clubs $1000 donation and a story of hope was provided from a recipient of a box in Paraguay

• Ryan Trost – Rotaract
• Carrie Campbell Broughton – Prospective Member
• Ola Saganowska – Exchange Student from Poland

• 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

• 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. 

Emmy award-winning actor Archie Panjabi, one of Rotary’s ambassadors for polio eradication, will join a panel of experts on World Polio Day, 24 October, at a special Livestream presentation by Rotary and the Northwestern University Center for Global Health on the progress of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The 90-minute event, World Polio Day: Making History, will be held before a live audience at 17:30 Chicago time (UTC-5) at the John Hughes Auditorium on Northwestern’s Chicago campus.

The event will bring together experts including Dr. Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general for Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration at the World Health Organization; Dennis Ogbe, polio survivor, Paralympian, and ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign to promote child immunization; and Dr. Robert Murphy, professor of medicine-infectious diseases at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The program will be archived for later viewing.