Inspiration – Mike Randall shared his impressions of Rotary and the work that it does around the world. He is proud to be part of this Rotary Club.
IDEA (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness) Quote: The point isn’t to get people to accept that they have biases, but to get them to see [for themselves] that those biases have negative consequences for others.~ Theresa McHenry
Guests:
- Bill Timpson, Rotary Club of Fort Collins
- Danny Landau, Rotary Club of Boulder
- Ronda Chadwick, Book Trust, guest of John Hintzman
- Dave Doty, previous member
Future Programs: Please see the side panel for upcoming speakers and be sure to invite your friends.
Rotary Cares: If you are aware of a fellow Rotarian who is going through a challenging time (i.e., personal or family health, family death, etc.) please let Sara Murphy know so we can let them know we are thinking of them and provide whatever support we can. Sara.jane.murphy1@gmail.com
Program: Club members got to visit 12 different tables to learn, ask questions and share ideas about areas of service in our Rotary club. Please let Joe or your facilitators know if you have any feedback.
- Youth with Steve James and Ron Catterson
- International Projects with Bob Waltermire
- Youth Exchange with Connie Sheltren and Cait Nase
- Club Operations with Lisa Boesch and Kathy Miner
- Membership with Leighanne Alford
- IDEA with Catherine Varra-Nelson
- Community Grants and Volunteering - Chuck Rutenberg
- Peace Initiatives with special guests Bill Timpson and Danny Lindau
- Leadership Development with Diane Knight and Joseph Vander Linde
- Fundraisers with Dave Marvin and Susan Peterson
- Basic Education and Literacy with John Hintzman
- Environment with Marcy Woodland
Good News:
- Keith White - celebrating 34 years of marriage and his wife's role in a documentary that is starting to be released
- Steve Fowler - while not good news, Steve did a “PSA for PSA” - men should starting screen for prostate cancer at the age of 55, or starting at 40 if you have a father or brother who has had prostate cancer; will have surgery next Thursday
- Bob Melrose - celebrating 44 years of marriage; also has prostate cancer and will have surgery a week from Wednesday.
Please send healing wishes and prayers to Steve, Bob and another member who has prostate cancer.
Peach Sales:
- Peach booth at the Peach Festival (August 16) still needs volunteers. Contact tjcatania@gmail.com if you can volunteer.
- Need to push it into high gear to pre-sell peaches. See QR code email from Bob Melrose. We have sold of 500 boxes - the goal is 1000. Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary – Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary
- The pre-ordered peach sales makes up a very big portion of our budget for the year. Please make every effort to help this be successful - email your friends, share our club's Facebook post on your FB page, post the news to NextDoor, etc! You'll be a hero!