Inspiration: Mike Griffith inspired us with words from both President Lincoln, often seen as The Great Uniter, and President John F. Kennedy. In terms of living our year's motto, Unite for Good, Mike reminded us of one of Kennedy's quotes: “Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit our planet.”
IDEA Quote: "Strength lies in differences, not in similarities." Stephen R. Covey
Upcoming Programs: please see the side panel for upcoming speakers and be sure to invite your friends!
Guests: Speaker Judy Calhoun, CEO of NOCO Humane
Program: Judy Calhoun - Over her 17 years of leading the organization, Judy oversaw the transition from Larimer Humane Society to NOCO Humane
- 501CC3 founded in 1969; acquired Weld Campus in Evans in 2023; opened Greeley adoption campus on Monday.
- 115 employees/ $11 million budget/ 600 active volunteers/11-12,000 animals
- Larimer and Weld campus have similar services, but Larimer Campus also works with emergency planning and response, provides animal protection and control and does pet licensing
- Greeley Adoption Campus - 3rd location for adoptions; has volunteer opportunities available
- Will have space for 100 animals (60 cats, 30 dogs; 10 small mammals).
- Campuses do take exotics - reptiles, lizards, birds, fish, etc.
- Gets funding from: Animal services contract for services like animal protection and control and licenses; Fees for services; Fund raising.
- To adopt - costs will vary; some donors have sponsored adoption fees; variable adoption pricing (purebred may be as much as $500-600); cats $60; more expensive for puppies and kittens; these higher fees help to fund adoptions of older animals; first come, first served
- Reminded us not to interact with wild animals; if you see a stray, call NOCO Humane
- To volunteer and donate: go to website: NOCO Humane
Announcements:
- District Assembly - Saturday, September 27 at LCCC in Cheyenne; club will cover fee for first timers; if interested, contact joemccarthy.rcfcb@gmail.com
- WASH symposium (District 5450)- Oct. 21 - 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more information, contact spreuss@colostate.edu or lauren.brainard@colostate.edu
- Keith White - look for the documentary The Librarians, at the Lyric or around town. His wife was in this documentary.
- Gary Turner - Blood Drive - Oct. 9 at Christ United Methodist Church - 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Use QR code below to make an appointment.
- Our club has supported a community garden in Zimbabwe; the borehole well has gone dry; will be working on that with International committee.
- Bill Honn - good news is that he retired; the bad news is that his Cheyenne house was blasted by hail. If anyone needs help with building a house or renovation, contact pmc2inc@gmail.com
- Marcy Woodland - Summit County Rotary celebrated 50th anniversary; the club has served over 200,000 Tuesday night dinners; Marcy's project, upcycling plastic film, has continued and to date they have upcycled 16K pounds of film!
- Fran Lefler - thanks for donations for hygiene products for children and their families
- Krishna - wife Rathna is recovering from knee surgery and he admits that “Caregiving is harder than being a doctor.”
- Ryan McLean - FOH committee getting started for next year; contact rmclean1973@gmail.com if you'd like to be part of the effort
- Curt Bear - having conversations with six candidates for mayor; hear them on his podcast, The LOCO Experience; he and Jill are taking their exchange student on an 1,100 mile trip in Colorado
- Mary Catherine Limbird - Saturday is Octoberfest; come see Martin (Opa and his Oompa Trio) from 2-5 at Prost Brewing
- Joe thanked Tony Catania for his work on the peach booth at the Peach Festival
Final Comments: Joe reminded us that we are united around Rotary fellowship, service and programs, but that we all have our own areas of interest, political leanings, religions, etc. He implored us to make sure that all comments from the podium (inspirations, announcements, etc.) meet the Four Way Test and that we each consider whether our comments could be misunderstood by someone who sees the world differently than we do. Let's Unite for Good.
