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Fort Collins, CO 80525
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At the 1917 RI convention, outgoing Rotary President Arch Klumph proposed to establish an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world,” with an initial balance of $26.50. This week Arch C. Klumph Societies member Martin Limbird will share his passion for the Rotary Foundation, highlight the role of TRF founder Arch C. Klumph and the development of TRF since 1917.In 1928, the endowment was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and became a distinct entity within Rotary International. In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals. When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.
Martin Limbird first joined Rotary in 1984 in Ames, Iowa, and became a charter member of the Muncie (Indiana) Sunrise Rotary Club in 1994. He served as club president in 2001-02, and, in 2004, his wife Mary Catherine, a cross cultural trainer and ESL teacher, joined the same club. Martin led a GSE team to France in 1999 and was District 6560 Governor in 2005-06, leading all 24 districts in Zones 29-30 in per capita and total giving to The Rotary Foundation that year. He was an area polio campaign coordinator, GSE committee chair, district trainer and, in 2008-09, district membership chair, leading all districts in Zone 30 in membership growth. The Limbirds are active members of Rotary’s International Travel and Hosting Fellowship and the Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide (B.R.E.W.) Fellowship. Martin was appointed to the 2016 Seoul Convention and the 2017 Atlanta Convention Promotion Committees and served as Chief Sergeant at Arms for the 2016 International Assembly training incoming governors.
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This Wednesday, September 22, Rotary Club of Fort Collins welcomes District Governor Barb Reeder, who will share district 5440 priorities for 2016-17, and her observations on Rotary. Rotary International’s theme for this year is “Rotary Serving Humanity”. District 5440 includes 54 Rotary clubs in Wyoming, Northern Colorado, Eastern Idaho and Western Nebraska. Redder will be introduced by RCFC President Glenn Schmidt.Barbara Redder was raised in Colorado, but has lived in Wyoming for 30 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Wyoming in 1982 and has been in the title insurance business in Wyoming ever since, working in Cody, Casper, Wheatland and Gillette. Barb is Wyoming Production Center Manager for First American Title in Casper.
Barb is a currently a member the Casper Five Trails Rotary Club. She initially joined Rotary in Gillette, Wyoming and served as President of the Gillette Rotary Club in 2008-2009. Barb served District 5440 as Co-District Trainer from 2011-2014 and as an Assistant Governor in Northeast Wyoming for 2 years and in Central Wyoming for 2 years. She has been a facilitator at many District Assemblies, at the Rotary Leadership Institute and for High Country PETS. Barb is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society and with her husband, a member of the Bequest Society. Barb was recognized as 2013 District Rotarian of the Year. Barb is a Past President (twice) of the Wyoming Land Title Association, a graduate of the Gillette Area Leadership Institute, served on the board of Powder River Symphony and on the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce Board from 2004-2010.
Barb is married to Don, a member of Casper Reveille Rotary, and in their spare time they enjoy Airstream camping, elk hunting, fishing, golfing and traveling.
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Bob Meroney is fed up with politicians misquoting the founding fathers, and he’s just not going to take it anymore! This Wednesday, our favorite Professor of Political Science, Dr. Bob Lawrence will introduce retired CSU Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and RCFC’s most frequent speaker, Dr. Bob Meroney, who will share his research and “favorite” misquotes. To set the stage, just who are the Founding Fathers? Meroney defines them to be individuals from the original 13 colonies who were some or all of the following:
- Fought in the American Revolution,
- Signers of the Continental Association (1774),
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence (1776),
- Signers of the Articles of Confederation (1777), and/or were
- Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention
This Wednesday, May 11, our speaker will be Robin Wise, President & CEO of Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. Wise will be introduced Junior Achievement (JA) Advisory Board member Steve Laine. JA’s stated mission is “To prepare young people to thrive in the 21st century workplace and global economy by inspiring a passion in free enterprise and entrepreneurship, and instilling an understanding of personal financial literacy.” Robin Wise received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and held executive positions at Northern Natural Gas and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Since Robin became President in 1992, JA has grown from 8,000 students to reaching over 125,000 students in the 2014/15 school year. JA Rocky Mountain, Inc. is currently the 8th largest JA operation in the nation. JA’s hands-on, K-12 programs utilize nearly 6,000 business volunteers throughout Metro Denver, Northern Colorado and Wyoming.
This week President Glenn has asked Reverend Larry Kunter to lead a cross between examining Rotary’s current state, and a return to Normalcy, that state we used to live in pre-politics.
First, we’ll return to the Inspirational Moment by our favorite Reverend Kunter, then sing a song or two led by our local talent. We’ll take a few moments to reflect on RCFC’s impact on our community and the world, and ask that perennial question, “Just why do teachers drink?” Then we’ll close with thoughts on the 4 Way Test, and if time permits, some “New Proverbs”, a few 21st Century thoughts, and another song. It may be the closest to Normalcy we’ll get until after the election…
Most can’t wait for November 6 to arrive, so we can return to ‘Normalcy’ (where ever that is…). Regardless, this week RCFC will do a political dive-deep, hearing analysis and prognostications from CSU Professor of Political Science, John Straayer, who has been considered by Colorado and national media the go-to source for commentary on Colorado politics. Straayer will be introduced by our own Political Science heavyweight, Dr. Bob Lawrence. John Straayer, joined the CSU faculty in 1967, after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona; The end of this academic year will mark a half-century on the CSU faculty. He chaired the Political Science department from 1972 to 1987, served two terms as faculty representative on the CSU Board of Governors and has directed an internship program with the Colorado General Assembly for nearly four decades, placing over 1,000 students.
Straayer’s prime academic interests have been Colorado politics and his writings include a dozen books and a variety of articles and book chapters. His study of the Colorado legislature, entitled The Colorado General Assembly (1990, 2000), has been described by the Colorado State Publication Library as the classic work on the general assembly.
You are invited to the District Assembly-Returning Rotarians & Guests detailed below. To register for this event click on "Register Online" below. You can also book family and friends.
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District Assembly-Returning Rotarians & Guests
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Oct 01, 2016 at 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
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$50.00 for returning Rotarians & guests, $25 for first time attendees, Rotaract members and Interact students
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Little America
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2800 W Lincolnway
Cheyenne, WY 82009 United States |
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Here is a message from Tanis for our final push. I did want to thank those who signed up at last weeks meeting. The slots you filled moved us up from 64% to 80% of our allotted slots, so thank you very much - Chuck Hi Rotarians - We are only a few days away from what is going to be an amazing event! We still have 67 OPEN SLOTS and all of them are in the afternoon!
If you are planning to stay all day and 'helping wherever', please sign up for volunteer shifts so we know where our holes are. If you haven't signed up to volunteer yet, please do so ASAP.
Here's how you can sign up to volunteer: 1) Click this link to view all volunteer slots: http://
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you would like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password Thank you so much for helping to make this our BEST Peach Festival yet!
Tanis
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The winningest coach in any sport in CSU history. A career record of 662-185 (.782) over 27 years, including 488 wins (.812) in 19 years at CSU. (The next closest, Jim Williams, won 352 games over 26 years). 19 straight NCAA tournament appearances in 19 years (21 for the program overall); 7 consecutive Mountain West Conference Championships. CSU Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Tom Hilbert, will be our featured speaker this Wednesday, introduced by CSU Athletics Director, Joe Parker.
If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me! For the past many years, RCFC has sponsored middle and high school students to attend RYLA and YRYLA, the Rotary (and ‘Young Rotary’) Young Leaders Awards camp. This Wednesday we will meet and hear from 3 of the campers, and experience what was most impactful for them. With a bit of luck, they will go farther than just ‘telling’, and ‘teach’ what they learned to our membership. Our program MC will be RYLA/YRYLA Committee Co-Chair, Lloyd Thomas.
Join Rotarians, families, and Rotaract for a visit to the Children's Nature Garden http://www.botanic.org/Del Benson and Warren Wilson
If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me! For the past many years, RCFC has sponsored middle and high school students to attend RYLA/YRYLA, the Rotary (and ‘Young Rotary’) Young Leaders Awards camp. This Wednesday we will meet and hear from 4 of the campers, and experience what was most impactful for them. With a bit of luck, they will go farther than just ‘telling’, and ‘teach’ what they learned to our membership. Our program MC will be RYLA/YRYLA Committee Co-Chair, Lloyd Thomas. Read more…
Help for our notorious I-25 may be on the way. According to the July 27 Coloradoan, the federal government will contribute $15M, to add to the local communities $25M to help CDOT add a toll lane to I-25 from Mulberry Street to just south of Highway 34 in Loveland. This Wednesday, Rotarians will hear more on this potential expansion from the CEO and President of the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce, David May. May will be introduced by Carl Maxey.
An energy revolution is underway, with wind, sunlight, and other sustainable resources now the fastest growing sources of energy in the U.S. and worldwide. This Wednesday, Rotarians receive a primer in the future of energy, when Bill Ritter, Jr., the 41st governor of Colorado and Director of CSU’s Center for the New Energy Economy will discuss the forces behind the energy revolution, the new ways we must think about energy, and the future of fossil and renewable fuels. Ritter will be introduced by Maury Dobbie.
Uhambo, a Rotary Global Grants recipient, is holding a fundraiser on August 11. Hope you can make it! Contact Lucinda at lucinda@uhambousa.org if you have any questions or would like to register with a check.
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Its PEACH TIME! We are getting very excited for the 6th Annual Peach Festival on Saturday August 20th at Hughes Stadium.This year we are extending the festival hours until 6pm and adding a few new and exciting things that we will be sharing with everyone at upcoming Rotary meetings.
We are using an online volunteer sign up process again to help steamline the process and send reminders to everyone who signs up. This year all of the slots are on one list so be sure to sign up early to get the slots you want.
Here is how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to view all volunteer slots: http://signup.com/go/
2) Review the options listed and chose the spots you would like.
3) Signup! It is easy-you will not need to register an account or keep a password. Note Signup.com does not share your email address with anyone.
Thank you in advance for all you do to help make the Peach Festival a big success! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about volunteering or the festival itself!
Warm regards,Tanis Roeder
This week Rotarians will appreciate the power of The Rotary Foundation and Rotary’s Global Matching Grants program, when Uhambo USA Founding Director Lucinda Kirchensteiner and Director Robin Steele share experiences from their recent project visit to the Huis Talje Children’s Home in Bela Bela (or Warmbaths), South Africa. Lucinda and Robin are both RCFC Satellite members. Read more...
For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Susan Ruth is shared in unbelievable detail. Shot Down was created from the vast number of letters and journals of Howard Snyder; diaries of men and women on the ground who resc
ued, sheltered and hid the crew; and interviews conducted by historians. Centered around the 306th Bomb Group in Thurleigh, England, it is informative, insightful and captivating. For most, 70 years is a long time ago. World War II fades in importance as each year goes by. Shot Down moves history out of the footnotes into reality, keeping the stories of real people alive as they experience being shot down. You are there, almost holding your breath as Lt. Snyder gets his crew out of his B-17 when bailing out over Nazi occupied Europe.
At our last meeting Randy Kurtz introduced Park Ranger Interpreter Barbara Scott who presented a wide ranging review of the National Park Service, including its origin, development and objectives. While the first National Park, Yellowstone, was opened in 1872, this year marks the centenary of the service maintaining and protecting all national parks. While fur trappers and traveling artists were the among the first people to publicize the natural wonders of the West and call for their protection, it was not until a wealthy business man, Steven Mather became involved that a National Park Service was created via an act of Congress in 1915.
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Smokey the Bear turns 100! Well, not Smokey, but the National Park Service will complete 100 years of stewardship of America's national parks on August 25, 2016. Our speaker this week is Anniversary Coordinator and Park Ranger Interpreter, Barbara Scott, who will be introduced by Randy Kurtz.
Wednesday it’s time for our annual change of leadership, when Past President Bill West MC’s a light roasting of outgoing President Stacy Plemmons, and we induct 2016-2017 President Glenn Schmidt.
As happens only once a year, Last Week's Program was all there was to Last Week's Meeting. Rotarian Bill West MC'd "Out With The Old, In With The New" as outgoing President Stacy Plemmons was replaced by Glenn Schmidt.
Stacy started with a brief summary of what happened during his term, noting membership changes, increased Community and Vocational grants, and more scholarships and new projects. STEM and RYLA also increased, as did the New West Fest. After noting all the Rotarians we had lost, he offered sincere thanks for our help.
Don’t run, but do pay attention. This Wednesday Rotarians will hear from Dr. Ken Gage, Chief of Entomology and Ecology Activity within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, located in Fort Collins. Dr. Ralph Smith will introduce Dr. Gage.
