Judy Boggs, Susie Ewing & Sue Wagner - Rotarian of the Year Award - 2014-2015

The saying is, “If you want a task done, give it to a busy person”. Or, “If you want results, give it to a woman”. Individually, or more often as a team, Las Tres Amigas have led nearly all RCFC fund raising events for at least the last 10 years. They have organized and led the

• The New West Fest, beer border patrol

• The Rotary Garage Sale,

• The Wine Baskets organization and raffle

• Christmas Wreath sales

• The book sale sales, and

• The Museum of Science and Discovery fund raiser They’ve also Chaired and/or lead most of our fellowship events, including

• The Christmas Parties,

• The summer picnics,

• The Christmas pot lucks, and

• Various club assemblies, 5th Wednesday Fellowship programs, Changing of the Guard skits, and anything that has ‘party’ in the name.

All three have also been active members in the Fellowship committee and the Membership Committee, and they have supported each other in various other individual responsibilities.

Judy Boggs

Susie Ewing

Sue Wagner

Judy Boggs was RCFC President during 2004 – 2005, and is the current Chair of the Fellowship Committee. She has been Assistant District Governor, District Polio Chair, member of the District Awards committee, and facilitator at PETs, Rotary’s President Elect training program. She was a Rotary Leadership Institute instructor for 3 years and has chaired the Quad Club BBB Scholarship committee more years than anyone remembers. Judy was owner of Paul Wood Florist, and in her ‘retirement’ teaches Floral Design and the Capstone class for Horticulture students at Front Range Community College. She also taught 21 years in CSU’s Horticulture Department.

Susie Ewing was RCFC President during the 2006-07 year, has been a selection judge for the BBB-Rotary District Scholarship for the past 5 years, and is currently the RCFC fund raising chair. She chaired the Rotary Youth Exchange committee her first nine years in Rotary. In her spare time, Susie is the President of The Group Real Estate Company.

Sue Wagner served as an RCFC Board Director during 2011-2014, and was the first Chairman of the District BBB-Rotary Scholarship Committee, serving for 3 years. She was a member of the District Polio Committee for 1 year, and in 2013 led the fund raising and execution of RCFC’s Flood/Disaster Relief effort to help restore the “Reflections for Youth” facility in Loveland.

Award Presentation

As Judy said recently, “It is because of Rotary that a strong and lasting friendship has developed among the three of us. It has been one of life's greatest gifts!”