Ralph Smith introduced Dr. Birney who will join the Science Fellowship as they discuss global warming.
Stacy Plemmons announced that Bonnie Titley has agreed to summarize announcements for the Rotogear. If you want them in the next week's Gear, she needs them one week before.
STILL WANTED: A person to summarize Last Week’s program content for the Gear.
REMINDER: April 19 is our Service in Action meeting. It is an evening meeting (no noon lunch). Guests are $20, and all must RSVP to Susie Ewing so we can get a headcount for food. An envelope was available at Wednesday’s meeting, and will be again April 5. Last Chance!
President Glenn reminded us to refer club questions to Bob Meroney, our newly appointed ombudsman.
NEEDED: The club needs a financial wizard to help with our books, especially informations about donations, etc.
Ron Stoops alerts members to the highway cleanup scheduled for April 15. Mark your calendars.
For those of you that have to take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from a retirement account, a great way to reduce your taxes is working with your financial institution to make a charitable contribution to the Club’s Legacy Fund of an amount equal to your RMD. This way, both the principle and earnings in your retirement account will give the Legacy Fund a real boost with no taxes to you. Donations to the Legacy Fund assures the Club’s purpose of “Service in Action, Forever”.
The incoming president of Rotaract announced a new project: The Human Library. THL is to be made up of persons with different backgrounds who will share their "contents" at a forum scheduled for April 21, 5-7, PM, at the Lory Student Center. If you are one, or know a ‘living book’ who should be heard in this forum, please let Del Benson know.
Martin Limbird urged members to attend the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, June 10-14.
Phyllis Abt reminded us that the Greeley club will be celebrating their one hundredth anniversary on May 18. The speaker will be the Rotary International president.
Requirements: Willingness to volunteer, and some low level of writing ability. English major unnecessary. Humor helps. Listening skills desirable.
Duties (a) Listen to (or record if you have the equipment) each week’s program, and write up a paragraph or two summarizing the presentation and any relevant questions. Presentation critique unnecessary. (b) Submit a write up by Sunday each week to the electronic and print Rotogear Editors.
Salary: Multiples of the previous writer’s salary may be negotiated.
Working Environment: Great staff and opportunity to meet new friends
Fringe Benefits: Learn more about your Rotary Club, and fellow Rotarians
Questions and to submit an application: Contact either Stacy Plemmons or Erin Mounsey
A photographer by profession, Beth Bruno’s passion to end human trafficking was born as she sobbed through a movie - Born Into Brothels, a documentary about the children of prostitutes in Kolkata's (Calcutta, India’s) red light district. She went on to found “A Face to Reframe”, a local non-profit committed to preventing human trafficking in Northern Colorado through arts, training, and community building. Bruno will bring that passion to Rotary this Wednesday, after being introduced by David Everitt.
Of those who understand what human trafficking means, most think of it as a problem "over there," not in a nice community like ours. But any community only needs three things for trafficking to flourish: uneducated citizens, a vulnerable population, and viable perpetrators. We have all three, according to Bruno.
Bruno holds a BS in Social Policy from Northwestern University (Chicago) and an MA in International Community Development from Northwest University (Seattle). After spending 10 years on staff with Cru, primarily in the Middle East, she and her husband spent 3 years in graduate school in Seattle and then relocated their family to Colorado. In 2010, after building a photography business with a heart to use it for social change, she launched A Face to Reframe.
She now serves as the Manager of Domestic Anti-Trafficking with the U COUNT Campaign, co-founder and facilitator of the Larimer County Anti-Trafficking Community Response Team, and is a partner in the First Offender Restoration Initiative, a diversion program for men soliciting sex. She holds a certificate in Transformative Arts and Restorative Practices and is the co-author of “END: Engaging Men to End Sex Trafficking”. She regularly speaks, trains, and writes about ways in which we can stop human trafficking in our communities.
You are invited to the Rotary District 5440 Spring Assembly!
Date: April 29th - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Little America, 2800 W. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY
Fees: $25 for first timers, $25 for Rotaractors & $50 for returning Rotarians - visit the district website for the appropriate registration links.
Agenda will be posted on the website event links when it is available.
If you are attending this assembly also please consider staying for the District Centennial Celebration for The Rotary Foundation which will also be held at Little America this same evening. Registration for that event can be found at http://rotary5440.org/event/rotary-district-5440-centennial-foundation-dinner/The hotel room block is now open. You can call Little America directly at307-775-8400 and ask for the Rotary Assembly rate of $115 per night. This rate is good for the evenings of April 26-May 1. This room block is good until March 31st.
Join us to celebrate ten Northern Colorado women and an Outstanding Mentor for their achievements in business, philanthropic, and government organizations at BizWest’s 2017 Northern Colorado Women of Distinction breakfast event on April 12, 2017 at Embassy Suites, Loveland.
This year’s Honorees:
Rotarian - Sue Wagner, Banking and Finance Mindy McCloughan, Business and Business Services Sharon Clinebell, Higher Education Michelle Scallon, Education Carolyn Gattis, Exceptional Volunteer Joni Friedman, Government, Energy and Utilities
Audrey Snyder, Health Care Laurie Steele, Leading Lady of a Lifetime Rhonda Welch, Nonprofit – Creative Industry Rotarian - Amy Pezzani, Nonprofit – Human Services Connie Dohn, Real Estate, Construction and Development Gordon Thibedeau, Outstanding Mentor
Early Bird Tickets through 3/31: $39 Online Tickets 4/1-4/10: $49 Door Tickets: $59
Corporate Tables also available -Reserved seating for 8 -Logo advertising on table placard -Company name listed in event presentation
Contact Sandy Powell for more details: spowell@bizwest.com or 970-232-3144
The Satellite meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm. The meeting locations vary, visit fortcollinsrotary.org for upcoming meetings and locations.
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A photographer by profession, Beth Bruno’s passion to end human trafficking was born as she sobbed through a movie - Born Into Brothels, a documentary about the children of prostitutes in Kolkata's (Calcutta, India’s) red light district. She went on to found “A Face to Reframe”, a local non-profit committed to preventing human trafficking in Northern Colorado through arts, training, and community building. Bruno will bring that passion to Rotary this Wednesday, after being introduced by David Everitt. .jpg)
Join us to celebrate ten Northern Colorado women and an Outstanding Mentor for their achievements in business, philanthropic, and government organizations at BizWest’s 2017 Northern Colorado Women of Distinction breakfast event on April 12, 2017 at Embassy Suites, Loveland.
