Rotogear for July 30, 2008

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The Rotogear
of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins

July 23, 2008

Guatemala Projects Update

Rotary Fort Collins’ links to Guatemala continue to grow. In June Dr. Edwin Olivia and Maynor Rossal of Gualan presented a very inspiring program, and thanked the Fort Collins Rotary for past projects, including two large Dengue Fever community education and prevention programs, a youth AIDS/pregnancy prevention program, potable water projects and construction of homes for needy families

Today we hear reports from the most recent work in Gualan and Chiquimula, including the construction of another home for a very needy family. Our Guatemala Gang will also report on several other club projects including an update on the family that received our Habitat House in 2007 as well as Dengue projects and a computer lab for a school for deaf children. You'll also glimpse some of the fellowship they shared with the Interact of Gualan and our good friends from the Rotary clubs of Gualan and Chiquimula.

The participants in this year's trip were Claude Piché, Susie Ewing, Chuck Rutenberg and Marge Norskog from the Fort Collins Rotary Club; Kara Wolley, Lindsey Pointer and Anna Beucler from InterAct; Jessie Fiser and Nick Ewing, from RotorAct, Brieana Kirkpatrick from Mathews House.

Claude, Marge, Susie & Chuck

2008 Guatemala Home Building Team

Presiding at Last Weeks Meeting

Randy Kurtz

Presiding: Jan Bertholf

Invocation & Pledge: Larry Kunter

Music: Steve Busch

Song Leader: Garth McCann

Greeters: Randy Kurtz

Introductions: Randy Kurtz

Microphone & Seargent at Arms: Bonnie Titley

Guests Last Week

Joanna Reeves, Linn Murphy, Jennifer Pullen, guests of the club

Josie Carraslo, guest of visiting Rotarian Bob Graczyk

Josh Metherd, guest of Betty Seay

Mike Wallin, guest of Troy Tafoya

Visiting Rotarians

Charlie Peterson of the Breakfast Club

Marla McGee of the Cypress, CA Rotary Club

Bob Graczyk of the Central Niagara, NY Rotary Club

Win Schendel of the Foothills Club

Ajit Sanghvi of the Mumbai, India Rotary Club

Announcements

Jean Griswold

Susie Ewing

Judy Boggs

Brian Burck

Betty Brown

President Jan Bertholf asked everyone to check their information sheets for accuracy and to fill out the committee preference forms as soon as possible.

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Jean Griswold reminded everyone of the Maury Albertson Birthday Bash to benefit Village Earth on August 23. John Roberts will emcee the program and the speaker will be the founder of Engineers Without Borders. Bob Lawrence will host a Rotary Table. Contact him if you plan to attend.

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Susie Ewing needs 120 Rotary volunteers, from all four Rotary Clubs, in 3-hour blocks on to work security at the New West Fest. The dates are August 16th and 17th. The money earned will go to meet our obligation for the Inspiration Playground.

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Judy Boggs reminded everyone of the Annual Picnic at Rolland Moore Park on August 8. Sign-up sheets are on the tables.

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Brian Burke said that Rotary READ still had luncheon books and pizza cards available for $10 each.

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Betty Brown thanked everyone for the glasses and food supplies already received. She indicated that Shelly Godkin (1908 Seminole) would receive contributions during the next two weeks while she was out of town.

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Jim Mucklow announced that Rotarians or any others have till the end of the month to get discounts on the club sponsored once-in-a-lifetime Volga River Cruise "A Russian Rhapsody".

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Bart Kingham once again wants to remind all club members that quarterly bills have been distributed. Please alert him if you do not receive yours. Both email and snail mail needs regular updating.

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Your Announcement Right Here!!!!!

Want more members aware of your announcement? Get it in the web and print Rotogears before the meeting. Email to:
Rotogear Editor

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Actions by the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors at its regular monthly meeting in June agreed to membership for Jerri Howe, sponsored by Chuck Rutenberg. Jerri is the Executive Director of the Matthews House. The club has now received the formal application for Jerri. If club members have any comments on these applications, please address them to the Club Secretary, Donal Johnson, within the next seven days after the announcement in this print Rotogear.

Special Visiting Rotarians

Bob Graczyk

Marla McGee

Visiting Rotarians Bob Graczyk from Niagara, NY and Marla McGee from Cypress, CA were in Fort Collins as part of the week long National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference at CSU. The National Law Enforcement Explorers are an affiliate of the Boy Scouts. At the conference around 5,000 youths from 14 to 20 from across the country get a chance to work with officials from many law enforcement agencies, with the aim of getting the attendees excited about law enformemement and giving them some basic skills and experience. Marla McGee, Bob Graczyk and Bob’s guest, Josie Carrasco of Texas, are all on the national board of this Explorers group and each are involved in law enforcement. Each of the two visiting Rotarians exchanged club banners with Jan.

Member Survey, Member Information & Committee Selection

There is a member information and committee selection sheet for each member. It is very important that ALL members fill out this form. The information that members supply is critical for our club to function effectively and for our club to carry out our service efforts. Please help our officers and directors and committee chairs by completing this form.

Also there is a survey that the board is asking each member to fill out to help us focus the club’s efforts.

If you did not attend the July 23rd meeting, please get your forms at the secretaries’ table and return them to secretary Don Johnson. If you did attend and have not yet turned in your forms, please do so.

Last Week's Program

Jan Bertholf

Bart Kingham

Celebrating and reviewing our committee service activities was the theme of our program. Club president Jan Bertholf acted as master of ceremonies to introduce members of the Board of Directors who briefly described the purpose and activities of our clubs many committees.

Before the meeting attending members were given two documents to fill out. One was to get accurate member information (correct email addresses, phone numbers, etc.) and also for members to specify in which committees they wanted to “Serve”. The second document was a survey about how the club operates and gives members an opportunity to make suggestions. Both documents are important for the club to operate effectively.

Jan then introduced board members to describe the committees under their direction. With over forty committees and two other important board functions, this took all of the program time. Most of what each board member described is included on our web pages. However, treasurer Bart Kingham reviewed the club budget in as brief a time as possible given its complexity. This was facilitated by several detailed but helpful PowerPoint slices prepared by Jan Bertholf and is not on the web site.

Bart’s presentation was followed by board members Garth McCann (Vocational Service), Tanis Roeder (International Service), Alan Ashbaugh (Community Service), Brenda Carns (Membership & Fellowship), Don Unger (Club Service I) and Dan Mackey (Club Service II) describing their respective committees and activities. Also included was a brief review of our club’s support of the Rotary Foundation by president elect Melanie Chamberlain.

Again, check the “COMMITTIES” section of our web site to review the purpose and guidelines/goals of each of these committees and to see who the committee chair(s) are.

Garth McCann

Tanis Roeder

Alan Ashbaugh

Brenda Carns

Don Unger

Dan Mackey

Calendar

Aug 16 - High-way Cleanup

Aug 08 - Annual Club Picnic at Rolland Moore Park, Pavilion #2, 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Come and help celebrate our club's 90th birthday, steaks by John Matsushima

Aug 16/17 - Club members provide security for New WestFest 10-7 both days

Sep 12 - Rotarty Quad Club Picnic at Inspiration Playground

Sep 30 - Teacher of Year Tri-club Meeting, 12:00 noon, at the Marriott - NOT A WEDNESDAY MEETING

Future Meetings

Aug 06 - Club 90th Birthday Celebration

Aug 13 - Fort Collins Symphony Presentation

Aug 20 - Peace Corps Presentation

Aug 27 - George Theodore Travel Presentation

Sep 03 - Human Trafficking Presentation

Sep 10 - RYLA Presentation

Links to the previous and next Rotogears

July 23, 2008

August 6, 2008

Warren and Genny Garst Wildlife Collection at CSU Click here or on the "tiger."

Rotary District 5440 Home Page - We recommend browsing this page particularly the links to other Clubs in District 5440 as your time permits.

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