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Programs
CSU, Rotary and the US Peace Corps
For our February 16th noon Zoom meeting, Ted Adams, US Peace Corps Director of Strategic Partnerships, joins us. After his introduction by Stacy Plemmons, Ted will touch on the CSU/Peace Corps history, and discuss the Rotary-US Peace Corps Strategic Partnership. This relationship has developed under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU explains how individual Rotary Clubs can become involved, and explains the Partnership for Peace organization, started by two Denver Rotarians and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs). READ MORE...
We had our first chance to interact with CSU’s new head football coach (and the first Black head coach in the history of the school), Jay Norvell, at our in-person meeting on February 9. After introduction by Dave Stewart and CSU Athletic Director Joe Parker, Coach Norvell gave a brief summary of his own history and then launched into a detailed discussion of his coaching philosophy, his goals for the team, and his goals for the young men who would be on the team.
The Investment Fellowship will meet on zoom after our noon meeting at the Lincoln Center. The discussion will be about our predictions of outcomes for the year 2022 in the realms of interest rates, stock prices, oil prices, real estate and inflation. All are welcome to attend.
Announcements
Volunteer Opportunity - Mobile Food Bank
Please join us in service at the Mobile Food Bank at Poudre High school on February 17th, 4:30 to 6:30.
Please join us in service at SpeedPro while we repackage 1,300 pairs of underwear. Our Club Charity has purchased the underwear with the help of a District Grant. The underwear will be provided to Homeward Alliance for distribution to our homeless population. We will meet at SpeedPro at 5:30 on March 2nd. (This event will replace the evening meeting on March 2nd)
The Board has voted to approve the membership of Trudy Reeder. Trudy was born and raised in Michigan. She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State University. She later received her Doctorate from the University of Denver. Professionally Trudy has taught and worked in Michigan, Florida and Colorado. She has taught/worked with students from first grade to doctoral candidates. READ MORE...
The Lincoln Center has informed us that their mask requirement will remain in place beyond February 11, 2022, when the Larimer County Public Health Order expires. All persons entering The Lincoln Center three years of age and older must wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. Inside the Columbine Room, guests can remove their masks to eat and drink.
We award over $20,000 of scholarships annually. Thank you to the whole commitee and outgoing Chair Susan Gutowsky for all your work. Robin Steele and Ralph Smith are taking over as Co-Chairs for the Scholarship Committee. Susan has left the club to focus on her government work. For more information about scholarships or how you can be involved, please email scholarships@fortcollinsrotary.org
On Sunday, February 6th, we gathered at Chipper's Lanes for the annual Purple Pins for Polio Event to raise funds to End Polio. Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. We've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever thanks to you.
This Thursday we have a limited number of volunteer spots to help the Food Bank at the Mobile Pantry. More information and register here. Then on March 2nd, we will be gathering at SpeedPro to help with a Homeward Alliance project, Please register here to volunteer or email Kathy Hawkins for more information.
For our February 16th noon Zoom meeting, Ted Adams, US Peace Corps Director of Strategic Partnerships, joins us. After his introduction by Stacy Plemmons, Ted will touch on the CSU/Peace Corps history, and discuss the Rotary-US Peace Corps Strategic Partnership. This relationship has developed under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU explains how individual Rotary Clubs can become involved, and explains the Partnership for Peace organization, started by two Denver Rotarians and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs). 
Please join us in service at the Mobile Food Bank at Poudre High school on February 17th, 4:30 to 6:30. 
The Board has voted to approve the membership of Trudy Reeder. Trudy was born and raised in Michigan. She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State University. She later received her Doctorate from the University of Denver. Professionally Trudy has taught and worked in Michigan, Florida and Colorado. She has taught/worked with students from first grade to doctoral candidates. 