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Programs
Polio and COVID-19 (Lunch)
We welcome Dr. Robert Tello, a fellow Rotarian and frequent speaker at Rotary meetings, to our lunch meeting at the Lincoln Center on October 5th. Following his introduction by Judy Boggs, Dr. Tello will pass on his insights relating to the two world scourges, polio and COVID19. He will explain the new Polio Plus program which Rotary has created. Dr. Tello received his M.D. degree from the University of Iowa in 1973, and was a Board Certified Internal Medicine practitioner, engaged in private practice in Loveland since 1979. Our speaker is a past president of the Larimer County Medical Society, and a past chairman of McKee Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine. He retired in 2021. READ MORE...
For our evening meeting October 5th at SweetWater Brewing, we welcome Alexandra Mazurek. Allie is a Graduate Research Assistant,Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science. Mazurek, who is advised by Professor Russ Schumacher, will collaborate with scientists at the University of Pretoria and the South African Weather Service on a project related to understanding and forecasting severe convective storms in South Africa. "I hope to improve short-range predictions of severe hazards, such as tornadoes, in the region, which will help inform my work on forecasting hazardous weather in the U.S.,” Mazurek said. In addition to Allie, she will have (5) graduate students with backgrounds in different areas of atmospheric science (like weather, climate, and chemistry) will each give a brief few minute overview of their research.
Long-time RCFC member George Theodore, for our in-person meeting on September 28, used a number of his excellent landscape photos to outline for us some of his suggestions for how to create excellent landscape photographs. Unfortunately, it is not possible to include any of the photos in this summary.
This Wednesday, October 5 at ~1:10 PM, Dr. Bob Lawrence, CSU Professor Emeritus of Political Science, will present a brief history of Civil Rights in the US, focusing on Bill of Rights, the 14th Amendment and relevant major Supreme Court Cases. The presentation and discussion will start right after the Noon Rotary Club meeting ends, in the Columbine Room at the Lincoln Center. The Fellowship is sponsored by all 4 Fort Collins Rotary Clubs and open to all.
Registration is still open for all Rotarians to attend our District Fall Assembly on October 8th. Josh Moore, Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Wyoming National Guard, will be the keynote speaker. Breakout sessions include: Rotary Orientation; Rotary Foundation; Preventing Volunteer Burnout; Membership; and more! All members are invited and encouraged to attend, great opportunity to network with fellow Rotarians from accross the district. Tenative Agenda.