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Programs
Energy Projects in the Mountain West - Noon Meeting
We meet at noon via Zoom this Wednesday, April 6th. Dave Stewart will introduce our speaker, who is coming to us by Zoom from Salt Lake City. Douglas Hunter, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (“UAMPS”) will discuss the projects underway by this joint action agency, which was established in 1980. Our speaker joined UAMPS in December of 1983 and was appointed CEO/GM in 1995. The organization provides a variety of energy services to its 50 members which are community-owned power systems throughout the seven Intermountain West states of Utah, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The organization currently operates 16 projects, including ownership in conventional and renewable electric generation, investigation of new power resources, power scheduling and transmission services. READ MORE...
For our evening meeting this week, we meet at Sweetwater Brewing to discuss community service. Jon Land will lead an open discussion on ideas for service for the upcoming year and for District Grant. For the 2022-23 Rotary Year, which starts July 1st, our club is eligible for District grant funds up to $6,000 to match our Club's $3,000 contribution. The funds can be used for a humanitarian project or two projects with Rotary member active participation. Fellowship starts at 5:00, business meeting starts at 5:30.
RECAP: River Rafting Industry in Colorado and Parts West: The COVID Pandemic Effects
For our in-person meeting on March 30, Dave Costlow, Executive Director of the Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA), gave us an overview of the river-rafting industry in Colorado and parts of the West, including the effects of the Covid pandemic on the industry. Mr. Costlow started by pointing out that, although you might be able to find a float trip someplace like Missouri, you will only be able to find a real river rafting trip in Colorado and similar states in the West. In order to demonstrate the scale of the industry in Colorado, he gave us some statistics about the industry in Colorado. READ MORE...
April 6 our DEI Fellowship meeting (via Zoom immediately following the regular noon meeting), will spend about 20 minutes on ‘housekeeping’: remembering and doing the impossible, replacing Co Chair Mary Ontiveros; Rotary’s new Code of Conduct; and our Fellowship’s links with Breakfast and Foothills Rotary. Then Victoria (Baumgart) Junkins, HP Marketing Engineer and former director of Diverse Fort Collins, will lead a discussion on “26 Charts…”, examining the effects of historical racism on our society today, and providing an overview of the book “The Color of Law”. All are welcome – invite your friends and interested non-Rotarians.
Announcements
Rotary responds to Ukraine
At Rotary, we’re using our deep networks and decades of experience to take swift action to provide humanitarian relief for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Learn how we are taking action including how to donate to the Disaster Response Fund, contribute District Designated Funds, apply for a disaster response grant, and find contact information for club and district-led efforts. Read the latest roundup of activities.
The 2022 Rotary District 5440 Conference will take place from June 9 to 11, 2022 in Lander, Wyoming. Located centrally in the state and situated in a lush river valley at the base of the Wind River mountain range. Lander has a wealth of cultural history—boasting the pioneer era slogan Where the Rails end and the Trails Begin and sharing the historic land of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. All Rotarians are welcome and encouraged to attend this great annual event. More information and registration available on conference website.
Rotary’s 2022 international convention will transform the George R. Brown Convention Center into an energized hub and cultural mosaic as the organization’s global network of volunteers gather to share information about all the ways they are taking action to address issues in their communities, to learn from notable experts, gain inspiration from world-class speakers, and connect with lifelong friends shaped through service. More information and registration available on convention website.
We meet at noon via Zoom this Wednesday, April 6th. Dave Stewart will introduce our speaker, who is coming to us by Zoom from Salt Lake City. Douglas Hunter, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (“UAMPS”) will discuss the projects underway by this joint action agency, which was established in 1980. Our speaker joined UAMPS in December of 1983 and was appointed CEO/GM in 1995. The organization provides a variety of energy services to its 50 members which are community-owned power systems throughout the seven Intermountain West states of Utah, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The organization currently operates 16 projects, including ownership in conventional and renewable electric generation, investigation of new power resources, power scheduling and transmission services. 
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April 6 our DEI Fellowship meeting (via Zoom immediately following the regular noon meeting), will spend about 20 minutes on ‘housekeeping’: remembering and doing the impossible, replacing Co Chair Mary Ontiveros; Rotary’s new Code of Conduct; and our Fellowship’s links with Breakfast and Foothills Rotary. Then Victoria (Baumgart) Junkins, HP Marketing Engineer and former director of Diverse Fort Collins, will lead a discussion on “26 Charts…”, examining the effects of historical racism on our society today, and providing an overview of the book “The Color of Law”. All are welcome – invite your friends and interested non-Rotarians. 
The 2022 Rotary District 5440 Conference will take place from June 9 to 11, 2022 in Lander, Wyoming. Located centrally in the state and situated in a lush river valley at the base of the Wind River mountain range. Lander has a wealth of cultural history—boasting the pioneer era slogan Where the Rails end and the Trails Begin and sharing the historic land of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. All Rotarians are welcome and encouraged to attend this great annual event. 
Rotary’s 2022 international convention will transform the George R. Brown Convention Center into an energized hub and cultural mosaic as the organization’s global network of volunteers gather to share information about all the ways they are taking action to address issues in their communities, to learn from notable experts, gain inspiration from world-class speakers, and connect with lifelong friends shaped through service.