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Restorative Justice in Our Community: Restorative Justice and Police Reform
We meet this Wednesday, the 15th at noon on Zoom, and will hear from Perrie McMillen, the program director for the Restorative Justice office of the City of Fort Collins, and Cpl. Jarad Sargent, a Poudre R-1 resource officer on the concept and principles of restorative justice. READ MORE...
RECAP: How much should we worry about the US Government Debt?
Last week, CSU professor of economics, Daniele Tavani, helped us understand How Much We Should Worry About the US Government debt? The first slide showed a “worrisome” curve showing the rise in total debt over the past 50 years to (currently) 24 trillion dollars. A better indicator of the issue is illustrated by the curve of the Federal debt from 1940 to the present as a per cent of the GDP. The most recent number is 126% (the recent rise observed is thought to be secondary to COVID and should improve with effective management of the pandemic). READ MORE...
Join us for fellowship, food and a welcome to Fall! We will have yard games ready at 5:00 if you are so inclined and Nordy’s BBQ will be ready to serve at 5:30. No need to bring anything – just an appetite and be ready for some fun. Picnic is on Wednesday, September 29th at Fossil Creek Park. We will not have a noon or evening meeting that day, so we hope to see everyone at the picnic! Details and tickets...
A position has opened on the Legacy Fund Trustees Committee. Do you have questions? Would you like to know more about the Legacy Fund and how it works? Please contact Rob Marschke if you have answered "YES" to one or more of the above questions! rfmarschkejr@gmail.com
Your Community Service Committee has arranged 2 new Thursday evening volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks on September 16th and October 7th. Please sign up early if you can attend as only 12 spots are available for each event.
Last Thursday many of our club members gathered at the Global Village Museum. The evening boasted fellowship, beautiful exhibits and a fun night out. (Some event photos) Thank you Fellowship Committee for organizing the event. On Friday we had the opportunity to tour the new CSU Spur. Once construction is completed it will be an amazing facility dedicated to teaching and engaging the community about food, water and health, while being a hub to connect people across the region. We even autographed the final beam which will be installed in the latest building. (Some tour pictures)
Also, please welcome Jami Dorsey to the Club. Jami was inducted during our noon meeting this week; we are excited to have her as part of Rotary.
Our September 29th fall picnic is fast approaching. If interested please sign up now. The deadline to sign up is September 22nd so the Fellowship Committee can finish planning the event. You can also sign up at this link, or contact Sue Wagner for more information on how to register.
WEEKLY ROTOGEAR NEWSLETTER
We meet this Wednesday, the 15th at noon on Zoom, and will hear from Perrie McMillen, the program director for the Restorative Justice office of the City of Fort Collins, and Cpl. Jarad Sargent, a Poudre R-1 resource officer on the concept and principles of restorative justice. 
Join us for fellowship, food and a welcome to Fall! We will have yard games ready at 5:00 if you are so inclined and Nordy’s BBQ will be ready to serve at 5:30. No need to bring anything – just an appetite and be ready for some fun. Picnic is on Wednesday, September 29th at Fossil Creek Park. We will not have a noon or evening meeting that day, so we hope to see everyone at the picnic! 
Your Community Service Committee has arranged 2 new Thursday evening volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks on September 16th and October 7th. Please sign up early if you can attend as only 12 spots are available for each event.