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Junior Achievement
Rotary welcomes Elizabeth Winn, District Director for Rocky Mountain Junior Achievement, to our luncheon meeting this Wednesday, February 28, at the Lincoln Center. Following her introduction by Steve Laine, our guest will speak about this long-standing non-profit organization in the northern Colorado area. Elizabeth reports that..."Junior Achievement is the only organization that provides sequential K-12 economic curriculum delivered by trained volunteers at no cost to schools and afterschool programs. JA's financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness programs are implemented by local volunteers who contribute their real-world knowledge to the student learning experience. These classroom volunteers transform the key concepts of their lessons into messages that inspire and empower students." READ MORE...
Last Wednesday we learned How to Become Braver Angels (BA) from our speaker, Denver-based BA Ambassador, Dr Will Robinson. He started with a metaphor (sadly familiar to some of us) of terminal marriage counseling to explain the current political divide, why it’s so hard to come together but what BA can do to help. READ MORE...
Following our lunch meeting Wednesday the 28th at the Lincoln Center, our Science and Engineering Fellowship will meet. This week we will have a Science-in-the-News round-table discussion. There is lots to talk about! Please join us.
Alison Hoodak was honored as student-of-the-month on February 21 at the noon meeting of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. A senior at Poudre High, she was introduced by Greg Piccolo, school counselor at Poudre High.
This week at noon, we welcomed David Morse into our club. David Morse has lived in Fort Collins for 11 years, having retired from the University of Illinois where he was a Senior Geologist and Section Head at the University Geology Department. He spent 12 years in research and gas and oil exploration with Chevron and served for 7 years in the Air Force. He teaches fly tying and is an avid fly fisherman. David serves as the Veterans Committee Chairman with the local Trout Unlimited and is a proud member of the Larimer Chorale.
Maria Castillejo is Teacher of the Month of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins for February, 2024. Maria teaches Spanish at Poudre High School. A native of Spain who speaks five languages, she uses language instruction to expand international understanding.
Rotary welcomes Elizabeth Winn, District Director for Rocky Mountain Junior Achievement, to our luncheon meeting this Wednesday, February 28, at the Lincoln Center. Following her introduction by Steve Laine, our guest will speak about this long-standing non-profit organization in the northern Colorado area. Elizabeth reports that..."Junior Achievement is the only organization that provides sequential K-12 economic curriculum delivered by trained volunteers at no cost to schools and afterschool programs. JA's financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness programs are implemented by local volunteers who contribute their real-world knowledge to the student learning experience. These classroom volunteers transform the key concepts of their lessons into messages that inspire and empower students." 
