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Welcome
Welcome new club member Dan Ward!
 
Friday Night Exclusive Peach Festival Event with the Wolfpack!
This is a VIP event open to all four Rotary Clubs that will be limited to the first 200 people who sign up.  The cost for the night is $20 per person, payable before the event.  (20% of the spots are already filled).  With that in mind, if you are interested can need to send an email to chuck_rotary@hotmail.com
 
Legacy Fund 100th Anniversary Goal
Our Club’s 100th anniversary is just two years away, August 1, 2018!  To celebrate this significant milestone, the Club’s Legacy Fund is working to reach $1,000,000 by that date.  The Legacy Fund’s moto is “Service in Action Forever” which will be assured by earnings from the Fund.  We are well on the way to the goal with both cash gifts and bequests.  Thanks to all who have pledged a quarterly gift to the Legacy Fund and made a Legacy designation in their will or trust.
 
Satellite BBQ Competition Fundraiser - Sept. 24th
Our club Satellite Group is launching a K.C. Barbecue Society sanctioned BBQ competition, BB Brew for Hope.  9 teams will participate.  Sponsorships are wanted.  Tickets available.  Check out their website.
 
Ask Forms
President Glenn has requested that all members fill out and turn in at a meeting the 2016-2017 Ask Forms.  Forms are available on the website home page to download
 
The August edition of "The Connection"
Now available for download from this email or by clicking here.  
In this edition our District Governor, Barbara Redder, talks about Membership being not only about recruitment but retention as well and the flexibility we're seeing from Rotary International on decisions that work best for individual clubs.
 
If you have club events to advertise, fundraisers to advertise, articles (and of course a photo or two) to include in "The Connection" please send those directly to rotary5440@yahoo.com.
 
Tips Training
If you, your friends or your family members (who are at least 21 years old) are interested in pouring beer or margaritas at the Peach Festival we need you to be TIPS trained.  If you received your tips training the last 2 years you are good to go (good for 3 years).
We have 2 training sessions scheduled (only need to attend one):
Tuesday, August 2nd from 3:30-6:30 pm
Wednesday August 10th from 3:30-6:30 pm
Both trainings will be at the FirstBank location in downtown Fort Collins at 100 South College Avenue (SE Corner of Mountain and College) in the basement training room.
Please email:  rotarypeach@gmail.com or call Tanis at 970-412-7560 to register for the training.
 
Rotary Peach Sale - Every Purchase Buys a Dictionary for a 3rd Grader
Only $40 per Box
Order Online or call 970-460-6481
Pick-up is August 20, 2016 at Hughes Stadium
Boxes can be purchased and donated to the Food Bank of Larimer County
 
Announcements?
To get your announcement, any other news, or edits into the Rotogear or website please email complete information to editor.rcfc@gmail.com.
Thank You! 
 
Venue and Facilities team reported that the Club has given the MAC 120 days notice and we will be moving our meeting location to the Drake Center, beginning November 1.  Rainbow Catering will be providing meals!  This is the caterer that provided meals when the club met at the Lincoln Center.  The Drake Center has been able to address the facility issues that we had when we met their previously.
 
Interest from our Legacy Fund helps sustain RCFC Charitable Projects.  Help build the Legacy Fund to $1,000,000 by our 100th birthday in 2018.  Look for this blue badge for information.
 
Upcoming Events
STARs Program
Satelite Meeting Location - TBD
Aug 03, 2016 4:00 PM
 
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
Markley Motors
Aug 25, 2016
3:03 PM – 5:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jean Lamm
August 7
 
John Trone
August 8
 
Kirvin Knox
August 9
 
Isis DiLoreti
August 10
 
Jim Epstein
August 10
 
Rajiv Mehta
August 10
 
Bob Heil
August 14
 
Clay Bartlett
August 15
 
John Pratt
August 19
 
Jud Harper
August 25
 
Bob Simmons
August 29
 
Marty Bachman
August 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Debbie Vessey
August 2
 
Shirley Ames
August 17
 
Lee Ann Lucas
August 29
 
Anniversaries
Jean Griswold
Bill Griswold
August 18
 
Jeanne Fangman
Paul Fangman
August 21
 
Bill Schaffter
Karen
August 27
 
Clay Bartlett
Kimberly Bartlett
August 31
 
Join Date
Sally Lee
August 3, 2011
5 years
 
Henry Weisser
August 4, 2004
12 years
 
Lorna Reeves
August 4, 2004
12 years
 
Erin Mounsey
August 5, 2015
1 year
 
Bob Meroney
August 8, 1990
26 years
 
Rod Morrison
August 15, 2012
4 years
 
Ken Teumer
August 19, 1970
46 years
 
Rajiv Mehta
August 19, 2015
1 year
 
Kevin Unger
August 22, 2001
15 years
 
Don Unger
August 30, 1995
21 years
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
Sage
Our Stories
August 3 Program - I-25 Issues and Potential Expansion
Help for our notorious I-25 may be on the way.  According to the July 27 Coloradoan, the federal government will contribute $15M, to add to the local communities $25M to help CDOT add a toll lane to I-25 from Mulberry Street to just south of Highway 34 in Loveland.  This Wednesday, Rotarians will hear more on this potential expansion from the CEO and President of the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce, David May.  May will be introduced by Carl Maxey. 
Read more...
Bill Ritter - America's Energy Revolution
Bill Ritter, former Colorado Governor and Director of CSU’s Center for the New Energy Economy, discussed America’s Energy Revolution and his new book, Powering Forward: What Everyone Should Know about America’s Energy Revolution.  He was introduced by former Rotarian Maury Doby.
Read more...
Connecting with Nature Fellowship, Saturday 8/27/2016
Join Rotarians, families, and Rotaract for a visit to the Children's Nature Garden http://www.botanic.org/discover/childrens-village/ 9AM, Old West Museum https://www.oldwestmuseum.org/ 10 AM, and lunch at Little America, http://wyoming.littleamerica.com/attractions, in Cheyenne Wyoming, Saturday 27 August.  We will carpool from the free CSU Transit Center parking lot (north of Student Center and Engineering off of Laurel Avenue) leaving promptly at 7:50 AM.  Please let Warren Wilson or me know names of persons who you plan to bring along to this fun fellowship.  We plan for no more than 25 persons, so get into the cue early.  Marietta Dineen will be our guide at the Old West Museum and she from a pioneer family in Wyoming and an expert about horse carriages in the US.  The children's garden is a wonderful example of how youth (and adults) can engage with nature using structured and free play to encourage creativity and learning.  Please email Del Benson atdelwin.benson@gmail.com or call 970-227-8286.
Del Benson and Warren Wilson
Uhambo Fundraiser
Uhambo, a Rotary Global Grants recipient, is holding a fundraiser on August 11. Hope you can make it! Contact Lucinda at lucinda@uhambousa.org if you have any questions or would like to register with a check.
Peach Festival 2016
Its PEACH TIME! We are getting very excited for the 6th Annual Peach Festival on Saturday August 20th at Hughes Stadium.
This year we are extending the festival hours until 6pm and adding a few new and exciting things that we will be sharing with everyone at upcoming Rotary meetings.
We are using an online volunteer sign up process again to help steamline the process and send reminders to everyone who signs up.  This year all of the slots are on one list so be sure to sign up early to get the slots you want.
Here is how it works in 3 easy steps:
 
1) Click this link to view all volunteer slots: http://signup.com/go/PeachFestival
 
2) Review the options listed and chose the spots you would like.
 
3) Signup! It is easy-you will not need to register an account or keep a password. Note Signup.com does not share your email address with anyone.
 
Thank you in advance for all you do to help make the Peach Festival a big success! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about volunteering or the festival itself!
 
Warm regards,Tanis Roeder        
Fort Collins Peach Festival
Event Director
970-412-7560
www.FortCollinsPeachFestival.com
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Upcoming Speakers
Aug 10, 2016
Lloyd Thomas
RYLA Presentation
 
Aug 17, 2016
Tom Hilbert
CSU Volleyball Team
 
Aug 24, 2016
John Strayer
Ballot Issues
 
Aug 31, 2016
Glenn
How is Rotary Doing?
 
Sep 07, 2016
Joy Nyenhuis
Empower the Future
 
Sep 14, 2016
Bob Meroney
Misquotes of our Founding Fathers
 
Sep 21, 2016
Barb Redder
District Gov - Barb Redder
 
Sep 28, 2016
Martin Limbird
Rotary International Foundation
 
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Fort Collins
Meetings: Wednesday Noon
Midtown Arts Center (Lunch)
3750 South Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO  80525
United States
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08/19 & 08/20 – Peach Festival and BBQ Brews Pre-Sale
09/24 or 10/15 – BBQ and Brews event
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