WEEKLY ROTOGEAR NEWSLETTER

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Programs
Gravity Defying Homes and Architectural Oddities
At the Rotary luncheon meeting at the Lincoln Center on March 22nd, Rotarian Bob Meroney will be our speaker.  Bob will discuss Gravity Defying Homes and Architectural Oddities. For an architect it is eventually boring to design cookie-cutter homes. One way to be different is to produce a “gravity-defying” living arrangement. Such homes range from the ever-popular tree house to the visually impossible. Some homes are built on pillars, others are supported from above, some look like they will soon fall down, and other seem to have fallen down.  But architects are also enthralled by other geometric forms, so we will examine a cactus house, a mushroom house, cube resting on a corner house, rotating houses, houses teetering over cliffs, gangster houses, narrow houses, crooked houses, spiral buildings, dancing houses, houses that look like something else (kettle, shoe, basket), and houses that fall from the sky.    READ MORE...
 
 
The Catering schedule and other info is on our Member information Page.
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RECAP: The 4 way test and the Second Amendment
For our in-person meeting on March 15, club member Kip Turain moderated a two-way discussion about the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution as viewed from the perspective of Rotary’s 4-Way Test.  Sam Kornfeld, a local attorney with experience in defending 2nd Amendment cases, explained the rights and privileges of gun owners under current federal law.  Club member Bill Timpson, speaking from long-standing experience in conflict mediation and resolution, presented the case for making changes in regulation of gun ownership.  READ MORE...
 
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India: Mythology and Reality (March 29th, Lunch)
On March 29th, at the lunch meeting at the Lincoln Center, Rotary will hear from fellow Rotarian Rajiv Mehta, following his introduction by Stacy Plemmons.  Rajiv will present the social, political and economic realities of India today through it’s history and mythology.   Rajiv is a graduate of Harvard Business School of Executive Training, and holds an MBA and MS in Engineering from Colorado State. He is the CEO of Synergetics, a cloud service provider for civilian and defense sectors of the U.S. federal government, as well as state and local agencies. READ MORE...

Announcements

Membership Committee Social Event!
Where & When :    March 29th 5-7pm at Mas Fuegos Kitchen & Tequila Bar
2350 E Harmony Rd Suite 101, Fort Collins, CO 80528
 
Please come and enjoy some fun, some conversation, some fellowship and some appetizers with a complimentary refreshment.
 
It’s all about a fun local event at Tanis Roeder’s (a fellow Rotarian) restaurant. We are really encouraging all RCFC Rotarians to come, enjoy some social fun (no painting, packing, digging, etc…) Please invite a friend or business associate that you think would be a GREAT Rotarian and benefit from meeting and spending some time with a group of like-minded friends. A group that works every day making our Community and World better (and enjoy some Rotary fellowship Magic).
 
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Service Above Self Event - Register Now!
Please join us for a special evening with food, fellowship and drinks! Guests are welcome!  
The Service Above Self Committee along with the Fellowship and Membership committees have joined forces for a very special Service Above Self evening of celebration and fellowship. We will honor 5 very special Rotarians as well as celebrate all Rotarians and their accomplishment during this past year.
 
The evening will start out with cocktails and continue with heavy appetizers and desserts ( food provided by Chef Z). We will have entertainment and a special program.
April 27, 5:30pm to 8pm in the large ballroom at the Lincoln Center. (Cash bar)
 
You will not want to miss this special event!!   Price is only $20.
 
 
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KRFC-Public Radio Grant
The Community Grants committee awarded $1,900 to KRFC-Public Radio for the Front Range under our Arts & Culture program area.  They will use our grant to purchase an upgrade of their Skimmer Computer.  They use this computer to record the station’s on-air programs in support of local music and arts in the Fort Collins community.
 
 
Upcoming Events
Noon Meeting
Lincoln Center
Mar 22, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Science and Engineering Fellowship
Lincoln Center
Mar 22, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Membership Happy Hour
Mas Fuego
Mar 29, 2023
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Noon Meeting
Lincoln Center
Mar 29, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Noon Meeting
Lincoln Center
Apr 05, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
DEI Fellowship
Lincoln Center
Apr 05, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
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