Please let Tim know if you are interested giving in the next quarter, 303-898-1214 or timsparks@q.com
LAST WEEK
Steve Miller, Highlands Ranch Rotary Foundation Update
After providing the Foundation's history Steve described their Board of Trustees; 6 at large Trustees serving 3-year terms with a maximum of 2 consecutive 3-year terms, plus the current Club President (7th member). There are 3 Trustees whose terms expire Jun 30th: Tom Keyton, Jane Kucharski, and Li Liu. Per their bylaws 2 consecutive weeks of nominations will commence Apr 1 for opening nominations for these positions, followed by 2nd nominations on Apr 8, and finally Apr 14 will be the deadline to respond to Steve's email for the final election announcement on Apr 15. Nominations may be from both the Sunrise and Noon groups.
All are welcome to attend their Board meetings; next meeting on Apr 8. The Gala is the primary source of their monies plus the peach/pear sales, 5% of endowment, donations, and Amazon Smile. (Grocery card monies go to the Club not the Foundation.) The 5 avenues where their money is primarily spent are Community Service, Military Support, International Service, Youth Services (RYLA, Young RYLA, RYLA plus, Interact, and Scholarship program), and District and International grants with each of these requesting their annual budget allocations. The Foundation in turn makes decisions on larger donations and sponsorships for community service organizations such as HIPS, Help & Hope Center, IFCS, JAMLAC, Shelter Box, Project C.U.R.E, St. Francis Center, and Bessie's Hope. The Foundation actively seeks donation recommendations from Club members; request the request form to be presented at their Board meetings.
We welcomed Tori Nied and our latest new member. Welcome Tori!
Announcements
Our Club will be volunteering with 9Health to distribute Covid vaccinations at the Denver Indian Center on Friday April 30th from 8:15 to 2:00. Most volunteers will be indoors assisting with temperature taking, as ambassadors, educators, medical observation, and/or sanitation. A few outdoor traffic navigation positions will be available. Respond to Connie Golas by Apr 1if interested in volunteering.
Changing of the Guard picnic will be at noon on Jun 26 in the pavilion at Lone Tree Hotel & Golf. Individual lunches will be provided as well as a cash bar. Jane will have a sign-up sheet available the end of May/early June.
Fundraising for Bright Futures will begin in July; there will be no auctions. Mid June the new sponsorship levels will be posted to make your personal commitment. Sep 17th is a cocktail party and sponsorship celebration at the Vehicle Vault. More information to follow.
Looking at a later, calm weekend in April to build the pergola at Sedalia Elementary, more to come
May 8th and the recycling event seems a long way off but the planning needs to happen now. Marty Genereux needs approximately 60 volunteers for 2 shifts for the 9am - 2pm event.
In an effort to minimize traffic, the event will no longer accept scrap metal; see the updated flyer on FB or our website.
Please call or email Marty to volunteer, 303-798-9036 or MGenereux317@gmail.com with your name, phone, and email.
Community Service
Contact Elizabeth, 970-799-4321, if interested in volunteering at ReStore (Habitat for Humanity); Elizabeth looking for volunteers.
Project Angel Heart continues to collect decorated bags for food distribution. Contact Elizabeth for more bags.
Remember to send your volunteer hours to Elizabeth including your name, what activity you participated in, the date of the activity, and the number of hours, 970-799-4321.
Military Support - Jerry Selinfreund
The Military Committee met this week (4th Wed of every month @ 8 AM). We are planning to commence Hybrid Zoom meetings in the near future.
We discussed the Gold and Purple Mountain Express for June 2022. We will invite 6 children in each category, along with a parent on a 3-day event. Please contact either David or Jerry if you would consider hosting a family for a few nights.
Warrior Bonfire is planning a march from Buckley Air Force base to Fort Carson to coincide with the Golf Tournament on Sept 10, 2021. Tom Keyton will oversee the golf tournament this year.
MVHS Interact Club Update - Grace Roscoe
Plans for completing their semester include: IFCS Paper Good Collection that will be open to all kids at MVHS to donate, participating in the May 8th Recycling event, as well as continuing to send video messages to our local old folks home Brookedale. This month's Brookedale video is all about your Spring Break, talking about your favorite thing you did and what your favorite part of spring is. At the end of April we are also holding an Earth Day clean up around our school to help give back to our earth while also keeping MVHS looking clean. As this school year is slowly coming to an end we have continued to do the Peaceful Schools Program where we zoom into classrooms, grades 1-3, at a local elementary school to read and discuss books. This program has and will continue to be a great success.
The MVHS Interact Club is enjoying being able to interact with our community and provide a few smiles to others faces during these insane times. We appreciate and thank you for your continuous support.
Many thanks Grace for keeping us up to date with your generous activities.
Upcoming Events:
Apr 1 - last day to contact Connie Golas, 303-875-5666 or savvytravelerrn@gmail.com, to volunteer or ask questions for 9Health Vaccination Clinic on Apr 30
Apr 1 - How to Control Emotions, Understanding the Brain, 6:30-7:30pm, register for free at rotary5450.org
Apr 12 -Project Cure, 10377 E. Geddes Ave, Centennial, 1-3pm
May 2 - Hide In Plain Sight "Derby For Diplomas" Gala, 2-5pm. In-person participation closed; more to come for virtual participation
May 6 - 12 noon, Hybrid, in-person Rotary meeting at Lone Tree Hotel & Golf.
Reservations required to attend in- person.
May 6-7 - 2021District Conference, see Mar 26th email from Bev Mendel to register for in-person or virtual participation
May 8 – Community Paint and Electronics Recycling at UC Health (Lucent Blvd) 9 to 2:00. Donations encouraged
Paint; free, unlimited amounts, acrylic, latex, stains and more
Electronics; TVs ($25 ea)
May 8th is also our District's Day of Service
Jun 12 - 16 - Rotary International Virtual Conference
Jun 26 - Changing of the Guard picnic, noon, Lone Tree Hotel & Golf Pavilion. Jane will provide a sign-up sheet the end of May or email her with number attending, kyle_jane@comcast.net
Please join theHighlands Ranch Rotary Sunrise Clubfor our regular meetings. We are currently meeting virtually and hope to return to Children’s Hospital in Highlands Ranch soon. We are still a very active club, have regular speakers, participate in “safe” service volunteer opportunities, and strive to make a difference in the community. And we have fun at the same time!
Zoom call meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 am. Please contact either Gary Smith (303-522-3355) or Elena Cumberbatch-Lynch (303-875-3418) for the Zoom meeting link. This is a great opportunity for a make-up meeting or for potential members that cannot easily attend noon meetings. We look forward to seeing you and welcome any guests that would like to join us!
