We are sad to announce that Doug Doig passed away peacefully last night. This week's meeting will be dedicated to Doug and will give you a chance to reflect on knowing him.
DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK'S MEETING? HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
OUR NATIONAL PARKS TURN 100
.png) Larry Walling has been with the National Park Service for 31 years. During that career, he visited almost all of the national parks, shorelines, rivers and battlefields. 27 states have national parks.
The first national park was Yellowstone, the first in Colorado was Mesa Verde. Our state also has Rocky Mountain NP, Black Canyon and the Great Sand Dunes.
50/50 WINNER: New member Tamara Fennell, who turned around and donated it back to the club
GREETERS: Bob Walsh and Ray Anderson
INSPIRATION: Carolyn Bradish
WHAT'S ON THE PROGRAM AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING??
~ Doug Doig memorial meeting
~ It's 'WINE PLEASE' week - bring a bottle or 4 to use in baskets for the Gala
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 OTHER NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT
WHAT A WEEKEND - ROTARIANS WERE BUSY BEES!
Thanks to all our photographers who submitted photos!
FRIDAY WAS PEACH DELIVERY DAY - ALL HANDS ON DECK
By Jan Keyton
Overall sales were 800 boxes-the most ever sold! 50 HR Rotarians members participated in sales. We should ‘net’ approximately $6,000 for RYLA and YoungRYLA in 2017! Please be on the lookout for an eligible student for this next year 2017.
.png) Here are RYLA students from Eaton, CO who were sponsored by our club. The Peach & Pear Sales are what fund our sending these kids to camp@
AND THE WINNER IS...ELIZABETH KRINGEL!
Traveling Trophy 2016 goes to Elizabeth with 21 boxes! 2nd place: Judy Rooney, 18; 3rd: Ray Anderson ,16 boxes; 4th: Mary Kay Hasz, 14; 5th: Neil Di Lorenzo & Steve Miller, 11; 6th: Jerry & Jan Selinfreund,10.
Our PARTNERS sold more than 50% of our total sales. 1st: HR Sunrise Club, 97; 2nd : Heritage HS Cheerleaders: 84; 3rd:: Celtic Steps Irish Dance, 72; 4th ,Hide in Plain Si, 40; 5th : Volunteers of Childrens Hospital, 38.
We also would like to acknowledge the great Rotarians who came out to help load approximately 800 cases of peaches/pears last Friday.
Early Shift – Fred Erb, David Blackwood, Jerry Wilford, Natasha Nola and Paul Campbell (Sunrise)
Mid Shift – Steve Miller, Shrin Murthy, Tim Sparks and Jim Horner (Sunrise)
Late Shift – Li & Amber Liu, Betsy Alexander, Connie Golas, and Joel Johnson (Sunrise)
Very Late Shift (unloading pears to Keytons garage) – Jerry Wilford, Li Liu, Jim Horner (Sunrise) and Tom Keyton – 125 cases of pears “fire bucket brigade” style, no dolly, 12 minutes flat !!
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The Keytons know how to work it - cutie Katy, their granddaughter, manned the welcome station with Tom. This is the first spot picker uppers hit. Seeing her smiling face was a great welcome.
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The second team loaded the fruit into cars. Thanks to everyone who volunteered. Here Connie, Betsy Anderson, Li & Amber Liu (our second cutie!) had the 4-6 pm time slot. So nice to see grandkids and other family members participate.
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Winner of the peach sale traveling trophy was Elizabeth Kringel. Her car was barely able to hold the load.
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The Joe Gonzales Traveling Peach Sale Trophy - Elizabeth will enjoy having this in her house for a year!
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SATURDAY WAS WESTERN WELCOME WEEK BEER BOOTH!
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Bob Larson was the money man, Tim & Mark, his muscle!
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The rest of the Beer Booth posse - Fred Warnaars & Steve Miller
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
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Bethany Karulak was a former RYLA participant, pictured here with her son, Nicholas. Jim Kelley gave a happy buck for Nicholas lowering the median age of the club!
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Tamara Fennell has applied for membership. Her husband, Kurt, attended the eremony. Tammy is already signed up for Rotary Readers! Kurt is a beekeeper and has donated an awesome honey gift to the Gala.
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GREAT GALA!
WHO EXACTLY ARE OUR SPONSORS?
As President Jan says, the Gala is where the money comes from to support Ronald McDonald house, Military, Community Service, International, Rotary Readers, Scholarships, Costa Rica Books, Peaceful schools, DETF, Best Buddies, the HR Garden, IFCS. Gala generates over $50,000 for us every year.
Question: Where does the lion's share of that funding come from?
Answer: OUR SPONSORS!
This year, our crack Gala sponsorship recruiter - Jerry Selinfreund - has bested his own record. We still have 2 months left to the Gala and he's already garnered more than 2K in sponsorships over last year! YAHOO! The beauty of the sponsorship levels is there is one to fit everyone's budget. The highest level is PRESENTING @ 5K, then DIAMOND @ 3K, PLATINUM @ 2K, GOLD @ $1,500 and SILVER @ $650.
So let's hear a OooRah for our sponsors!
PRESENTING: McRae Allstate Agency, Michelle McRae; The Wilford Foundation, Jerry & Goldie Wilford; and Cherry Creek Mortgage, Jimmy Kinley
DIAMOND: Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Jan & Jerry Selinfreund; Blue Olive Properties, Kevin Mackessy; and anonymous
PLATINUM: Steve & Janet Miller
GOLD: Highlands Asset Management, Li Liu; Keller McWilliams McTeam, Lee McCue; Sound Relief Hearing, Patrick & Julie Prutsman
SILVER: Wallmart, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Ray & Peggy Anderson, Cindy & Mike Begley, Jim & Sue Bramley, Parapluie Construction Services, Arthur Cone, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Neil DiLorenzo, CPA, Connie Golas, John Holly Restaurants, Mary Kay & Earl Hasz, Jim & Donna Kelley, Jan & Tom Keyton, John Logan - Denver Urlogy Clinic, Gail Mullen, Bill & Rene Simmermon, Joanne Six, Justin Vaughn, Vaughn Law Offices.
DON'T FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR SILENT AUCTION ITEMS!
We still need baskets, wine and auction items. If you have a basket idea and don't want to put it together yourself, donate the dollar amount you want to spend, and Marion and Carolyn will make it for you! This week is "WINE PLEASE" week. Bring in bottles and bottles for the Gala!
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