WHAT'S HAPPENING November 4, 2015
Highlands Ranch Rotary Sunrise group meeting see details below
---------------------------- November 5, 2015 No meeting at the Lone Tree Hotel
The meeting this week will be at:
Outback Steakhouse
15 Springer Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO
(South of Broadway & E-470)
Regular meeting time ----------------- 50/50 winner on October 29 was Connie Golas
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Megan Mitchell, a senior at ThunderRidge High School, was recognized as an Outstanding Student at the October 29th Rotary Luncheon. Her parents, Tim and Anja Mitchell, joined her at the luncheon meeting. Megan succeeds academically with a GPA of 4.19 and is ranked 9th in her class. She intends to apply to Vanderbilt University for her future education and intends to study biology. Megan desires to be a veterinarian. To help her prepare for this vocation she has been shadowing a local veterinarian even assisting and observing surgery. Megan also volunteers at the Denver Dumb Friend League. She did a great job informing the members about her involvement at this non-profit and how it is making a difference in her life. Megan has relative in Germany and is able to spend some summer weeks visiting and exploring other cities and countries of Europe with her family.
Joe Sabah and Debra Johnson were the guest speakers on October 29. Joe shared his journey from what he thought was good health, to experiencing a stroke and his path to recovery. He talked about the 3 keys to recognize stroke symptoms, "Have Someone "SAS" You. Smile, Arms, Sentence. Joe is a member of the National Speakers Association and was the founding president of the Colorado Speakers Association. He is the co-author of the book "How to get the job you really want and get employers to call you". He stated that he has been a guest on 723 Radio Talk Shows across America.
Thank you so much for your continuing support and guidance of our Interact Club here at Mountain Vista High School. We are so proud of all we have accomplished thus far and are excited to see all that amazing things this year has yet to bring!
These are the events we were involved with for the month of October 2015:
October 1, Peaceful Schools Visit- we read to 1st and 3rd graders to integrate lessons of kindness and understanding into their classrooms
October 22, Trick or Treat Street Pre-Decorating- we began preparations for Mountain Vista's annual Trick or Treat Street by planning our decorations and creating some superhero characters to later hang up
October 24, Interfaith Food Drive: we partnered with our Mountain Ridge Middle School Interact Club in holding a food drive outside of local King Soopers and shelving the collected food and toiletries at Interfaith Community Services in Englewood.
October 28, Trick or Treat Street: we decorated the walls of Mountain Vista High School and handed out candy to young kids so they could trick or treat in a safer environment
October 31, Bessie's Hope Visit: we did Halloween themed crafts and activities with residents at Brookdale, a local Alzheimer's and Dementia care facility, to bring joy to lonely elders Thanks again for all your overwhelming support of our club!
State of the State luncheon December 10th
at the Hyatt, DTC.
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
For all Rotarians, guests, business and community leaders, and prospective members
The lunch program will include a report on the State of the State, with a focus on the challenges mental illness creates in our community and what can be done to address these challenges.
Limited Seating Available. Registration closes December 1st.
put on by Denver Southeast and District 5450
The Governor of Colorado will be speaking.
Sign up on District 5450 web site www.rotary5450.org.
Important Dates November 21, 2015 Fresh Harvest Food Bank 8:30 AM-11 AM
December 10, 2015 State of the State Luncheon
December 19, 2015 Holiday Party December 19, 2015 Fresh Harvest Food Bank 8:30 AM-11 AM
January 9, 2016 RI President Dinner
January 30, 2016 Evening at DCPA "Dirty Dancing" _______________
“Kindness is an inner desire
that makes us want to do good things
even if we do not get anything in return.
It is the joy of our life to do them.
When we do good things from this inner desire,
there is kindness in everything we think,
say, want and do.”
~ Emanuel Swedenborg ~
Member Birthdays
Lee McCue on November 5
Tom Keyton on November 9
Fred Erb on November 12
Jan Hagan on November 13
Sue Bramley on November 19
John Coie on November 29
Jan Selinfreund on November 29
Spouse Birthdays
Nancy (Bob) Walsh on November 6
Evelyn (John) Coie on November 11
Wedding Anniversaries
Joel Johnson and Peggy La Plante, 26 years on November 10
Club Join Anniversaries
Gail Mullin, 3 years on November 1
Bill Piche, 3 years on November 1
Jerry Selinfreund, 11 years on November 1
John Coie, 2 years on November 14
Please join the Highlands Ranch Rotary Sunrise Club for our regular meetings. The meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:15 to 8:30am at the south campus of Childrens Hospital at 1811 Plaza Dr. Highlands Ranch. We offer a delicious continental breakfast ($7.00 for members and guests). We also have wonderful speakers you will enjoy. This is a great opportunity for a make up meeting or for potential members that cannot attend noon meetings. If you plan to attend, please notify Ann Mather (Annmather@aol.com) or Paul Campbell (Paulcamp64@gmail.com) a day in advance. We look forward to seeing you!!!
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Sponsors
Neil D. DiLorenzo, CPA, P.C. Certified Public Accountants Greenwood Executive Park, Bldg. 6 6430 South Quebec Street Centennial, Colorado 80111-4628 303-796-7645 www.dilorenzocpa.com
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Jerry & Jan Selinfreund, CRS Broker Associates Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 303-550-4242
Joe Sabah and Debra Johnson were the guest speakers on October 29. Joe shared his journey from what he thought was good health, to experiencing a stroke and his path to recovery. He talked about the 3 keys to recognize stroke symptoms, "Have Someone "SAS" You. Smile, Arms, Sentence. Joe is a member of the National Speakers Association and was the founding president of the Colorado Speakers Association. He is the co-author of the book "How to get the job you really want and get employers to call you". He stated that he has been a guest on 723 Radio Talk Shows across America.
