Meeting Notes & Announcements:

Our Greeter last week was Nancy.

"Big" John did the inspiration & the Pledge.

• Joel Johnson was our visiting Rotarian this past week.
• We had a "Getting to Know You" presentation last week from Joe Musco. 

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Our Speakers this past week were Avie Petrucci and Kit Hooper from Brent's Place, and they were introduced by our guest, Joel.
 

• Friendship Dinners have been moved to May 9th and 10th. Please see Nancy Barton if you would like to be involved as a host. Sign-ups are available for hosts and attendees.

• The Solar Panel Assembly will be part of the Epic Day of Service Designated Events. It will take place on 5/17 at the NEW HR Senior Center. Please contact Zig or Terre with questions. Volunteers are still needed to help out. (We may also ask to borrow wire strippers if you have any. Last time they were in short supply and high demand.)
  
  ****Please note, the Solar Panel for Ukraine Project has been renamed Solar Panels for Humanity. Terre and Zig Co-chair this committee which begins meeting weekly oj 4/24 at 11:00
   
• A reminder from our District Governor, Tamie.Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich.
  • Sunday, June 1, 2025
    1 pm Boettcher Concert Hall at DCPA
    1000 14th St., Denver, CO 80202
    
    There will be a pre-concert discussion with Assistant Principal Viola Catherine Beeson.
    
    Special priced Rotary Tickets $45 (+fees and taxes) and limited to 4 tickets per household. The seats are valid in Mezzanine 6 only.
    
    PROMO Code:RCDSYMPHONY

https://tickets.coloroadosymphony.org/7025/7074?promo=RCDSYMPHONY

 

Additional Announcements:

• Sedalia Elementary is getting the first Rotary Club of Highland Ranch PEACE POLE. Thanks to Betsy Alexander and Steve Miller for their work on this. (Betsy, please forgive the typo on your name the last time! Thanks to Tamie for point it out right away!) We are excited that world peace will be called for, in our name, in the school's honor in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian.

 

 COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS

FROM THE PAST WEEK & THE MEETINGS

Flyin' B Meeting Highlights: 

• The following events have been approved by Wind Crest for the year to date:

  • Shoe Collection 5/17/25

  • Blood Drives 5/31 and 11/1/25

  • ​​​​​​​Trees/Pollinator Planting in April/May

 

Additional Committee News and Other Announcements

Thanks to Jan Keyton for the photos she sent via text. I will post them next week when I get them on my computer. I also have a few to share from Linda Watson's visit when I was last there. I neglected to add them in the last Wheel Spinner by accident.

I will not be at the meeting tomorrow if anyone can take notes or snap a few pictures, please do and send them to kimdecoste09@gmail.com or I can be reached at 303-588-2733 by text or call. 

My husband's spine surgery is on Friday, so please think a good thought for us. He will be at Skyridge and then maybe at a rehab center for a bit. I am officially on Leave of Absence now (I think) and planning to leave Colorado in July/August for the Rotary Club of College Park, Maryland. In the meantime, if I can attend from time to time, I will stop in, and I am still doing The Wheel Spinner for now. We still need someone or a few people to help take this on. 

Note, we also need to find a replacement Treasurer, as Chip Kennedy's business obligations keep him traveling and very busy.

~Kim DeCoste, Editor
kimdecoste09@gmail.com 
+303.588.2733 (call/text)