This week was El Jefe's last week at the podium presiding as our President. We offered gratitude and thanks to him for his service to the Club and especially for the way he lead us. Always quick to joke and ever-mindful of his responsibilities, President Bob has been a wondersul leader this past Rotary Year.
Kim DeCoste was back from her trip to Germany. Before offering our Inspiration, Kim shared that she did visit her original Rotary Host Family from 37 years ago.
Kim was a Rotary International Exchange Student from North Dallas's White Rock Lake Club to the Rotary Club of Fuerstendfeldbruck, a suburb of Munich, Germany.
Her host father in 1987, Herr Dr. Eicke Goetz, was the former mayor of the town where Kim lived, called Groebenzell. During her time in their home, he was a German Senator to the Bundestag for the CSU Party. Kim shared her thanks to Rotary for sending her to Germany. This experience guided her undergraduate studies and many aspects of her subsequent years. The relationships she formed all those years ago remain strong. She reminded the Club that Rotary really does change lives!
Kim shared a poem by Samuel Ullman called "Youth".
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We had visiting Rotarians from the Denver Southeast Club, Bill Palmer, who is a major fundraiser at the District level and Pat McGukin who is the force behind The Big Day of Service. Pat was kind enough to note that our Club had more individual projects on the Big Day than any other club in District 5450. Congratulations to us and thanks to all who participated!
Announcements from the Meeting:
- Debbie Leonard reminded us of the July 4th Parade coming next week. Please reach out to Debbie if you can help on this important day. We need a few people to help with decorations of the "float" (truck/trailer). If you can help with that, please meet at the Target parking lot off of Lucent at 7:30am. The parade itself starts at 9:00 and is pretty quick. We need a few people to sit on the truck and wave and we need more who can walk along side it and hand out flyers for Peach Sales and for Western Welcome. Peach sales are a major fundraiser for our club, so all the help we can get is appreciated. The event is fun and drives visiblity to the club. Please wear Rotary Gear if you have some to wear!
- On behalf of Chip Kennedy, a correction was made to the notes in the WS last week. The King Soopers program does not yield as much as we noted previously but it is a big help to our club and it is FREE MONEY for us. Bob Larson sent an email to the WS team with the following information to further clarify:
"You may already know that RCHR is registered with King Soopers community rewards program. They rebate about 5% of all money that club members who sign up spend at any King’s grocery store. This generates about $350 per month of FREE MONEY for our club and there is no added cost to your groceries when you do this. I want to remind new members and anyone who is not signed up to go to their web site atwww.kingsoopers.com/i/community/community-rewards and sign up. This takes about five minutes and that is all you do to earn FREE MONEY for the club. At checkout they will ask for your King Soopers card-which saves you money-and it will automatically credit our club for about 5% of whatever you spend."
- Please also note, we do have reloadable cards for Safeway if you shop at that store. Please see Bob if you would like one.
The Program
Our program was a fascinating look at the Olympics through the eyes of Rotary spouse, Jayne McHugh. Jayne is currently the Girls' Volleyball Coach at Valor Christian High School. In 1988, she was an Olympian on the US Women's Volleyball Team. Jayne's sports resume is impressive to say the least.
The story she told was funny and heartwarming at the same time. She inspired us with the behind-the-scenes memories of her time from elementary school in 1968, to the time she spent competing.
Jayne recalled her dad and his quote, "I'd rather be lucky than good any day of the week." She also remembered how instrumental her 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Dotty Brenner was. Ms. Brenner used to drive Jayne home over lunch during those Games to watch with Ms. Brenner and her mom over sandwiches in the basement. It was then, watching those athletes, that Jayne decided she wanted to be an Olympian. (It reminds us of the quote that says, "A teacher touches eternity because she never knows where her influence will end.")
Jayne competed in 1988, as we said in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to that she was also on the 1985 National Team and in the lead up to making the US Olympic Team, she and her team competed in Havana, Cuba, where she actually was awarded a medal and a kiss on the cheek by none other than Fidel Castro!
More than once, Jayne had to pause and gather her emotions, evoked by pride and love of sport and love of country. She closed by quoting Thoreau, "Dreams are the touchstone of character." Jayne reminded us that in this Olympic year, we can and should come together, turn on the TV, get excited, feel united, and cheer for the men and women of Team USA. With so much potentially dividing us, let's just agree that cheering for our athletes can unite us!
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We closed with Happy Dollars and more thanks to Bob for serving as President. We had Bob Larson auction a bottle of wine from Maria. Debby Doig won the bottle in the auction and gave it to El Jefe in thanks for his service... and because we all know he loves a great glass of red wine! Cheers, Bob!
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The WS "team" did not receive committee updates this week, so we will update everyone next week.
Finally, please remember that we have NO MEETING this Thursday as the Club is Dark for the CHANGING OF THE GUARD on Saturday. Please plan to join us Saturday, June 29th at the Park at Northridge. Noon club is asked to bring a side dish (not cold slaw please) and the satellite clubs are doing the desserts. The meal itself is catered. Bring a chair and don't forget sunblock and a hat! We look forward to seeing you then. Have a great week and stay cool!
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