We welcomed Scott Campbell's wife, Liz as a new member. When explaining the new member packet to Liz, Mary Kay reminded everyone to put the Rotary decal on their cars.
THE PHIL & FRED SHOW, OUR TECH GURUS!
Phil Calderbank & Fred Erb showed members how to navigate our home page and FaceBook page.
They also showed everyone how to send their own email blast out through ClubRunner. No longer do you need to figure out who sends email blasts, you'll do it yourself! If you have questions on that, call Fred.
THIS WEEK
Club business day!
GREETER SCHEDULE:
January 11: Michael Foss & Scott Campbell
January 18: Mark Brown & Jim Kelley
OTHER NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT
RI PRESIDENT'S DINNER A SUCCESS
By Phil Calderbank
A highlight of the evening was the speech by special guest Rachel Lonsdale; Senior Program Officer, Bill & Linda Gates Foundation. Her slides showed where the remaining few spots of Polio still exist. Mainly along the boarder of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Also some spots in Syria and Nigeria. Rachel told us that the battle was still not won and asked us not to get complacent.
18 club members attended, including Bella.We all enjoyed listening to RI President Ian Risley. He gave a fun speech; as you would expect from an Australian. However, Ian also reminded us that the mission to end Polio is still not complete. The evening raised $15,000 which will be matched 2-1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. To make a total of $45,000. Next up; 'Roll back Malaria' ?
IAN RISELEY IN ATTENDANCE
RI president Ian Riseley attended the dinner along with Rachel Lonsdale of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who gave an update on polio.
A lively group from the club, Zig Berzins and Christine, Shrin & Lekha Murthy
Two club beauties, Goldie Wilford and Elaine Calderbank had a blast getting to know each other!
MORNING CLUB STARTS OFF WITH A BANG - WELCOME NEW MEMBER KEN CARLSON!
At the last meeting, Ray Anderson & Paul Campbell inducted new member Ken Carlson. Ken is a transfer from the Parker Rotary club where he has been a member for the last two years. Ken has his own financial planning business and expressed and interest in helping with the International Committee. Thanks to Kate Todd for keeping us all apprised of her club's activities!
OUR NEWEST COMMITTEE - COMMUNICATIONS
Phil Calderbank is the chair for the new communications committee made up of Scott Campbell, Paul Moots, Elaine Calderbank, Natasha Nola, Patricia Sznip and Sue Bramley. Fred Erb is the technical advisor! This group will oversee the club's FaceBook presence with 1-2 weekly updates, the Wheel Spinner which features current activities and our Home Page which showcases newsworthy events the club participates in.
ROTARIANS AT WORK TEES
Paul Moots still has several 'Rotarians at Work' T-shirts - 27 shirts available. 1 women’s S, 2 women’s M, 4 women’s L, 2 women’s XL, 1 men’s M, 15 men’s L, 1 men’s XL, 1 men’s XXL. Give him a call if you want/need one of these beauties!
Jerry Selinfreund, chair of the Military Committee, provided this op-ed article on the protests going on with American athletes as last week's inspriation.
TAKE A KNEE
Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won’t be a doctor or a trainer to assist you until after the battle, so just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get the real experience. Then take a knee.
Then take one at the beach in Normandy where man after American man stormed the beach, even as the one in front of him was shot to pieces…the very sea stained with American blood. The only blockers most had were the dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire.
Take a knee in the sweat soaked jungles of Vietnam from Khe San to Saigon. Anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles. There was no playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they represented. When they came home, they were protested as well…and spit on for reasons only cowards know.
Take another knee in the blood drenched sands of Fallujah in 110 degree heat…wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress…Your number won’t be printed on it unless your number is up! You’ll need to stay hydrated but there but there won’t be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You’re on your own.
There’s a lot of places to take a knee where Americans have given their lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought as a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who bled for the very freedoms you have. That’s what the red stripes mean. It represents the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your liberty.
While you’re on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of ground taken…but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering forests and bitter cold mountains..every inch marked by an American life lost serving that flag you protest.
No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans…just American men and women delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us..blazing a path so you would have the right to ‘take a knee.” You haven’t an inkling what it took to get a nation of real heros, it serves the purpose of pointing to your ingratitude for those who chose to defend you under that banner that will still wave long after your jersey is retired.
If you really feel the need to take a knee, come with me to church on Sunday and we’ll both kneel before Almighty God. We’ll thank him for preserving this country for as long as He has. We’ll beg forgiveness for our ingratitude for all He has provided us. We’ll appeal to Him for understanding and wisdom. We’ll pray for liberty and justice for all because He is the one who provides those things. But there will be no protest. There will only be gratitude for His provision and a plea for His continued grace and mercy on the land of the free and the home of the brave. It goes like this…
Mary Kay Hasz reminded us that the club belongs to both the Highlands Ranch Chamber as well as Lone Tree. Interested members are always welcome to attend their events as representatives of the club. If you're interested, let Mary Kay know and she'll forward you their event and meeting announcements.
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 8:30 am 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 Paul Campbell (paulcamp64@gmail.com) or Joel Johnson (jsjohns46@yahoo.com) a day in advance. We look forward to seeing you!!!
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR OUR ACTIVE GROUP!
Committee meetings:
Board meeting - second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 am
Foundation meeting - first Thursday of every month, 1:30 pm
International Service - third Thursday of every month, 11 am
Community Service - fourth Thursday of every month, 11 am
Military Support - fourth Wednesday, 7:30 am, Coldwell Banker
Standing activities:
Sunrise Club meetings - first & third Wednesdays, 7:15 am, Children's Hospital
Rotary Readers - Mondays at Sedalia, 10:30-11:30 am
Rotary Readers - Tuesdays at Bear Canyon, 1-2 pm
Project Cure - Third Thursdays, 10377 E. Geddes Ave, Centennial, 6:30 pm
Club activities:
January 6 RI President's Dinner & polio fundraiser, Denver Marriott South, $75 pp
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
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