THIS WEEK: Peter Ulrich and Jon Heggie, Classification Talks
Inspiration: TBA
Please let Tim know if you are interested in giving in February and March, timsparks@q.com
Last week Kevin challenged the Club with his inspiration about gratitude; pick someone who has done something nice for you and write them a letter. Call them, read the letter, and then mail it to them. Then write yourself a letter, put it away (where you'll remember), and open it in December.
LAST WEEK - Robert Mintz, Rotary International
Robert, an active member of the Denver Cherry Creek Club, shared what happened when he followed his Rotary dream to Chicago. Rotary flourishes worldwide, to serve communities in need, Rotary members travel and deliver services in locations around the globe, exposing themselves to potential high-risk destinations. When Rotary needed an effective way to obtain up-to-the moment situation awareness of global events to support their risk-based decision making, they turned to Robert Mintz and RITS (RI Travel Service). Building travel safety and security after 9/11, Robert developed traveler tracking, built a suite of services for protection, and a single global number manned 24/7 with staff to mitigate and assist. As Robert said, "the largest human intelligence on the ground". It was a fascinating talk and provided knowledge into an area of Rotary I, personally, never knew existed. Robert also developed the RI credit card which is now only available in the US.
A few other statements Robert shared which I found newsworthy: "We are a tremendous resource with 1.2 members.", "With Zoom, RI saved $20 million last year.", and, "$50 of our dues go to World Headquarters."
During the question and answer session, Robert described the STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) a "smart traveler" app available from the US State Department. The freeSTEP enrollment enables the State Department to better assist you in emergencies such as natural disasters, unrest in foreign countries, or lost/stolen passports overseas.
Announcements
Tamie shared Shekhar Mehta, RI President-Elect, 2012-2022 Presidential Theme:
Go to the RI website, RI.org, to read the complete announcement.
"Family of Rotary Concerns"
After the meeting, Tamie shared Elaine called Herb and Patty; Patty reported Herb is doing very well. Please feel free to reach out to Herb, mobile 520-260-8157 or home 303-284-3192.
Please see Phil's email from Jan 22 regarding WAC, World Affairs Challenge, Mar 6th. Additional judges are needed. To learn more,
https://www.worldaffairschallenge.org/whatswac
Community Service
Free the Girlsprovides an economic opportunity for survivors of sex trafficking as we learned in a prior meeting. We are collecting new and gently used bras and camisoles (with bra); please check your drawers and involve your friends and neighbors. You may take your collected items to Elizabeth Feb 14th - 21st, 9077 Ranch River Circle 80126.
Contact Elizabeth, 970-799-4321, if interested in volunteering at ReStore (Habitat for Humanity). Project Angel Heart continues to collect decorated bags for food distribution. Contact Elizabeth for more bags.
Remember to send your volunteer hours to Elizabeth including your name, what activity you participated in, the date of the activity, and the number of hours, 970-799-4321.
Upcoming Events:
Feb 18, Community Service Committee meeting prior to Club meeting (11am) and International Service Committee meeting following the Club meeting
Feb 11, 12, and 15 - Help & Hope remodeling and restocking food pantry, to register use link below
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4CACA629A5FC1-food2. See Tamie's email from Jan 29th for more information. Any Wednesday from 3-6pm help is needed in the food pantry, contact Marion Dahlem 303-688-1114 x32
Feb 16 - Membership Panel Discussion, 7-8pm, see February 5450 Bulletin to register for free
Feb 18 - Project Cure, 6:30-8:30pm, 10377 E. Geddes Ave, Centennial
After 25 years, Steve is investigating daytime or Saturday hours for volunteering. More information to come.
Feb 20 - Visioning Committee meeting, 9am to noon, more information forthcoming
Feb 22 - Metro Caring 9am to noon, 5200 Smith Road Denver, to sign up: https://signup.com/go/URZxUJE
Feb 27 - Nibbles & Sips, 6-7:15pm,virtual gala fundraiser benefiting IFCS, registration is free at
Please join theHighlands Ranch Rotary Sunrise Clubfor our regular meetings. We are currently meeting virtually and hope to return to Children’s Hospital in Highlands Ranch soon. We are still a very active club, have regular speakers, participate in “safe” service volunteer opportunities, and strive to make a difference in the community. And we have fun at the same time!
Zoom call meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 am. Please contact either Gary Smith (303-522-3355) or Elena Cumberbatch-Lynch (303-875-3418) for the Zoom meeting link. This is a great opportunity for a make-up meeting or for potential members that cannot easily attend noon meetings. We look forward to seeing you and welcome any guests that would like to join us!
