Wheel Spinner (Jan 03, 2017)

2016 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW!

We have a most active club. Take a moment to remember some of the highlights including leadership, volunteers, socials, honors, meetings and our losses.

With our limited newsletter space, I've had to be selective on choices. If you have a specific memory you'd like to submit to the Wheel, please send a story and photo during the month of January and I'll be happy to publish it!

PEOPLE

Jan Selinfreund stepped it up not only for her term, but the remainder of Tom Havens' term when he moved away - 18 months as president!	Mary Kay Hasz, served as District Governor for District 5450. Such an honor to have her serve on the district level, the omnipotent Rotarian!
Jerry Wilford was 2016's ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR! Cindy Begley is our president elect. Here she is with husband Mike - a rocket scientist with a comedic side!	Our club's reach extends to district level as well. John Logan, Ray Anderson, Lee Mulberry & Betsy Alexander all serve on district committees.

HONORS

THE CLUB WAS NAMED AS IFCS 2016 NIBBLES & SIPS HONOREE! Upon receiving our award, Jan & Jerry presented a $10,000 check to IFCS's Sandra Blythe-Perry from HR Rotary	JERRY JOINS THE RATPACK! Our work with the Non Commissioned Officers Assoc. in Colo. Springs has been a wonderful partnership working and helping the military. Jerry Selinfreund was inducted into the NCOA International Rat Pack. And who else is in line for this prestigious award? Tim Sparks and Tom Keyton.

VOLUNTEERISM

Mary Kay reminds us of the time/money our members gave last Rotary year. Charles Tutor and now Elizabeth Kringel, was the keeper of the project. He reported our money and volunteer hoursl for last Rotary year was $159,463 - $87,211 cash to charities and 72,752 value in volunteer hours locally and 7,000 internationally. Well done Club members!

We've made & served several meals at the Ronald McDonald House. Building friendships with club members and families of hospitalized children. RYLA is a huge part of Rotary's summer	The outdoor classroom at HR High School was a great community event. The club worked with HR Garden Club and the students to complete the project. Here is the 'before' space. And here is how it looked 'after'!
The club has practically remodeled all of the Douglas Elbert Task Force store! We've replaced a damaged back door, built a cement pad for trash containers, prepped and painted the kitchen and the front retail area, around 2,000 sq. ft.	The International Service committee, led by Bill Simmermon, outdid itself by setting up the club's first ever international volunteer trip. Teaming up with a Peace Corps group, they joined several other clubs to teach reading to children in Costa Rica. And on a second trip, Marion Trummer & Natasha Nola helped deliver wheel chairs.

Santa Clothes is a great event where we help children go on a $100 shopping spree! Another part of helping students is our high school scholarship program. Fourteen are selected & honored each year, with one winning the scholarship	NCOA golf tourney at Ft. Carson in C. Springs is always well attended. The club is a heavy donator to their work

FUNDRAISING

BRIGHT FUTURES GALA - THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL! Debby Doig has headed up this committee for 10 years Michelle McRae with Arthur Cone & Bill Simmermon. Her McRae Allstate Agency; The Wilford Foundation, Jerry & Goldie Wilford; and Cherry Creek Mortgage, Jimmy Kinley were the presenting sponsors.	PEACH & PEAR SALE! Tom & Jan Keyton run this club fundraiser every year. Granddaughter Katie helped with distribution.
WESTERN WELCOME WEEK BEER BOOTH HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT READY SET SCHOOL IS JUST ONE OF THE IFCS PROGRAMS WE SPONSOR - BACKPACKS BABY!	HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT WAS THE RECIPIENT OF FOUNDATION AWARDS Joe Roos & family Their first fundraiser was a Roaring 20's party. Bill & Cindy Meldicott got their flapper on!

SOCIALS

FRIENDSHIP DINNERS ARE ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO BY MEMBERS	HUDSON GARDENS CONCERTS ARE A YEARLY EVENT
WE HAD A GREAT EVENING WITH THE ARAPAHOE PHILHARMONIC	THE PLAY'S THE THING - EVENINGS AT DCPA ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED

ANNUAL CLUB GOLF TOURNEY	IFCS PUTT PUTT TOURNEY IS ALWAYS A BLAST

MEETINGS

We tried several new meeting formats this year plus great speakers

FIRST EVER DEBATE ON AMENDMENT 69 Colorado State Treasurer, Walker Stapleton argued against single payor insurance with one of the authors of the legislation with Colorado Care. THE CLUB ASSEMBLY BECAME A 'MIX & MINGLE'	WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH A WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE! Ray Anderson picked #1 in our first annual gift exchange NEW MEMBERS
WE HAD WONDERFUL SPEAKERS George Brauchler, Arapahoe County DA discussed the theater shooting. Both he & Stapleton are potential gubernatorial contenders. Other great programs included Denver DA Mitch Morrissey, Highlands Ranch GM Terry Nolan and Robert Hood, former warden for the Florence Super Max Prison.	HELD OUR FIRST TROUBLE WITH TECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL Fred Erb & Patrick Prutsman, our tech gurus, showed members how to navigate the home & Facebook pages

IN MEMORIAM - They will be missed

DOUG DOIG

A club founder and active member throughout his life. He held numerous offices.

JOHN MULLIN

John was past president of the Denver Airport Rotary club. Doug Doig encouraged him to rejoin our club after many years of not attending. He bought Paul Harris memberships time and again including one for my brother-in-law and for me. He loved Rotary and never stopped recruiting.

SUE FOX

Sue Fox, wife of Bob Martin. She and Bob were both presidents, Bob of Highlands Ranch and Sue the Denver club, the same year.

And there you have it. If you're thinking 'what have I accomplished in 2016', this should have provided you with an answer!

ROTARY CLUB OF HIGHLANDS RANCH SUNRISE

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

Community Service - third Thursday of every month

International Service - third Thursday of every month

Activities:

December 2 An Evening of Health & Hope for Douglas Elbert Task Force

December 7 Santa Clothes at Kohl’s

December 15 Holiday Party at the Sundial House, HR Backcountry

2017:

January 8 International Service Committee trip to Costa Rica

January 7 RI President's Dinner & Polio Plus Fundraiser

January 22-28 Rotary Caribbean Cruise

February 11 Ronald McDonald House breakfast

October Gala

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Member Birthdays

Bethany Karulak

January 1

Charles Tutor

January 2

Grant Olson

January 3

Betsy Alexander

January 12

Debbie Henry

January 12

Bill Simmermon

January 14

Herb Weissenfels

January 14

Ray Anderson

January 15

Conde Pallen

January 20

Bob Walsh

January 22

Andrew Becher

January 24

JoAnn Six

January 27

Judy Rooney

January 30

Spouse Birthdays

Christine ONeal

January 20

Barbara

January 30

Anniversaries

Tamie Fennell

Kurt Fennell

January 2

Tracie Stander

Dan Stander

January 4

Andrew Becher

Deborah Becher

January 18

Join Date

Debby Doig

January 1, 1997

20 years

Herb Weissenfels

January 1, 2005

12 years

Jan Keyton

January 1, 1999

18 years

Maren Erickson

January 1, 2006

11 years

Russell Hatten

January 6, 2016

1 year

Patrick Prutsman

January 10, 2013

4 years

Reen Gottron

January 21, 2016

1 year

Jan 05, 2017

Scott Welle

Outperform The Norm

Jan 12, 2017

Brooke Chestnut

Understanding Millennials

Jan 19, 2017

Devin Hughes,

Arapahoe Philharmonic Conductor

Jan 26, 2017

Club business

Club Business

Feb 02, 2017

Daniel Seddiqui

Living the Map

Feb 09, 2017

Mr. Chet Sisk - ZB

Surviving (and Thriving) Through the Coming Technological & Social Changes.

Feb 16, 2017

Mike Selinfreund

Let's keep you from being victimized

Feb 23, 2017

Mr. Alejandro (AJ) Stapleton - ZB

Project ReCycle - Bicycle Recycling

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President

Jan Selinfreund

President Elect

Cindy Begley

Treasurer

Tom Keyton

Secretary

Fred Erb

Public Relations

Patrick Prutsman

Co-Chair Community Service

Connie Golas

Literacy

Sue Bramley

Vocational Services

Sue Bramley

Youth Services

Marion Trummer

Rotary Warm Heart

Tom Keyton

International Service

Bill Simmermon

Newsletter Editor

Sue Bramley

RI Foundation

Jerry Wilford

Co-Chair Community Service

Elizabeth Kringel

Membership

Mary Kay Hasz

Programs

Sue Bramley

Family of Rotary

Carolyn Bradish

Director

Michelle McRae

Director

Li Liu

Director Sunrise Liason

Joel Johnson

Social

Steve Miller

President Elect Nominee

Jim Bramley

Historian

Jim Kelley Jr

Director

Connie Golas

Director

Arthur Cone

RYLA/YRYLA

Jan Keyton

HRR Foundation

Steve Miller

Membership Co-Chair

Bob Walsh

Past President

Steve Miller

Community Service Committee

Oct 27, 2016 11:00 AM

Pending - SB

Dec 01, 2016