THIS WEEK: Les Lee & Dr. Jason Williams, Pediatric Mental Health, Children's Hospital
Community Service Committee meeting at 11am, see email for link
Meeting Link: see email from Phil with new link and passcode
Inspiration: Arthur Cone
Please let Tim know if you are interested in giving in February, timsparks@q.com
LAST WEEK - David Willman, District Foundation Chair
Jerry Wilford introduced his mentee, Willy, from the Aurora Gateway Club. Our Rotary Foundation Mission: helps Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. TRF, the Rotary Foundation, awarded $134.6 million in funding to 1,359 global grants, 490 District Grants, and 339 Disaster Response Grants during fiscal year 2019-20. 30% of all Rotarians give to TRF. All Rotary Grants (district designated and global) depend on Annual Fund contributions made to TRF. Contributions made 3 years ago provide the district matching funds for Rotary grants ($485K in 2018-19) including District Designated Fund Grants (DDF) which support local humanitarian service projects and international humanitarian projects and Global Grants (GG) supporting international humanitarian projects (7 Rotary areas of focus), vocational training teams, and Rotary Scholar Programs. When you donate to TRF, your gift makes a difference in communities that need our help most and creates lasting, meaningful change. To learn more, rotary.org/foundation. To see what you have contributed, my.rotary.org.
Elaine introduced Kelsey Lyons, our newest member, welcome! And, announced Mindy will rejoin the noon group; it will be good to see her face again.
A membership fact: the District lost 70 members in the past year. Our Club is one of the few clubs gaining members!! We are a unique and special group of people!
Updates from the Sunrise group:
Upcoming Speakers:
Feb 3rd – Jerry Selinfreund and Mike Foss to discuss the Veterans Committee
Mar 3rd – Karin Schantz from Green Sheen Paint Recycling
Service Projects:
May 8th – Community Paint and Electronics Recycling at UC Health (Lucent Blvd) 9 to 2:00. Donations encouraged
Paint; free, unlimited amounts, acrylic, latex, stains and more
Electronics and Metal; TVs ($25 ea), large and small appliances, bikes, BBQs, other
We’ll provide a flyer with full details prior to the event
IFCS Pop The Trunk events the 4th Wednesday of the month – 8am to 12:00 noon
Jun 6th – Elephant Rock Bicycle Race Course Marshalls (if held this year)
Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month; contact Gary Smith, 303-522-3355 for the meeting link.
Announcements
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
Military Update: the Snowball Express has been expanded to include Gold Star children (those who lost a parent) and children of Purple Heart Veterans. More information to follow.
Warrior Bonfire sent Tamie a commemorative book including candid shots of Club members at Diamonds and Dogtags.
Bright Futures planning meeting for 2021 is Feb 3 at 8am. Please let Tamie know if you are interested in attending and if you will consider the Chairperson role.
The Visioning Committee is seeking additional volunteers to provide input; please contact Debbie Leonard or Kevin Mizer if interested. A Saturday morning meeting is forthcoming in February.
Submit nominations for 5450 District Governordirectly to the Chair of the DG Nominating Committee, Past District Governor Curt Harris by January 31, at DGCurt2019.20@Rotary5450.org.
"Family of Rotary Concerns"
This week we shared:
Scott was transferred to a second rehab center; during the week we learned Scott's hard work in PT and OT has paid off and he will be going home on the 28th. Please let he and Carolyn know his Rotary family continues to stand behind them with anything they may need.
Community Service
Another successful day at Metro Caring:
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 until Jan 22 and after Feb 7th, 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 3, 8am, Bright Futures Planning Meeting; let Tamie know if you are interested in attending
Feb 18 - Project Cure, 6:30pm, 10377 E. Geddes Ave, Centennial
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!
