The Paul Harris Award of Excellence was presented to our Club during the District Conference
THIS WEEK: Tom Harris, Douglas County Fair
Inspiration: Elaine Calderbank
Please let Tim know if you are interested in giving, 303-898-1214 or timsparks@q.com
LAST WEEK:Our first hybrid meeting and it was a success! Kudos to Phil and Kari! Wonderful to meet new members in person; welcome Kelsey and Peter.
Zig will be providing 'greeters' for the upcoming meetings.
Jordon Long, Revital Colorado, "A Lifeline for Our Frontline"
Jordon is the founder and CEO of Revital addressing the challenges first responders (firemen and police) face by providing activities to enjoy the outdoors together building natural relationships. They, he and his wife, are on the proactive/
preventative side especially related to mental health; first responders have a suicide rate 10x that of the general public. For more information, www.revitalcolorado.org. We contributed $1000 towards their efforts.
Jan Selinfreund shared a flag from the Indio Rotary Club.
The Selinfreund's and David Blackwood represented the Military Support Committee on May 1 distributing guitars to National Guard soldiers who are being deployed overseas on short notice. "Courage Bears" were also passed out to the children of the soldiers.
Per Jan, "These pictures explain more than our words can. We appreciate their service and our freedom, and pray they stay safe".
Announcements
Jerry Wilford - Tamie won the 2021 Rotary Citation Award (to qualify, your Club must set and achieve its own goals in 13 of 25 Goal Categories). Congratulations Tamie! We are the number 1 Club in giving to the RF in the District! Congratulations Club!
Jerry Selinfreund - members from the Military Support Committee are meeting with the Director of the Crawford House to give a $1000 check for food and to determine needs outside of food for the House. A speaker from the Crawford House will be Jun 10th.
Patricia Sznip - the International Service Committee meetings have moved to the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 8am, and will remain as Zoom meetings until the end of the year.
Joe Roos - thanked the Club for our support during their HIPS gala; approximately $80-90,000 was raised for scholarships.
Speaking of HIPS, $50 was donated by The Ranchers, who won the recent set of games. A big thank you to Shrin, Elaine, Guy, Chip, and Phil for their creativity and support making the games a success.
Family of Rotary Concerns
Our thoughts and prayers to Mark Eberly as he recovers from open heart surgery and to Connie Dix as she recovers from pneumonia.
Community Service
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.
Remember to send yourvolunteer hoursto Elizabeth including your name, what activity you participated in, the date of the activity, and the number of hours, 970-799-4321.
Upcoming Events:
Golf -3 tee times, 12 slots, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month thru Sep, Connie Golas, 303-875-5666
Jun 12 - 16 - Rotary International Virtual Conference, Rotary Opens Opportunities
Jun 26 - Changing of the Guard picnic, noon, Lone Tree Hotel & Golf Pavilion. Invitations sent; please RSVP to Jane by June 12th. Guests will be charged $20.
Jul 24 - Virtual RYLA, to apply (open until Jun 30) and for more information, www.rmRYLA.org
Sep 10 - NCOA Golf Tournament
Sep 17 - Bright Futures Sponsorship
Celebration, 6-9pm, Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway, Parker 80134
Sep 26- WOOHOOMANITY CHALLENGE,
http://www.woohoomanity.org/
Sep 26 - Rotary Day at the Rockies, save the date
Apr 29-30 - 2022 District Conference, Arvada Events Center
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!
