It is another gorgeous day in Summit~ And I am busy running around packing a bag because I am driving to Colorado Springs to spend the weekend with my parents.
This is a big deal! My parents have been quarantining very diligently for the past year. No hugs. No family dinners. But now that we all are all at least two weeks post vaccination, I am welcomed into their home again! Happy Day!! And I have been working a lot lately, adding vaccination clinics on to my full time gig so I feel almost giddy at the thought of lounging with a cup of coffee, chatting about family members and hanging with the folks! I might even see my brother... well, we'll see ...
Thank you to the Rotarians who added their names to the list of people willing to be interviewed by high school students about their professional lives. If you look back at the road that your life has taken, then think about what you thought you wanted to become when you were in high school, how different is that past dream from the reality? I am thankful for the turns that my life has taken that have brought me here. Thankful for the random choices made that turned out to be a pivot that led me in a new direction.
Have a great weekend until we see each other, either in person or over zoom for our meeting on Tuesday. If you are coming in person, please remember to sign up to attend. And as always, wear your mask, keep physically distanced, and wash your hands!
Thank you!
Stay safe~
Lori Burke
Our meetings are available via Zoom on Tuesdays at 7:30 Here is how to join our meeting:
The book club is reading "A Children's Bible," by Lydia Millet (fiction). It is a relatively quick read, and has been considered a "Lord of the Flies" for the current times. Join us April 11th.
March 29th - SOUP for the SOUL celebration begins!
June 8th and Sept 21 - Volunteer at the Community Dinner in Silverthorne.
Click here to participate in the "Mealtrain" for Meg and her family.
From Aimee "Zoe Lennon Straw arrived at 5lb 2oz and she is just perfect! Mamma and baby and daddy are doing great and working on adjusting to our new lives. Can’t wait for her to meet you all!"
You may remember from a few months ago, Summit Rotary’s class of 2020-2021 have initiated a project aimed at helping community members in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our project goal is assisting teachers in our community schools, creating a bridge, connecting families whose children and scholars who may be struggling with members of Rotary and the community who are in a position to help. We may provide outreach, education and partnering with existing community services.
Our team has now delivered over 300 handwritten thank you notes to the teachers in the county; thanking them for their dedication and tireless efforts in molding the next generation. We invited them to contact us with ideas for ways we might help.
As a follow-up to our initial contacts, we have recently emailed a summary of ideas to our school's Principals; we hope this sparks specific requests and reminds our Principals to contact us as specific ideas come up.
Please pass along any specific project ideas that you hear about that would help our teachers (no financial contributions please); our team includes Cindy Levin, Rick Williams, Kim Nearpass-Pollack, Gena Osborne , Sarah Sullivan, Aimee Straw and Pat Arden.
And a big thank you to Stephanie for all her guidance! Stay tuned for more updates.
The RCAT met on Wednesday, March 17th at 7:30 and had a presentation from Chris Stein, a National Park Service employee about the Rotary/ESRAG-wide pollination project, “Operation Pollination.” See https://operationpollination.net/ for more information. There was much interest in joining the project, so stay tuned for details!
Marcy updated the club about the Trex plastic project- we have deposited ~10 pounds of plastic this week. This is a good start, but we need more! Contact Marcy if you need more information or if you need her to pick up your plastic (Marcy 24148@gmail.com).
Our next book "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennet will be discussed on February 14th at 3:30. Following this, we will discuss "Caste. The Origins of our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson, on March 14th.
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The Membership Committee needs new Rotary members to join the committee to help us meet our challenges in attracting and retaining new members. The Committee meets as needed to discuss approaches in how we can add, and involve, new members.
Given our COVID-19 social distancing meeting structure we want to thank all of those sponsors who are identifying community leaders/business professionals and suggesting they consider joining Rotary. A Prospective Member should attend 3 zoom meetings before turning in his/her application, sponsor form, a short bio and $100 application fee to the Membership Director, Mike Connolly, or any one on the Membership Committee. The application will be presented to the Membership Committee for approval and then the Board of Directors. Once approved, the applicant's bio will be posted in our bulletin for 3 weeks. If there are no questions about the Prospective Member the induction will be scheduled.
Membership Committee Members are: Chairman - Mike Connolly, Julianne Gilchrist, Tom Marmins, Sandy Mortensen, Ann Clement, Susan Juergensmeier, Stephanie Katz, David "Woody" Woodland, Meg Boyer and Mike Spry.
