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Week of May 19th, 2025

Foothills Rotary Bulletin

Friends,
 
Wow....what a fun meeting on Tuesday for the Nuclear Submarine USS Colorado.  We had 130 in attendance.  Sure was great to see so many students representing Interact, Rotaract & ROTC.  A huge thank you to Celeste Nigh, Gayle Walsh & Carl Dierschow.  You pulled off a fantastic event!
Our tech-guru Carl Dierschow has provided:
Video from USS Colorado event: https://youtu.be/_7h_5XmRmmk
Monty’s inspiration: https://youtu.be/heJVx5Gxsv0
 
Exciting news to share...at the end of our meeting this coming Tuesday, we will be honoring one of our Project Self-Sufficiency students with her new car!  This is the first time we are able to do this in conjunction with one of our meetings.  See first-hand the impact of all of your charitable work!
 
Our Club Assembly and Board Elections will be on Tuesday as part of our club meeting.  In addition to a review of our year, we will vote on our new Board of Directors; Deems will be presenting his 2025-26 budget; and sharing his goals for the upcoming Rotary year.
 
The three Board of Director positions that we will be voting on and the three club members who have agreed to step up to serve in these leadership roles:
Rich Laub
Ruth Lutes
Brian Winegar (a second term)
 
Thank you Rich, Ruth & Brian! 
 
Our Foothills Rotary Club Charter Day was May 18, 1977.  Congratulations to us for 48 years!!  Look forward to our 50th Celebration in two years.
 
 
Changing of the Guard Party
To be held at the Fossil Lake Ranch Clubhouse - 6022 Brookwater Lane
There is no charge, but it helps to know how many are attending for ordering food & drink.   Spouses/significant others (not both) are invited.
People can now register for Changing of the Guard: https://fcfoothillsrotary.com/events/changing-of-the-guard-celebration/
 
 
Remember to register for the District Conference (June 12-14).   The link is below.
 
If you want to serve alcohol, check IDs etc. for the Peach Festival, please sign up for Safe Serve, a Fort Collins Police Department run class. Only $10, takes two hours and no test.
Here is the link for FCPD Safe Serve! Pass along that the course is taught at the Mason Street FCPD location.
 
Birthdays:  
Bill Daigneault - 17th
Fran Trujillo - 23rd
Diane Jones - 28th
 
Rotary Anniversaries:  
Jeff Schoonover (26 years)
Eric Ferm (13 years)
Greg Walter (11 years)
 
Thank you for everything you do to "Improve Lives". 
 
In Gratitude,

Wynn

970-215-2255; wwashle@thegroupinc.com 

Tuesday Meeting Locations

   :   6/10 :
Off-site  
5/20  : Marriott
 
6/17
: Marriott
5/27  : No Meeting 6/24 : Marriott
6/3  :
Marriott  
7/1 : No Meeting
Zoom access: This link ID: 92439954415 Pwd: 260368

Tuesday Meeting Roles

Speaker
Wynn & Deems
Greeters
Irene Wherritt
Inspiration
Ruth Lutes
Joke
Rich Cress
Fines
Deems Hargleroad
Tech
Carl Dierschow
Announcements
Submarine Crew is coming!
We're looking forward to hosting our very special Navy guests from the USS Colorado. More information here. Registration was required.
RYLA Applications now open!
Applications for the 2025 RYLA, YRYLA and RYLA+ camps are now open! Contact Brian Winegar if you have a student currently in 7th (Young RYLA) or 10th/11th/12th grade (RYLA) to recommend.
Register for District Conference!
Duck Race 2025!
Our Duck Race is September 6th! This is our first in partnership with 1918 Fort Collins Rotary. More to come.
Peach Festival sponsorship
We're seeing high demand for Peach Festival sponsorships, so there's a hard deadline of April 15th!
Read more...
News
CSU Rotaract is now active!
The CSU Rotaract Club is now active and will appreciate our support! Meetings are listed on our calendar.
 
If you'd like to join their Whatsapp discussion group, click here.
 
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Planetarium show!
You may want to check out this planetarium show at the Museum of Discovery:
Read more...
You are a Chamber member!

Rotarians in all four Fort Collins Clubs are members of our Fort Collins Chamber. Take advantage of the member rate on all their events!

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Support our club!
This is the page for donations and payments other than quarterly dues.
Upcoming Events
Club Charter Day 1977!
May 18, 2025
 
Board of Directors meeting
Same meeting room
May 20, 2025
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
 
Noon Group meeting Zoom info
https://zoom.us/j/92439954415?pwd=UVFFd3drdlBGcGtsUWdtY3VYYjdKQT09
May 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
Noon meeting
Marriott Hotel
May 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
BREW Fellowship!
Stodgy Brewing
May 22, 2025
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
View entire list
Upcoming speakers
May 20, 2025
Club Assembly
May 27, 2025
Memorial Day
Jun 03, 2025
Sasa Harambee - Kenya
Jun 10, 2025
View entire list

Past Programs

5/6 Amanda Hamilton, Jake Lawrence MOSAIC
4/29 DJ Summer Colorado Energy/Transportation
4/15 Lindy Clausen International Quilt Museum
4/8 Emily Talentino Give and Surf in Panama
4/1 Paula Ordaz Fort Collins Rescue Mission
3/25 Sami Zapponi Archaeology at Amache
3/11 Rick Winer Analyst in the Booth
3/4 Scott Gannon Real Time Policing

All the programs going back to July 2020

 
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